SHIP: JKR & Ron/Hermione, H/H converging

Fri Jan 17 17:23:45 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 49972

Erica:"That is all very interesting, but also all very subjective. 
Different teens and preteens are going to have different kinds of
relationship, as with their adult counterparts, because, like adults,
they are all individuals with individual characteristics and different
levels of 'maturity'."

Being subjective is what we're all about here when discussing ships! ;)

Erica's daughter, a perceptive young lady, explaining why it's obvious
Ron likes Hermione:<<<Because he hates her".  

 "He likes her because he hates her?!"  "How does that work?"

 "Well, he doesn't 'hate' her, it's just that some people are 
embarrassed to show how they really feel and so they tease instead"

"Ah, so Ron and Hermione are going to be girlfriend and boyfriend"

"No.  Hermione likes Harry"

"But you just said that when people argue like that they they like
each other, didn't you"

 "Yeah, but it's just Ron who's like that, Hermione is different she's
not embarrassed to show her feelings">>>

Different maturity levels do matter here, and that's what your
daughter seems to be homing in on.  I don't totally agree with your
daughter, because I believe Hermione has feelings for Ron now.  It
seems established there will be a dating relationship between Ron and
Hermione at some point.  How long it will last and where
Harry/Hermione goes after that is the issue.

Best, Jim Ferer