SHIP: re: Couples in the Potterverse

[heidi tandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 47899

 "theresnothingtoit wrote: 

> > Ron:  Now I did start believing that Ron and
> Hermione were ment to 
> be 
> > together.  

> 
> Me:  Ron & Hermione will definately be
> together...Hermione has 
> already had her wrong person...Krum....In the next
> book Ron will 
> probably have his wrong person, and then JKR will be
> able to pair 
> them two...

But that doesn't gel with what JKR said in interviews
about Book 4. She specifically said that in Book 4,
everyone falls in love with the wrong person - now,
it's possible to argue that Ron "fell in love" with
Fleur and wasn't in love with Hermione at all in Book
4, but that pretty much eviscerates "they will get
together in Book 5 or later" the argument of those who
say that Hermione and Ron had the post-Yule Ball fight
because he's in love with her and she reciprocates. 

In other words, if he's in love with her in Book 4,
she's the wrong person for him. If he's not in love
with her (either because he's in love with Fleur, or
for any other reason) then they did not have the fight
*because* they are in love with each other.

One cannot make both arguments if one takes JKR's
interviews as canon or canon-indicative (although, of
course, there are those on this list who don't take
her statements as anything of the sort, and they can
totally disregard any arguments about people falling
for the wrong people in Book 4 at their leisure).

Of course, it's possible to also argue, from JKR's
statement, that when she said everyone she didn't
really *mean* everyone - I mean, was Cho wrong for
Cedric (presuming they fell for each other at all)? If
she was, it doesn't really matter now, as he's head.
And what about Ernie and Hannah, trading cards as they
were? Or Fred and Angelina? Or Draco and Pansy? (well,
I know a bunch of people who hope they are wrong for
each other, and that he's right for either Hermione
Harry but that's a whole other post)

But she likely meant at least the 3 leads, which
includes Ron and Hermione. 

Oh, and Harry? He fell for Cho. Case closed on that :)

Heidi, SHIPping @ sea!