SomeTBAY: Stoned Harry / Some SHIP: Love Triangle

[booklovinggirl]

No: HPFGUIDX 38629

Laura, on Stoned Harry:
>>Oooo...what if Dumbledore created TOM RIDDLE with the potential for 
immortality because of the prediction about a Dark Lord Trelawney or whomever made(thinking that *Tom* would be the Light Lord), and then was forced to 
create Harry to fulfill the prophecy and undo the damage he had caused.<<

Oooh! Voldemort *never fully died!* Because he didn't give up his 
immortality! But, even immortality has it's limits, so maybe it 
couldn't keep him alive afterwards? Maybe he can only brush against 
death so many times, and he more or less "used up" all his "chances."
Or maybe Tom's immortality was flawed? And Harry's is superior?

As for Dumbledore, have any of you ever read The Andalite Chronicles 
(Part of the Animorphs series)? I guess this is the same concept-
people who create monsters, Abominations, Dark Lords-sometimes place 
upon themselves the burden of undoing the damage, for the rest of 
their lives. Hmm.

Penny on Evil!Ron and a love triangle:
>>It'd be great actually if Ron & Hermione did date for a time & realize how 
completely & utterly wrong they are for each other (the "greatest literary 
mismatch of all time" as Jim F put it recently) & break up amicably. I do think 
Hermione has her heart set on Harry rather than Ron, and I think a love triangle presents all sorts of interesting plot points. Ron's not my favorite character by any means, and I think he's absolutely, positively all wrong for 
Hermione. But, he's not just an inconvenience. He is their best friend after all. :--)<<

In fact, he could be their best man!
::throws the Marauder Parallell Rubber Duckie into TBAY::
Okay, I have to first admit to being a R/H shipper. So I'm biased on 
this topic. And will be looking for any signs of Sirius's romantic 
interest in OotP. ::g::

But here, I'll try to provide analysis of this from the Duckie. I 
have noted that Hermione is possibly Lily, yes, but since I'm R/H, I 
bumped this possibility down a few notches.

A love triangle has interesting possibilities, but I'm not a great 
fan of them. So I guess I am secretly hoping for R/H to split up for 
the better, and H/H to form, if I MUST accept H/H. (And I won't, not 
fully, until it's been confirmed Sirius has no love interest. And no, 
I am not going to leave the Duckie.)

I think, if anything, Ron being present in an H/H relationship will 
only enhance it. He wouldn't be against it, (unless it was a full 
scale love triangle, of course, and those always make me squirm) his 
two best friends falling in love. (He might even arrange it, provided 
he and Hermione never go out....) From a literary point of view, he 
would help draw the line between Hermione's relationship with her 
friends, and Hermione's relationship with Harry. He would feel a bit 
uncomfortable at times, (I would, if my two best friends were going 
out) but Harry and Hermione can recognize that and all in all, 
everyone would remain friends.

I hope.

-Katherine