SHIPping Attitudes

[mongo62aa]

No: HPFGUIDX 55772

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "stickbook41" <stix4141 at h...> 
wrote:

'What makes the situation even more delicate is that the Trio can't 
even express their romantic concerns with each other.  Therefore they 
can't help each other sort through all the inevitable confusion.  Not 
good for a group that's more than the sum its parts.

As soon as one of them gives more than half a thought to real 
romance, no matter which of them it involves, their dynamic will 
never be the same.  It takes real maturity, on *all* parts, for a 
friendship to survive something so detrimental.

That said, I worry for Ron.

The scary thing is, it's too late.  The dynamic changed the instant 
we found out that Ron may be harboring some new feelings for his 
friend Hermione.  It doesn't matter if she returns the feelings or 
not.  The fact is that there's a new underlying motivation behind his 
words and actions, a motivation that doesn't leave the friendship as 
easily as it entered.

That said, I worry for Hermione.'

Me: I have always thought that the Trio was heading for trouble in 
the future.  The fact is that three is an unstable number in personal 
relationships.

I believe that Ron and Hermione will get together, probably in OotP, 
leaving Harry out in the cold.  On top of his other concerns, that's 
gotta hurt.  This may be one more reason for Harry to look for 
somebody outside the Trio for friendship.

Bill