who Harry's not afraid to cry in front of and its implications for shippers...

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 33020

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "polscphd2b" <polscphd2b at h...> wrote:
> Seems to me both the H/H shippers and those favoring some other
> combination could have a field day interpreting this.  Those who 
favor
> the Harry-Hermione combination would say Harry sees Hermione as a
> confidant, a comforter, and who better for him to end up with?  
Those
> opposing this pairing (R/Hers, etc) would say he feels so 
comfortable
> with her it'd be impossible for him to ever take her as a romantic
> partner because the sparks would never fly.

Hee! Hee! Hee! But there could be a much simpler explanation. When 
people start crying in public, who usually takes over? Women and 
girls, all the time. It's not that men are unsympathetic, it's just 
they don't instinctively know how to deal with crying. Ron's sympathy 
was probably expressed by staring at Harry in a sympathetic fashion, 
something which bugs all weepers: male and female, imho. Women tend 
not to do that staring thing, even though men are often just as 
sympathetic. On the other hand, if you're crying out of anger as well 
as sorrow, because something someone did to you, men can sometimes be 
a whole lot more useful, because they're very good at feeling your 
anger, and therefore, helping you calm down. I have 7 brothers, who 
can be very sympathetic to their only sister's plights AT TIMES, so I 
should know. :-)

Eileen