SHIP: Ron and Hermione do TOO banter! (or do they?)

[Anne <urbana@charter.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50471

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "anguaorc <fausts at a...>" 
<fausts at a...> wrote:
> I do think, however, that the fact that JKR has set Ron and 
Hermione 
> up as a sort of comedy duo means something in terms of her 
intentions 
> toward their future pairing.  It is just one of many, many hints 
that 
> we have.

What you see as comedic hints of a future relationship, others 
(including me) see as a couple of kids whose main way of "relating" 
is through bickering. I thought Derannimer's explanation of the 
difference between bantering and bickering was spot-on, as was her 
point-by-point refutation of the "instances of bantering" ("Genius!! 
BRRRRILLLLLIANT!", she yells, high-fiving Derannimer). While I 
consider myself a pretty fair banterer (I especially enjoy bantering 
with friends in one particular chat room I frequent), I truly do 
*not* enjoy bickering and don't like to be around it, so maybe that's 
why, even though I laugh at Ron and Hermione's interactions, they 
often make me cringe a bit too, and I honestly don't see Hermione 
enjoying them that much either. (But of course, that could just be my 
own reading.) 

Long story short...to me it's far from clear that JKR is setting up 
Ron and Hermione for a significant relationship, but if they really 
do end up together, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts they end up as the 
WW's answer to American Muggles' favorite radio couple -- The 
Bickersons...

Anne U
(PS to Derannimer - Welcome aboard, and congratulations on your new 
job: *Gunnery Mate*:-)