Ron's consolations (was: Re: SHIP: kiss on cheek before quidditch match...)

[aamonn2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 77022


Hi everybody. 

I agree with what Golly said about a possible Harry/Hermione 
relationship. 

However, if JKR were to follow the Christ/redemption path (or if 
Harry choosed the dark side, as I have just read), all these thoughts 
would become instantaneously pointless cos' Harry woul say something 
like "I got my destiny to fulfil, Hermy, and this is why I'm 
definitly not the one you need ... Viktor is the man ! (I must admit 
that I'd prefer to see Hermione with Krum rather than Ron. After all, 
we tend to prefer Ron because he is always there, why wouldn't Krum 
be a bad choice for Hermione ?) 

Conrcening the argument stating that Harry would reject Hermione, 
fearing for her life, leading her to dry her tears with Ron while 
Harry would engage in a relationship with Ginny, I tend to disagree : 
Hermione is determined enough to not endure such a refusal and its 
consequences - say, Ron as a second-choice (and besides, Ginny's life 
would be threatened as well should she engage a relationship with 
Harry, so the latter would realize that it shouldn't prevent him from 
living his own life with whomever he wants, especially if his power 
is the true power of love. Of course it could be "abstract love", but 
I do not think that this is love at all. If Harry cannot love a 
singular person, don't expect him to love the whole world).

Another thing that makes me feel (hope ?) that a Harry/Hermione 
relationship is something that we should expect is the fact that 
Harry certainly doesn't want to feel too isolated again, especially 
after Sirius' loss (remember his outburst of furry at the beginning 
of OoP when he first met Ron and Hermione ? This was the toughest of 
several in the book). 

Again, since the one person that constantly keeps supporting him is 
Hermy (see the Rita Skeeter example for instance), I dare say that 
she has become the closest character to Harry (forget Dumbledore, 
Ron, Lupin, etc.), and the one that really succeeds in helping him 
(let's repeat it : forget Dumbledore ; if you're not convinced 
compare his attitude towards Harry's dreams : who was the wisest, 
Dumbledore - doesn't talk to Harry anymore, asks Snape to give him 
lessons - or Hermione - had Harry followed her advice, Sirius would 
still be there).

Another example seems very intesting to me on the symbolical point of 
view. Remember with who Hermione was when Ron's triumph as a goal-
keeper occurred ? A clue, first letter is H... 

Talking about that makes me think of something that concerns the 
whole scheme of OoP. In this book we see Ron achieving ALL his goals, 
all his dreams, just as expressed in PS when he was looking in the 
mirror. He becomes a prefect AND plays Quidditch (actually, he is the 
new star of the G team). Maybe that's the compensation he gets 
throughout OoP, for his dreams become true but at the same time this 
is made possible at a great cost as Hermione seems to withdraw. 

One last thing, it has also been said that Harry and Hermione would 
have nothing to say if they had a love-affair. This leads me to add 
two comments : 
a) Same problem (perhaps even worse) with Ron. 
b) Hermione isn't just interested in someone because he or she has 
problems. Even if this was true, she would then find Ron REALLY 
uninteresting and boring.

Quite long, isn't it. Well, see ya ;-) 

AAm.