[HPforGrownups] Re: SHIP: That Darned Kiss--The Problem With Reading R/H in GoF

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 50296



Hi,

Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 6:55:38 AM, Penny wrote:

>  Might it be because it's not
> going to be an easy road to end up R/H?  If it was obvious that they
> both liked each other, there'd be no tension or conflict, yes?
>  So,
> there will be some tension or conflict in this before it all gets
> resolved.


My opinion on this is that JKR *wants* the tension and
conflict for humorous scenes in the future.

She intends to keep the boy/girl stuff "not too gritty" and
on the funny side, like she has, so far, and I'm sure we'll
see more in the same vein over the next couple of books.

I, for one, think it's going to take Ron and Hermione quite
some time more to admit to themselves and others how they
both feel about each other.

Hermione may know, but she certainly hasn't been ready to
proclaim it to the world.
Maybe she is waiting for Clueless!Ron to mature a bit and
catch on ;)

> If we're going to open OoP and see Ron and
> Hermione have been dating all summer, why didn't she just say so?  She
> had the perfect opportunity after all.  

Not in a million years!
Do you really expect JKR to write it this way?

I think she's going to milk this situation for a while to
come, and not jump into R/H right away, only to have them
break up by the end of the book.

Ron is nowhere near ready for a relationship, and while
Hermione is a bit more mature, I don't really think she's
there, either, yet.

It's one thing to go to a dance, surrounded by a bunch of
people, but completely different to "get serious".
The Yule Ball seemed more like a "Cinderella Dream" for
Hermione. Look, I got asked to the ball by a famous older
guy! I'll show them all how great I *can* look, if I want
to!

I felt very sorry for Krum in GoF, who seemed to take his
relationship much more seriously then Hermione was ready for
(which is perfectly understandable, looking at their age
difference).

I don't think we'll see anything hardcore concerning
romance in this series at all.

And if Hermione is as mature as she's seen by some, she'll
hopefully let Krum know how she really feels about him.

-- 
Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net