[HPforGrownups] Truth, SHIPs, and Rita Skeeter (was Re: SHIPping Attitudes)

[Julie Holmes]

No: HPFGUIDX 55839

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From: Ebony>

<You know, I said I wasn't going to look at this thread, but I did...>

Sing it sister! I'm the same way about shippy threads. Usually. 


<Another thing that I find interesting is that readers of the series 
tend to have completely opposite reactions to certain romantic 
pairings than do the characters within the books.  I plan to write a 
post about this one of these days (*pencils this in on list of 
Things To Do*)... the more and more I thought about it, the more 
interesting this seemed to me.>

I noticed this too, actually. It is one of the reasons I believe H/Hr to be
plausible.


<You've done a fair job of looking at H/H from Hermione's PoV, and 
you've raised an interesting question.  Has Hermione weighed both of 
her best friends in the balance and found one or both lacking?  
(That sounds really calculating and un-Hermione-like, doesn't it?)>

I don't think so. Not really. I think if any woman would be strong enough to
actually sit down and analyze the pros and cons of becoming involved with a
certain kind of man, and choosing-- actually CHOOSING -- a partner based on a 
collective of things, it would be someone like Hermione. She's extremely practical.
And really, there is nothing particularly romantic about pairing up with someone you
are extremely incompatible with, beyond a physical attraction. I know the "opposites
attract" theme is extremely popular in fanfic, especially HP fanfic (think D/Hr, for
instance), but in real life being with someone you are completely incompatible with
is anything buy romantic or fun. IMO, Ron and Hermione are not particularly
compatible. I can totally see Hermione have good long think, and choosing Harry over
Ron for practical reasons, if she had a basic attraction to both boys. Hermione is
practical to the extreme. Practical people often analyse and plan to the extreme, as 
well. 

<Perhaps.  However, I find it rather interesting from a narrative 
standpoint that several characters outside the Trio's inner circle 
believed in the possibility of H/H (Colin, Mrs Weasley, Viktor Krum, 
etc.), and that Harry and Hermione are doing absolutely nothing to 
refute the fact that they are a couple, other than Harry telling 
Krum and Mrs Weasley that they are not.>

I noticed this too, and found it intriguing. I'm not convinced that the H/Hr,
Rita Skeeter scenarios are a red herring either.

~Julie
-grateful for her OTP-Ship of Draco/Pansy ;)

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