[HPforGrownups] SHIP: JKR & Ron/Hermione, H/H converging

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 49985



Hi,

Thursday, January 16, 2003, 7:53:29 PM, Penny wrote:

> Yes, but Hermione hasn't been Ron's girlfriend before.  If Ron and
> Hermione were to develop a dating relationship, I suspect Ron's
> jealous nature might well come into play. 

See, I don't think we'll be having any serious dating any
time soon.

Things are still at the very beginning, with nobody having
admitted anything, yet, and the way romance has been a very,
very small part of the books, I could imagine it taking
quite a while longer before Ron and Hermione actually do
date.

And Ron's "jealous nature" only came into play because there
was something to be jealous *about*.

Hermione did have a relationship with Victor Krum, however
harmless it may have been from her side, but Harry has been
friends with Hermione for years now, and nothing has changed
in their friendship to make Ron feel jealous.

> Friday, January 17, 2003, 11:22:47 AM, Penny wrote:
> 
>> That's the whole point.  Harry is the
>> hero, and so there's that danger of hero-worship for whoever his
>> romantic partners are.  But, Hermione would quite clearly not fall
>> into that category, which is one of the many reasons that H/H has
>> always appealed to me.
> 
>> Maybe it's the feminist in me that gets all riled up about R/H.  It's
>> been my experience that many R/H'ers have a tendency to focus on Ron's
>> feelings and conclude that because Ron likes her, it's a given that
>> there will be a romance.  "But, it's *obvious* that Ron liiiiiiikes
>> her."  To which I say a big giant: "So.  What."  It takes two.    

I agree <g>.

That why I'm having problems with H/H.
Harry just doesn't show any romantic feelings for Hermione
and it makes me feel like someone is "arranging" a
relationship between them, because the two of them sound
like they *should* make a great couple (on the surface).
But there are also parts of their personalities that *don't*
fit together all that well.

And developing feelings for someone doesn't always follow
logic ;)

If I only saw Ron having feelings for Hermione and nothing
in return from her, I wouldn't feel that JKR was planning on
going somewhere with this little subplot.


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