SHIPping? I can't decide.

[Tammy Rizzo]

No: HPFGUIDX 55397

On 15 Apr 2003 at 12:54, Serena Moonsilver wrote:

> The truth is that I'm really not sure what ship I'm on.  I really love
> the idea of H/Hr but logically R/Hr seems more supported by canon.  I
> guess I'll just float around the TBAY with my RASPBERRY  life
> preserver (Refuse Any Ship Prefer Being Excited Reading Romance Yarn)
> 
> 
> Serena

For myself, I can see entirely too many shipping possibilities in canon to settle for 
any single one, *even* the almost all-inclusive FITD.  I can easily see R/H -- any 
boy and girl who snipe at eachother so much have GOT to get together, right?  After 
all, just look at all the cultural history for such matches?  Everything from 'Pride and 
Prejudice' to 'Father Goose' to '<insert name of romance novel here>'.  It's an 
established and recognized 'fact'.  Which is one reason I don't subscribe to it here.

On the other hand, I can also easily see Ha/Hr -- the two of them are very close, 
after all, and do show a great deal of affection for eachother, though still on a 
brother/sister level, but look at the cultural history for best friends becoming lovers.  
It's another established and recognized 'fact', one which plays out much more often 
in real life than the romanticized antagonistic friends of above.  Which is one reason 
I don't subscribe to it here, either.

On the third hand, I can also see H/G eventually -- they may not be close now, but 
Ginny is still quite obvious in HER hopes, and look (again) at the cultural history for 
the best friend's sister who suddenly blossoms and knocks yer socks off.  Yet 
another 'fact' well known and accepted in literary romances, which is, again, one 
reason why I don't subscribe to that one, either.

We also have, to a lesser degree (since we really only have Harry's POV to go by), 
such ships as Ginny/Neville or even Draco/Hermione or Draco/Ginny, although I 
can't pull any canon for THOSE two out of my hat!  Still, I *can* see the possibilities, 
based, again, upon cultural history and extrapolation, as well as a healthy dose of 
wild speculation and a fondness for the Redeemed!Rogue line of theories.

So, I guess I'll kinda lash my RASPBERRY life preserver to Serena's, and we'll just 
float around the Bay.

"Tammy"