SHIP: Hermione and Krum...

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 15330

I have not caught up on all today's messages but I had to respond to 
this. If it's already been covered, then I'm sorry, but it's a SHIP 
post and I couldn't resist! Let the shipping begin-
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

catherine at c... wrote:
"No, no, no... RON and Hermione.  I have become quite obsessed with 
this."
 
-- Don't worry Catherine in might not be too late, you can still join 
us! Just kidding you can be R/H, H/H or even Harry/Hedwig for all I 
care, but that doesn't mean I'm  not read to argue.


"She wanted the boys to notice that she was a girl, which they don't 
until they are absolutely desperate for dates of their own, and they 
don't even notice her new teeth until Ron's interest is piqued with 
regard to her mystery date."

--I don't think it's that odd that Ron and Harry didn't notice her 
teeth. I have female friends and they'll have gotten their hair cut, 
but I never notice until someone says something (well sometimes I 
notice)...is it a male thing?  


"She had the good sense to know exactly what would make Ron sit up 
and take notice of her(ie going to the ball with Krum, Ron's hero) 
and she generally shows that she is streets ahead as far as general 
maturity is concerned."

--Do you really think that the only reason Hermione went with Krum 
was because she wanted to make Ron jealous? Krum certainly took an 
interest in her, and he didn't have to. (He could have easily gotten 
any number of dates for the ball). The fact is he choose Hermione.

Hermione was interesting in Krum (IMO) because he as older, and a 
star and yet he was interested in study-a-holic Hermione. He saw her 
as a girl, and she probably liked that because it was/is a role she 
rarely plays. 

Take this scene with the trio at the Yule Ball in GoF-
Ron:"...Fraternizing with the enemy that's what you're doing!"
Hermione: (mouth falls open) "Don't be stupid!"
<snip>
Ron:"I s'pose he asked you to come with him while you were both in 
the Library?"
Hermione:"Yes he did, so what?"
Ron:"What Happened- trying to get him to join SPEW, were you?"
Hermione:"No I wasn't! If you really want to know, he- he said he'd 
been coming to the library everyday to try and talk to me..."

I could go one but this is my general point. Ron is overtly jealous 
but doesn't realise it. Hermione just seems to be suprised at Ron's 
reactions. She can't believe that he is that upset over her going 
with Krum. If she had planned to go with Krum just to make Ron 
jealous would she really be so suprised at his reaction?



 I was going to say 
that this is usually the case between young male and female teenagers 
> of that age, which is why it seems right that Hermione should go 
for 
> someone older like Krum (I even linked her to Percy at one stage), 
> but Hermione is streets ahead of most of the other girls as well. 
> (None of the silly giggling in corners for her).
> 
"All this seems more likely on rereading, in light of JKR's comments 
in the Comic Relief online interview.  Someone asked if Hermione 
liked Ron as more than just a friend, and she said that the answer to 
that was in GoF.  Therefore I am sure that there will be developments 
at some stage."

--This can be read a number of different ways. It might mean that she 
does indeed like Ron, or that she doesn't like him or anyone else, or 
that she likes someone else. Whether we like it or not I think R/H is 
the most likely future relationship to develop in-canon. (runs to the 
railing, and loud gagging sounds are heard.)

Scott 
Just for clarification this DOES belong here and not on OT-Chatter 
right?