Rowling's decision to form an attraction between Hermione & Ron rather than Hermione & Harry

[Penny Linsenmayer]

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Hi --

<<<<Jo Rowling has said that Hermione is a character loosely based on herself. As such, it is interesting that she has Hermione becoming attracted to Ron rather than Harry. It's significant since frequently the central male character of any story is also the designated "alpha male" of the characters, the one for whom love comes soonest.>>>>>>>

I disagree that Hermione is attracted to Ron.  IMHO, she's attracted to Harry, which will cause no end of trouble within the Trio when Ron figures out why she won't go out with him.  <g>

I think Hermione just dislikes Fleur in a general feminist sort of way, so I don't put much stock in the "glares" that supposedly mean that Hermione is jealous over attention Fleur gives to Ron.  

More importantly, I think the fact that Krum is bothered enough by Hermione's involvement with Harry to question Harry about their relationship (she talks about Harry "all the time" around Krum) to be perhaps the most telling piece of evidence that it's Harry she likes, rather than Ron.  There's no indication that Krum has the slightest idea who Ron even is, let alone that he considers him a potential romantic rival.  I also don't buy the notion that Krum's conversation with Harry is a plot device designed to get the two of them in conversation ....... there are any number of other things that could have drawn Harry into a walk and conversation with Krum other than Krum's perception of Harry as a rival for Hermione's affections.  

Penny
(ever the proponent of FITD.......)




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