SHIP: Answering Ebony's Question (some mention of FF)

[mlleelizabeth at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 13952

Hi Ebony and All,

Ebony asks:

<<Kathy and Elizabeth, I'm intrigued... can you really say that H/H was a 
real preference for you?  Or were you as disquieted on the SS H/H as I was on 
the Good Ship R/H?>>

And I respond -

After reading GoF I fell in the "think canon is going R/H, but just really 
don't care" category.  Ships were a distraction to me at that point.  I was 
subsequently persuaded to board the H/H ship for a few months after reading a 
fanfic.  As I continued to read that particular fic and others like it, I 
most definitely did become disquieted, as I realized that I was not on what I 
would consider a true H/H ship at all and, therefore, jumped ship.  
Fortunately, there was an innertube floating below to catch me!

So, in answer to your excellent question: no, I was not a true H/H shipper, 
assuming that the Hermione in question is actually canon Hermione.  I do not 
consider canon Hermione and the fanfic Hermione I met the same person at all. 
 As I have stated previously, I do not identify at all with canon Hermione, 
nor do I particularly care for her.  The part of GoF in which Harry spends 
considerable time alone with Hermione is my model for a hypothetical 
long-term H/H ship and it is so very depressing to me that I almost quit 
reading GoF during it.  I was extremely thankful when Harry and his Wheezey 
got back together!

That was my personal experience with shipping.  I'm sure there are lots and 
lots of different povs out there, all equally valid.

Love & Light,
*Elizabeth*
~ You can never have too many Weasleys ~