SHIP: What's the attraction? Was: SHIP: Harry, Hermione & Ron

[ellejir]

No: HPFGUIDX 74776

It is really interesting how *strongly* people defend their own 
personal SHIPS. It makes me wonder why two people can read the same 
words and come up with almost totally opposite conclusions.  Magic 
(or ambiguity) of the words or perhaps previous emotional baggage of 
the reader?

Challenge to all you vehement SHIPPERS!
Using *canon* (and preferably examples from the books), explain why a 
girl like Hermione would be interested in a boy like Ron (or Harry or 
Draco etc.  Equal Opportunity SHIPPING here!)
Examples:

Ron -- Loyalty   
Hermione likes Ron because he is a true and loyal friend and she 
values that quality (in OoP, she is moved and impressed by Ron's 
reaction to Percy's letter telling Ron to dump Harry as a friend).

Ron -- Good looking
Not much in canon to support this one.  Perhaps not important to 
Hermione.

Ron -- Sense of humor
Ron's joke on the train about Crabbe (or was it Goyle?) being a 
baboon's backside.  Light-hearted irreverent approach to most 
everything (calls underclassmen "cheeky little snotrags", "midgets" 
etc.)  Hermione is not known for her sense of humor, but perhaps this 
appeals to her (opposites attract).

Ron --  Seems to have a crush on her
Ron gets jealous of Krum (and Harry in the scene about Harry being 
a "bad kisser" in OoP).  Someone liking *you* may be a big turn-on to 
a 15 year old girl.

Harry -- Tragic hero thing
Canon is loaded with examples.  Very attractive to a young girl, I 
would think.

Harry --  Quiddich star
Probably not a negative in Hermione's book, but I imagine that this 
trait is not as important to her as it might be to some of the other 
girls.  

Etc.

Elle (who is actually an H/H SHIPPER but is trying to be fair here--
hope this is not too subjective and OT, but I am interested in *why* 
people think the way they think about their SHIPS)