Hermione's Choice (SHIP)

[Penny Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 37708

Hi --

I said:
>> Incidentally though, back to character development (or lack 
thereof), I guess I'd note that it seems to me that if Rowling's 
intent was simply to use the romance line as a minor "mood lightener" 
in an otherwise dark period in the series, I wonder why she would 
leave Hermione's romantic feelings so ambiguous.  I mean: why make 
Ron's interest so horribly obvious & leave Hermione's feelings such a 
wildcard?  Might it be conflict?  <g> >>>>>>>>>>

Ms_petra_pan responded with: 

<<<<<<<The vague end of GoF leaves us in the fog as to Hermione's true 
romantic inclinations, but not so in the rest of the book.  As I read 
each instance of Hermione's jealous reaction to Ron goggling at other 
girls / women / veelas, I thought "Aww...isn't that sweet...they both 
like each other but they're typical adolescents and don't know it 
yet.">>>>>>>>>>

As best I recall, Ron only oogles Fleur specifically (and, like Harry, the veela in general at the Quidditch World Cup, although in the case of the QWC, Hermione pulls *Harry* down to his chair & seems exasperated with *him* & not *Ron*).  <g>  As for Fleur though, Hermione despises Fleur from the very second she sees her, and this is *way* before Ron has *any* reaction to Fleur.  If you re-read the scene where the Beauxbatons students arrive at Hogwarts, you'll see what I mean.  Hermione takes an instantaneous dislike to her that is completely & totally unrelated to Ron's subsequent reaction to Fleur in the dining hall.  So, I think Hermione just dislikes Fleur in a general sense in any case and her friend Ron's reaction to Fleur just puts the icing on the cake so to speak.  OTOH, there is evidence beyond her kissing Harry at the end of GoF that suggests to me & other H/H shippers that she might have romantic interest in Harry.  

<<<<<<<Throughout all four of the books, Hermione doesn't pay the same kind of attention to the other boys, not Harry nor for that matter Viktor.>>>>>>

Not sure what you mean here.  She bickers with Ron, and that seems IMO to be their primary mode of communication.  When Harry & Ron were on the outs in GoF, she pays way more attention to Harry than to Ron (or at best equal, though it would seem that she spends more time with Harry than with Ron IMO).   
  
<<<<<Hermione has also never warmed to Ron's many objects of teenage 
passion but had no jealousy about Harry's sole crush, Cho.>>>>>>>

"Many objects of teenage passion?"  Did I miss some?  <g>  I thought it was just a general reaction to the Veela at the QWC (and again, Hermione seemed much more exasperated with Harry than with Ron) and Fleur.  If there are others, I'm sure not remembering it.

As for Cho, we're not sure really whether Ron or Hermione would know that Harry was crushing on Cho.  We know Harry reacts to seeing Cho at the QWC campsite & Ron seems to notice this .... but he might just think Harry thought she was pretty (didn't know it was a bit more than that in other words).  Hermione isn't even present when Harry tells Ron & Ginny that *Cho* turned him down.  Ginny says they were both turned down by girls & so Hermione knows that much ... but who knows if she's guessed it was Cho or not?  In any case, since Cho was clearly linked up with Cedric post-Ball (and possibly pre-Ball), Hermione might not have guessed there was any reason for jealousy.  :--)  She also might not be conscious of her own feelings for either boy for that matter.  

In that vein, I'd be very interested to hear more about Barb's "Krum as doppelganger for Harry theory".  

 Penny


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