Fleur kisses Ron?-Re Semicolon debate

[Chris]

No: HPFGUIDX 15453

I think that Hermione feels so much dislike for Fleur because she is part 
veela.  We first see this jealous side of her at the QWC when Harry and Ron 
went gaga over the veelas that came out for a pre-game event.  If I am 
remembering correctly, Harry was about to jump out of the box they were in 
before Hermione (?) grabbed him and said something like 'What are you 
doing??'  Here we have a situation that Hermione CAN'T join them in, this 
blind hormonal infatuation based THING!  The veelas don't affect her at 
all.  We also have Mr. Weasley making this statement a while later, after 
the veelas turned nasty and ugly "That's why you don't base love on looks 
alone"   She knows this already, having been through the Lockhart 
fiasco.  Hermione, being a sensitive young lady, is seeing "her" boys 
reacting like other boys she probably knows and this probably causes some 
pain for her and a healthy bit of irritation.  Knowing that Hermione isn't 
a glamor queen, I think she might be feeling a bit betrayed by Ron and 
Harry and how blatently they ignore her own value as a "girl-woman".

Then again, to stick up for Ron and Harry, I think its wonderful that they 
are able to see beyond gender and appreciate Hermione as a friend first, 
equal to them in all ways, rather than a GIRL!! Unfortunately we see the 
hormones starting to kick in, and since Hermione was already light years 
ahead of them, it looks like she'll only be farther ahead why they turn 
into the ones giggling in the corner over potential dates.

I might be way off, but this has been my belief since the beginning of 
GoF.  Hermione has a lot of spunk and I'd like to see her with someone who 
deserves her, be it Harry or Ron.  Neither have gotten to that point yet, 
tho :)

Chris

>Why *does* Hermione hate Fleur so much?  She generally gives people
>the benefit of the doubt.  Even Snape, before there was any indication
>that he was anything but horrible.  But with Fleur she just seems to
>detest her from the very beginning.  I don't think she's ever done
>that with anyone else.  So is it only jealousy, or is there something
>else?



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