Ship: H/H vs. R/H

[samnjodie <englishatjodie@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48536

I'm new and I've just read over the summary of the debate i.e. who 
will end up with whom.  Frankly, I think it's obvious who Harry will  
end up with, or at least who he wants to end up with (Cho). In fact, 
I don't think that there is, or will be, any sexual attraction 
between Harry and Hermione at all - at least not beyond what is 
inevitable.  I've had (and I'm sure a fair number of you have too) 
several close friendships with members of the opposite sex and while 
there are naturally going to be phases of "Oh my god, am I attracted 
to him/her?  Am I?  Oh GOD!!...", they pass.  What Hermione and Harry 
have (or rather, what their relationship will probably develop into, 
in my opinion) is a relationship not dissimilar to that between 
Mulder and Scully (for those of you who followed the X-Files); A 
sexual relationship is only in question because one happens to be 
female, the other happens to be male, and biology dictates that when 
two people of opposite sexes spend a significant amount of time 
together (unless one or both is a homosexual), their minds are bound 
to consider it, as are their hearts.
 
I think, though, that the two of them are more like a brother and a 
sister to one another then they are like a couple.  They are too 
comfortable with one another, and with their feelings for one 
another. It could be argued that their lack of insecurity is a point 
towards a relationship them, but anyone posing that argument would be 
forgetting what it's like to be a teenager.   By the end of the 
goblet of fire they are each just finishing puberty.  This is when 
Harry is going to start suffering for his abusive up bringing (all of 
that sadness and isolation would, and will, come back to him now)  - 
and Hermione, as well brought up as she may have been, is still young 
and is going to be as scared by her own feelings as every teenager 
has ever been.  If they are attracted to each other, even in the 
smallest way, they are not going to just jump in each others arms and 
unabashedly profess how much they care about one another.  They would 
be afraid of scaring the other away.  They would each pretend that 
they barely cared for one another at all.
 
Just like Ron and Hermione do; though while they pretend, they are 
not doing it very well.  Why do you care (Ron) if someone you don't 
care about is going out with someone else? And why, all of a sudden, 
is Ron so passionately anti-every other champion but Harry?  If he 
were really so "We should NOT fraternize with the other champions!" 
then he would have, at least, considered this before he tried to ask 
Fleur Delacour to the ball. He would, at least, have discussed it as 
a possible reason why he shouldn't go with her. And why do you care 
(Hermione) if someone you don't care about has chosen you only after 
seeming to prefer several other people first?  
If she doesn't want Ron to be (or doesn't care if he is) attracted to 
other girls, then why is she so angry and hurt by it when, 
apparently, he is?

Thanks for listening.

Jodie :)