Hermione-Seeking FemaleBud/P&P (Re: Cheese... Ron.-bashing Hermione... Harry...]

[aldrea279]

No: HPFGUIDX 38795

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "serenadust" <jmmears at c...> wrote:

  My point is that 
> for the whole of Hermione's time at Hogwarts, she has only the 2 
> boys as friends, and in spite of their bickering, she seems to have 
> a deep and ongoing friendship with Ron, rather than one of 
> convenience.  I would, however, love to see her develop a close 
> friendship with another girl, while maintaining her place in the 
> trio. I really think she needs the kind of friendship and 
> understanding she'll never get from Harry or Ron, and that she's 
> overdue in that area.  I do get the impression that this is what's 
> developing with Ginny, and I hope it continues for Hermione's sake.

Oh, yes.  I have wanted Hermione to have SOME sort of close 
relationship with a female friend, if not just to introduce a new 
female character to us.  I think there is a rather wide variety of 
main male characters to choose from, but there really aren't that 
many female characters that we know that much about.  I mean I like 
Hermione fine and dandy, but I wouldn't mind another female character 
introduced that compliments Hermione's strong/weak points as Ron and 
Harry do to each other(and I'm not saying Hermione doesn't contribute 
to Harry/Ron, she does- just not as much as they do to each other, in 
my eyes[and please don't pull just this bit out and go off about how 
Hermione DOES mean as much to Harry as Ron does- the argument about 
this seems to be popping up everywhere- that's not what I'm trying to 
say at all]).  I think Hermione is also getting at the age where she 
might seek out a friend with whom she connect with better than Harry 
and Ron, and I hope she does so in the next book.  Ooh, it would be 
great if it were Ginny, also.  All we've really seen of her is a 
ducking red head with wildly bushing cheeks in a few situations, and 
I for one would love to find out more about her.

 
> <Heidi proposed a romantic connection between Malfoy and Hermione>
>  
> > Jo replied:
> > > Sorry but, ROFL.  As I remember P&P (read several times over 
the 
> > > years), Mr. Darcy doesn't ever wish Miss Bennet DEAD.  While 
> there 
> > > were major misunderstandings between these two characters, 
there 
> are 
> > > none between Hermione and Malfoy.  She LOATHES him, and with 
> very 
> > > good reason.  Unless she "grows up' to be downright stupid, I 
> can't 
> > > see her suddenly becoming attracted to someone who regards her 
> as 
> > > being deserving of extermination because of her bloodline. 
> That's 
> > > just 
> > > a bridge too far, for me.


I like the Draco-Hermione theory.  I like it mainly just for the 
thought it provokes in even suggesting it- I would never have thought 
this up, but I find it very interesting that someone did; it gives 
you things to ponder and consider as you re-read the books.  And 
although I very strongly see the parallel in Hermione and Miss 
Elizabeth Bennet, and I can see the connection between Draco and Mr. 
Fitzwilliam Darcy...I can't quite grasp a relationship forming, 
unless something happens that drastically affects Draco(death of a 
parent, perhaps).  Mr. Darcy never actaully intentionally insulted, 
if I remember correctly- his opinion/attention were always drawn by 
some outward force.  In the Harry Potter World, Draco is almost 
always the one that goes UP TO Harry, Ron, or Hermione and 
insults/degrades them- publically, if he can ever get the chance.  
And so unless Draco is secretly harboring some deep love for 
Hermione, and is only lashing out because he is ashamed to feel such 
things for a "mudblood", I'm not sure I see a Draco/Hermione love-
fest on the horizon...

"aldrea279"