An idle thought on shipping R/H

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No: HPFGUIDX 38917

I often read that Rowling based Hermione's character on herself and 
Ron's--on her own best friend, what's-his-name.  Now, I don't know 
how a writer's mind works (and it's a shame, after all those months 
of reading fanfiction I should :)), but with romance not being the 
central theme of the books and all that... wouldn't it be more 
economical for Rowling to take a perfectly good best friends 
relationship from real life, maybe with some romantic interest at 
some point, but definitely just best  friends in the end... and just 
put it on paper instead of inventing something different for these 
two?

I realize it's simplistic :)

Ana.