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

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No: HPFGUIDX 77100

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "aamonn2000" <aamonn2000 at y...> 
wrote:

(snip)
> 
> 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.

 Good post AAm
  I have to admit, even as a ardent R/H shipper(i.e, it's what I 
want), the evidence is piling up for a H/H ship, there little to 
nothing from Harry yet but it is easy to argue now he is over Cho he 
may look again, Hermione's feelings became pretty clear to me in 
OOTP, Her reaction to him kissing Cho, Trying to get Harry to spend 
a night making hats with her, and dare I say it...Ginny's crush on 
Harry evaporating during the summer, when she was with Hermione most 
of the time?

 Ron's feelings are clear and the fog around Hermione's is lifting 
ever so slighty. Harry is the wild card.

  Seb