[HPforGrownups] The trios SHIPPING options

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 75593


Monday, August 4, 2003, 9:02:14 AM, mom31 wrote:

m> Ron/Hemione:  Certainly many clues there.  Until book 5, I thought it was a
m> given.  They seem to have taken a step back in OOP though, IMO.  Meaning,
m> less happened than in book 4, and that really surprised me.  Why would JKR
m> do that?  Maybe she's just trying to be vague, because she has to be so
m> careful now.

JKR keeps saying that "Something is going on, but Ron doesn't know it
yet."  It seems like that by the Ron *does* find out, it's going to be
too late for JKR to change Thestrals midstream.  So my money is still
on R/Hr.

m> Harry/Ginny:  The only clue I can see is Ginny's crush on Harry.  Maybe
m> Harry will suddenly notice Ginny is the perfect girl for him, but there are
m> no hints that he will.  I do think Ginny being around since book 1 is in her
m> favor.

With all these other boyfriends, I'm not sure if Ginny has truly fallen
out of love with Harry, or if she's just switched tactics and is now
attempting Reverse Psychology.  (And as of Book 5, I think she's
shrewd enough!)

m> Harry/Luna:  I like Luna, but can't see JKR waiting until book 5 to
m> introduce Harry's future girlfriend.

Why not?  In _Little Women_ Jo doesn't meet her future husband until
the 33rd of 47 chapters.

m> Ron/Luna:  OTOH, I can see JKR waiting until book 5 to introduce Ron's
m> future girl friend.

I think I'm more inclined to believe that R & L may prove to be
soulmates if the Seer!Ron theory is correct.

m> Harry/Cho:  The fact that she's been around for the last 3 books, and we
m> still barely know her, counts her out for me.  She's served her purpose, (as
m> first crush, first kiss, first mistake romantically) as far as I'm
m> concerned.

I think so too... Harry seems to be suffering from what I call the
"Rachel-Tammy" syndrome.  This refers to two girls I knew in my
myopic youth.  Tammy was very voluptuous, glamorous, outgoing, and
otherwise appealing to a young guy discovering love... But it so
happened that she also turned out to be a neurotic, selfish
little twit.  In contrast, Rachel was shy, homely, wore her hair
in a tight bun, and was diffident and introverted.  But she was a good,
kind, intelligent, strong-charactered young woman, which I realized
only too late after she had gone off with a guy much smarter than I
was.

In this analogy, I assess that Cho = Tammy and Ginny = Rachel.
I only hope that it isn't too late for Harry to come to *his*
senses.  But I guess when we are young, such blunders are
unavoidable...

-- 
Dave