SHIP: Hermione & Ginny, Hermione & the Boys

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No: HPFGUIDX 15393


 *faint gurgling noises* A shipper debate? *Another* one? Sheesh. And 
I was just trying to remember why I have this list on web view. Now I 
remember.... ^_~ Oookay, the liberal Marketing Director of the Good 
Ship R/H will jump in with her views.


  > Cassie wrote:
> >Really? I've never gotten any sense that Hermione and Ginny were in
> >any way close, and have always felt a little bad for Hermione that
> >she doesn't have female friends. I don't get the slightest sense > 
> >that she confides in Ginny -- there's never been a single scene in 
> >which we see her hanging out with Ginny casually and for fun; she 
> >never sits with her at meals or in the common room or the library.
> 

 Heh, well, this is a monumental moment. I have to agree. I don't 
think they are good friends. Girls at that age tend to be like 
Lavender and Parvati - almost always together, talking about boys, 
just enjoying each other's companionship. I don't think that we have 
any evidence at all that Hermione and Ginny have this kind of 
relationship - Harry *never* notices them talking or anything. They 
do have breakfast once, but I hardly think you can claim that *that* 
is indicating they have a strong friendship. 

> 
> Penny wrote:
> >There's plenty of H/H evidence
> >in GoF too, you know. Her answer was quite ambiguous in my mind.
> >Hermione's feelings are quite open to more than one 
>interpretation.<g>
> 

 You know, I want to know why it all boils down to Hermione's 
feelings. What about Harry? Doesn't he matter in this relationship at 
all? Hel-*lo* Farmer In The Dell. He might not care for Hermione at 
all, and be nursing a crush on Millicent Bulstrode.


> Penny again:
> >She couldn't be bothered to talk to Viktor Krum, who had
> >just saved her from the lake & declared his feelings for her, 
because
> >she was too busy cheering for & talking to *Harry*.
>
Kathy:
> OK, if I were 14 and had some guy just declare his feelings to me 
>after a VERY public display of his affection, and I was unsure how I 
>felt about him and was feeling really uncomfortable, I would find 
>someone else to talk to quickly too.  And I might busy myself 
>cheering for my best friend as an excuse to avoid talking to lover-
>boy too.  But maybe that's just me.

 Ah. Took the words right out of my mouth. I think that Hermione 
probably feels a little awkward around Viktor - he's eighteen, he's 
smitten with her, she doesn't really know him... That could be pretty 
weird, considering her social life seems almost exclusively limited 
to Harry, Ron, and a few other Gryffindors (heh, it's arguable 
there's also Draco and some assorted Ravenclaws, but let's not go 
there). I think that Hermione was feeling trapped - and let's not 
forget that no matter how hot to trot she is with anyone, Harry is 
one of her best friends, and she probably wants him to win more than 
her random Bulgarian Lover... Not to offend the V/H fans. ^_^

> 
> Catherine wrote:
> >(But please don't beat me up over this, I'm not objecting to H/H,
> >just think the other is more likely).
> 
> Oooo, I'm objecting!  Go ahead, beat me up!  (Kidding!  I'm 
kidding!  Don't 
> ram the ship, please!)
> 

 Tsk, tsk, tsk. Really, Captain. Trying to get us all killed? 
(Whisper: But I must agree...)

> Penny wrote:
> >Well, she eats all her meals with Harry; they walk to class 
together;
> >they sit in class together; they leave class together -- there is 
no
> >mention of her spending much time with Ron.
> 

 Kathy Quoted:
> "Hermione was furious with the pair of them; she went from one to 
the other, 
> trying to force them to talk to each other..." (GoF, UK ed, p. 277)

....and this is just pointing out, once again, that the books are 
from Harry's point of view and so therefore we don't know what 
exactly Ron and Hermione are doing when he isn't around. *snerk* I 
like what that implies. <g>

> 
> Amy Z:
> >But it has enough freight that if H/H becomes real, we'll all look 
back and
> >say "Yeah! Viktor said she talked about him a lot!" (All of us
> >except Kathy aka Elanor, of course, who will have hanged herself 
from
> >the yardarm or whatever it is they hanged Billy Budd from.)
> 
> LOL!  Oh, dear, am I *that* vehement?  :)  I suppose I am.  Oh 
well.  Maybe  Hermione will run off to Bulgaria with Viktor Krum 
after all, and Penny and I can have a suicide pact. <g>

 ROFL! Yes, Kathy, you *are* that vehement. But don't worry, I'll be 
hanging from the nearest tree, too. I've just invested too much 
energy into insisting that it *will* be R/H. Frankly, I don't know 
what I'm going to do when Draco and Harry don't get together. *weeps 
because she likes odd pairings*


Emily [MC, Ginny Love]
Marketing Director of the Good Ship R/H
Random Ranking Officer on SS Slash D/H