Harry, Hermione & Ron [SHIP + CRAB]

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 74604


Rebecca Stephens wrote:
He laughs when Cho is jealous of Hermione, laughs at the idea that he 
is interested or has a romantic relationship with her.

greatelderone :
And yet he starts blaming himself when Hermione gets knocked out by 
the DE and cares more for an unconscious Hermione than for Ron who is 
getting strangled by a brain. If anything this certainly does show 
that he has an interest in her though certainly not Romantic in Ootp.

Charlie Moody 
Thanks for bringing that in!
Absolutely, it is *not* a romantic moment by any means;  and yet, 
when life and death are in the air, things get reduced to their 
essentials. I think we're seeing a clear view of Harry's true 
feelings here (not saying he doesn't care for Ron, but Ron's still 
fighting, so he's ok - but Hermione's down, and his instinct is to go 
to her aid, not his).

Let Negativistic Del get on a run again :

What about plain and simple guilt ? Hermione kept telling him that 
maybe he was all wrong about his dream, and she was dead right about 
it but he refused to listen to her, he shouted at her, he was mean to 
her. And still she came and helped him all she could. And now she's 
hurt and she might be dying... I'd say Harry is feeling absolutely 
downright guilty...

As for being more worried about Hermione than about Ron, I'd say that 
makes sense : first because as Charlie said, Hermione has already 
been badly hurt and might be dying while Ron still seems to be alive 
and fighting, but also because he knows that when it comes to 
practical situations, Ron usually does better than Hermione and 
pretty much doesn't need him (Harry) to come and help. Ron can 
exhibit fear, but he rarely starts moaning or panicking, and he for 
sure never hides behind Harry for protection. In other words, Ron 
doesn't awaken the knight in shining armor inside Harry, while 
Hermione does. Crude and simplistic, but still true, I see it in guys 
very often (can even come in useful sometimes :-)

Del