[HPforGrownups] SHIP Couples in the Potterverse

[SHolden]

No: HPFGUIDX 47943

  Kate said:
  Well, whether or not you think halfway through the series is "early" 
  is entirely a matter of opinion.  She's revealed a number of key 
  things so far.  We know that Harry's dad was an animagus, as were his 
  three best friends.  We know that Snape was once a Deatheater but 
  betrayed them at great risk to himself.  We know that Voldemort was 
  once a student at Hogwarts named Tom Riddle.  Was it too early to 
  reveal this important information?  Does this mean it's automatically 
  going to come untrue in future books?

All the things she's revealed has been at the end of each of the books, where the truth really is.  If you look at all the HP books as one big book, then she's revealing something obivious (R/Hr) that could be construed to be misdirection later on.
  
  Katie said:
  Finally, I think if she's going to develop a long lasting 
  relationship between two of the main characters she darn well better 
  start doing it early or we'll be left thinking "Huh?  Harry's dating 
  Neville?  Where did THAT come from?"  It takes time to establish 
  things such as attraction and compatability in a manner that's both 
  believable and still a subplot.  

Yes, it will be odd to see something like that, but there still is the H/Hr subtle foreshadowing.  She's been building the trust between Harry & Hermione since SS/PS.

  Katie said:
  If she was going to turn evil in the next book, I'd want to see at least
  some  sort of legitimate basis of manipulative or mean behavior in
  the previous ones.  

What really gets me is why did JKR have Lucius choose Ginny to be the one who gets Riddle's Diary?  I'm sure that this has been thoroughly discussed, sorry if I'm going to be repeating it.  The problem with a good or evil Ginny is that we don't have a developed enough character.  She's been around since the CoS and has yet to be developed.  Hopefully she'll get developed in OotP, we're pretty sure about it.  Heck, we may even see the beginnings of a possible evil!Ginny in OotP.

  Susan XG said:
  J.K. Rowling ALSO said that there was "something" going on between Ron and 
  Hermione, only that Ron doesn't realize it yet.

JKR never said "between" in her interview about this.  I don't recall the exact quote, but I do recall reading the archives about this particular topic, everyone was pretty ticked off that JKR never said "between."

BTW, what was the exact quote about everyone is with the wrong person in GoF again? 

Sara