[HPforGrownups]Hermy (filk)/Herm and Death

[serenadust]

No: HPFGUIDX 37461

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Laura Huntley" <huntleyl at m...> wrote:


> And everytime someone's like "oh, don't kill Ron." She's always 
like "But what about Hermione, I could kill Hermione you know." 
> 
> And it does seem as if no one really thinks about the possibility 
of Hermione getting killed off like they do about Ron.  So I was 
wondering, is this because:
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> 1) No one (in the fandom) cares if she dies.
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> 2) Ya'all think that since Harry isn't quite as attached to Herm 
as he is to Ron, it would make more dramatic sense for Ron to die.
> 
> 3) Hermione doesn't really come off as a vulnerable person, 
whereas Ron does.
> 
> Personally, for me, it's a combo of 2 and 3.  Ron is more of the 
impulsive, emotional, leap-before-he-looks type, which sort of makes 
him an easier target for DE's, at least in my opinion.  It's also 
these qualities that make him, IMO, a more likely candidate for 
going Evil! than Hermione.  What do you all think?  Will Hermione 
die or go evil?  Why?  Canon? Anyone?  Do you think JKR is evil 
enough to do her in just because we don't seem to be expecting it?
> 
> *can't really picture either happening with Herm, but finds it 
disturbingly easy with Ron*
> 
> :( Personally, I cling to the hope that none of the trio will die 
or go evil..it'd be quite awful.



I've always thought that it's because the hero's best friend being 
killed is one of the biggest cliches in literature.  JKR even 
alludes to this in one of her interviews when she is discussing the 
fact that this is one of the biggest worries expressed by the 
children who are fans of the book.  I can't recall which interview 
she says this in although it's one of the ones on Aberforth's goat's 
page, but even little kids have seen enough examples of this in 
books, movies and tv, to immediately see Ron as a possible candidate 
for this overused plot device.
I can't see JKR killing off Hermione just because no one expects 
it.  She has her own story to tell, and I really don't think she 
cares what the readers expect her to do or not do.  I also think 
she's too good a writer to play the "kill the best friend" card just 
to provide Harry with additional rage-motivation to take out Voldy 
(although bumping off Hagrid, Sirius, or Lupin could have that same 
effect).  The foreshadowing of doom for Ron and Harry is IMO a big 
red herring, so that we don't get too comfortable while waiting for 
her to finish the series.


Jo Serenadust, who is also *very* bored with the evil!Ron cliche, 
but will deal with that in a future post
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