SHIPs: Two "nots," no "shoulds"

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My SHIP cents: I have only two "nots," no "shoulds":

Harry is not going to end up with Cho. Duh. Unless she shows in the 
future some real strength of character not exhibited by any of her 
actions to date, she's just too far beneath him.

Harry is not going to end up with Hermione. That would leave Ron as 
the odd man out, which makes no sense given the development of 
everyone's characters and the importance (so far) of the stability of 
the Trio to the structure of the series. I don't think Ron's 
character supports a "loner" status. Harry of course might be best 
off as a loner (and perhaps will end up that way), given the 
heartache and the danger that's followed him around, which is why I'm 
agnostic on Hermione/Ron. Hermione/Ron would break up the three-way 
friendship dynamic, but I definitely think that Harry's love for them 
would not at all be diminished if Hermione & Ron ended up a couple -- 
and vice versa. So I think we'd still have a stable Trio with 
Herminone/Ron, but not with Hermione/Harry.

I'm rooting for Ginny -- JKR hasn't yet given any female character 
besides Ginny (not even Hermione) the experiences and the supreme 
self-confidence to match Harry's larger-than-life life. Gotta love a 
girl who was able with perfect assurance to put Harry in his place 
when he was wallowing in all that misdirected angst over the attack 
on Arthur Weasley.

(I know this is sounding like OBHWF, but that's a by-product. And I 
don't rule out Ron/Luna, see below.)

Luna's cool, what a terrific character, definitely can't be ruled out 
as a love interest for Harry or Ron. There's been evidence of 
chemistry between Harry and Luna AND Ron and Luna. She would be a 
kind of balm for Harry's troubled soul, and as an object of pity, 
perhaps perfect for Ron, who's got this huge protective urge towards 
both Ginny and Hermione. She'd also be great for Ron because she 
seems quite capable of indulging in hero worship with Ron as the 
object.

I'm having a hard time matching Neville up with anyone because he's 
starting to look tragic hero-y to me. Maybe the next tear-jerking 
death? I admit I haven't read that many posts on Neville, so anyone 
who wants to fill me in on the most popular theories about Neville's 
fate feel free to do so. I have seen the posts regarding Neville 
perhaps being "the other" of the prophecy and that's intriguing.

-- Occam