Hermione (WasSHIP: JKR Interview (what she said and what she didn't say)

[stickbook41 <stix4141@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52141

Jo Serenadust wrote:
> ...Why can't we love [Hermione] as she actually 
> is instead of trying to idealize her so that she will be a more 
> compatible romantic partner?

Me:
Standing O!  Is there a ship on the HP seas that you can board if 
you've made your decision based on what you think, rather than what 
you want?  Where your opinion is based on what you *know* (read: 
canon) of the characters, rather than having it be colored by 
personal experiences?

It's a given that we all love Hermione, and want her to be happy.  
However, it seems to me like most H/H'ers seem to be married to a 
Harry; likewise, most R/H'ers seem to be married to a Ron.  I was on 
the R/H ship until I discovered that I was fundamentally different 
from most of my fellow passengers, and this is one of those ways--I'm 
married to neither a Harry nor a Ron.

I also can't buy into the H/G thing, *but I will* if it happens.  At 
this point, the argument for it is weak at best, and I find the OBHWF 
idea to be so sticky-sweet it's almost nauseating, BUT! if JKR says 
it's so, then it's so.

What I really can't buy right now is H/H--an opinion based on 
character analysis and pre-existing archetypes.  Considering how many 
points for creativity this forum gives JKR, Hero-Gets-The-Girl seems 
*so* trite.  The ending to a thousand mediocre romantic comedies.  
BUT! it could all change.  We still have three novels (that's 
hundreds and hundred of pages of canon) that we haven't read yet.  
Even so, the answer may never come.

Cheers!

stickbook
--hopping on the Harry/Millicent tugboat, where the line between 
educated guesswork and sheer speculation doesn't seem to be so fuzzy.