Inherent conflict in R/H - H/H (SHIP)

[moongirlk]

No: HPFGUIDX 33043

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce <pennylin at s...> wrote:
> Good morning --
> 
>> > I wrote:
> > >> If the romance angle is going to at all affect the bigger 
events, then 
> >> there must be conflict.
> >
> Amy responded:
> 
> > 
> > I don't follow this.  Romance can affect other events in lots of 
ways > > besides being conflicted in and of itself:  e.g., the 
classic (I would say > > cliched) dilemma of the hero being diverted 
from his heroic task by concern > > for his True Love (do I save the 
world or save Hermione?).
> 
Penny again:
> As you & Luke point out, inherent was poor word choice.  What I 
meant > here is: if romance is going to be a small subplot, intended 
to lighten > the mood of the books by providing humorous interludes & 
mishaps, then > R/H (and even H/G to some extent) works just fine.  
Ron likes Hermione, > and *IF* Hermione returns his interest as all 
the R/H theorists assure > us, then there's not much in the way of 
conflict there.  They will > humorously manage to get hooked up as a 
couple after some typical > adolescent miscommunications, etc.  This 
subplot could span several > books in fact ... but never really 
provide us with anything more than a > good laugh; a distraction from 
the main events...warm fuzzies as Ebony > has said before.


I tried to keep out of the shipping this time - I really, really did, 
but this bit just stunned me into action.  Isn't one of the biggest 
reasons that many people dislike the idea of R/H because of their 
*conflict* issues, or, as I've seen it referred to most 
often, "constant bickering".  I can see all sorts of scenarios where 
that could cause greater problems amongst the trio or in the Big 
Picture, for example the two of them neglecting Harry and/or the 
Mission to spend time together, driving him insane with 
their "constant bickering", or (shocker) the possibility that I would 
assume those who prefer H/H would have to acknowlege (otherwise I 
really AM baffled) that Harry likes or will come to like Hermione.  
All the same conflicts that I might imagine should H/H happen ought 
also to be imaginable in the reverse if H/R happens, although I grant 
you that in my own world I seriously doubt the last one.  Of course I 
agree that farmer in the dell would cause much more conflict that 
either of the above, but I'm one who thinks there's *plenty* of 
capital-C Conflict to go around without the romantic lives of the 
characters adding to it, and I'm hoping that there are areas (and 
that this is one of them) that will remain somewhat light.  I'm going 
to need some areas of warm fuzzy to console me when the Hagrids, 
Dumbledores, Snapes, Nevilles, or whoevers start getting themselves 
killed.

kimberly