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

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 50020


  > > Friday, January 17, 2003, 11:22:47 AM, Penny wrote:
  > >> 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.

 
Sara
  Penny, I completely agree on the big giant "So what!"  It does take two.
Who cares if Ron likes Hermione, so far Hermione actions lean more toward
affection for Harry than Ron.

 Me:

OK, I never thought I'd get into this debate, because it seems to me to be rather pointless - the kids are 14 years old and there's absolutely no way to guess what might happen to them in the future. Yes, they all have outstanding characters, all have good and bad traits, but we don't really know yet which ones will develop and which will be pushed back as they grow up. 

I really have to disagree with Sara on this - "so far Hermione actions lean more toward affection for Harry than Ron." On what are you basing this? The fact that she kisses him on the cheek at the end of GoF can mean practically anything - the most obvious reason being, she's concerned for him and she worries how he's going to get through summer. Yes, Hr is nice to Harry and they don't argue as much (because Harry isn't as hotheaded as Ron), but that alone doesn't mean that Hr has a romantic interest in Harry or has more affection towards him. Then, the fact that Krum says that Hermione talks a lot about Harry - I won't repeat any of the arguments R/Hr use, but there are lots of explanations for that, asied from "Hermione likes (as in "likes-likes") Harry a lot."

I like R/Hr more (you noticed, huh? <g>) because of the turn their relationship has taken in GoF. Those tension bits were really nice to read. ;)

I have a question, BTW - why doesn't anyone analyse that phrase of Hermione's: "Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!" Could that show that Hermione wanted to go to the ball with Ron? Could it be that she Likes him?


And another thing... Yes, relationships take two. But Harry hasn't shown any interest in Hermione yet, either. After that fight scene in the common room:

 "Harry didn't say anything. He liked being back on speaking
terms with Ron too much to speak his mind right now - but he somehow
thought that Hermione had gotten the point much better than Ron had."

No jealousy at all.

So, what do you think?

Maria,

who read this very funny fic and recommends it to people:

http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=1084&chapno=1



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