Ron/Hermione from the viewpoint of a 14 yr. old

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rebecca Boswell" <rboswell at m...> wrote:
> <delurks>
> 
>     About the Ron/Hermione brawl, as a 14 year old myself I think 
Hermione
> WAS egging Ron into asking her out.  A statement like
> "Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not 
as a
> last resort!" from a teen is an act of frustration because of total
> crush-ness.  Most people my age certainly wouldn't say that to their 
best
> friend if it didn't mean something.  IMHO Hermione *is* telling Ron, 
"You
> should have asked me first and if you don't next time I'll learn a 
new
> unforgivable curse to use on you!".

Becca-

You are 14?  I wish you were one of my students!  Anyway, you 
explained exactly what I think about the R/H ship.  I think it's 
really that simple (not that I'm criticizing all the psychoanalyzing 
:-) ).  Ron is just too awkward and silly to realize that his 
disappointment in Hermione going with someone else was because he 
wanted to ask her but didn't have the nerve!  

By the way, I love Harry even more for asking Cho because that's hard 
for a 14 year old to do - even if he is a famous and powerful wizard.

--Jenny from Ravenc