SHIP: RE: not so long response (was Long Post Re: R/HYule Ball

[paxber at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 13803

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:
> Most of us don't see H/H happening while they're teens.  If it did, 
it
> might work.  Then again, R/H might work too.  I just see R/H as 
being so
> fundamentally incompatible though that I don't see it working when
> they're 27 anymore than I see it working when they're 17.  Just my
> opinion.
> 
I found this fascinating, though that might just prove I'm an idiot. 
I had honestly (really, no sarcasm) never considered this 
point.....and you're right. R&H are *not* well-suited to each other. 
I think I've managed to overlook this through being so immersed in 
the classic paradigm used from Jane Austen to Hollywood, in which the 
couple who start out hating each other are obviously destined to fall 
in love. And there's no reason JKR has to follow that tradition.

That said, I would prefer to see them together, but mostly as a 
function of my own prejudices:
-- I'm a sucker for a happy ending.
-- Which means I wouldn't want to see Ron die
-- So he should end up with the girl in order to be happy, and I 
think even the H/Hers do agree that currently, R likes H.
Now, from what I said above, there wold have to be some changes (H 
mellowing, R maturing) for this to work, and I don't even want to try 
to predict what JKR weill do with her characters.

The main reason I don't see H/H working out is that I just don't feel 
any chemistry, any 'juice' there, suited though they may otherwise 
be. Clearly some fanfic authors disagree here though, and even if I'm 
right, this is a matter always subject to change.

I also find it interesting that so many of us seem to feel there has 
to be a romance at all. Judging by the questions Jo has gotten asked, 
we're far from alone in this. Do you think it's another case of 
Hollywood's influence, or is it entirely due to Rowling's hints in 
and out of canon? Compare this to The Dark is Rising series, where 
there is almost no hint of romance (well, aside from a very brief 
interaction between Bran and Jane).

Paula2, who has just written a whole page to say she doesn't know 
anything