[HPforGrownups] Re: SHIP: Possibility Hermione has romantic feelings

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 34020

Hi --

lucky_kari wrote:


> I'm sure that's exactly what Ron and Hermione said. And I'm also sure
> that Hermione "knows exactly what the nature of Ron's feelings are for
> her." Put those together, and what have you got?
> 
> 1. Hermione is a cruel insensitive girl who implies to  Ron that she
> would go to a ball with him, knowing perfectly well what his feelings
> are, when she wouldn't.
> 2. Hermione does return some of the interest.

OR

3.  Hermione, offended because her friend assumes that he can just use 
her as a last-ditch date when he can't get a "pretty girl" and then even 
more offended when said friend questions her ethics in choosing another 
date, throws off some remarks in the heat of an argument.  Maybe she 
would have phrased her remarks differently if they'd been having a cool, 
calm conversation.

OR

4.  Hermione, who has a bit of romantic interest in more than one boy 
(gasp!  Can teenage girls do *that*?!), sends off some mixed signals.

You may interpret her remark as an indicator that she *would* accept his 
invitation of a date at some point in the future, but I don't think it 
absolutely follows that she would. They were *arguing* -- she was angry. 
I think she was just saying, "Look, you insensitive bonehead clout, 
maybe next time you ought to get your act together a little earlier & 
don't just make assumptions that your good old friend Hermione won't 
have other plans. Ask me as your first choice, not as a last resort, and 
then, well, then maybe we'll see.  If I don't have another date, then 
I'll consider it."

I also don't think it's a given that you must label Hermione as cruel & 
insensitive if she said something in the heat of an argument that might 
not be dead-on accurate.  All she's said is: "Hey, maybe you ought to 
ask me first next time if you've got a problem with me attending Balls 
with foreign students."

> I've always thought #2 was a more sensible answer.

It might be the more sensible answer.  It might be the right answer. 
But it's not the *only* answer.  :--)

Penny