SHIP: Hermione & the Boys

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., bbennett at j... wrote:
> Penny said:
> > Yes, you might use some common interest to get conversation going 
> within a new relationship.  That might explain the initial subject of 
> Harry coming up in their conversations.  But, Krum says that Hermione 
> talks about Harry "all the time."  That's going above & beyond a
> conversation-starter, isn't it?>
> 
> It may be above and beyond a conversation starter if you've moved
> on to friendship; it might not be if you know the person likes you 
> romantically, you don't return the feelings, and you're trying to
> be friendly and offer polite conversation while keeping your 
> distance. We really don't know what Hermione thinks of Viktor,
> but if she likes him yet has no romantic interest in him and wants to 
> keep a line drawn between them, then sure, I could see her continuing 
> to bring up Harry, a point in common, as a distraction 
> to stop their conversation from turning more personal. 
	
	If Hermione does have a romantic interest in Ron, that would be a 
reason *not* to talk about him with Viktor, IMHO. Harry might seem like 
a much safer topic.
Pippin