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

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anne <urbana at c...>" 
<urbana at c...> wrote:
> --- 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*:-)
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I haven't speculated on SHIPS in the past but this one's too much 
fun! So, I'll add my two random cents. 

Who says they have to *like* each other to fall in love? There are 
far too many examples in literature where romance started between 
two characters who absolutely despised each other to rule it out 
here. 'Taming of the Shew' jumps to mind, offhand. Maybe banter 
wasn't the right word...perhaps even bicker isn't spot on, I 
say 'verbal sparring'! Yep, and I'm one of those sadists who really 
do delight in it. I'm finally seeing what David and Maddy 
(Moonlighting -80's American t.v. show) were like as youngins and 
everbody who's seen that show know how they turned out! *wink wink - 
nudge nudge*. There, so my vote is definitely for 
Ron/Hermione...even Draco/Hermione, but definitely not 
Harry/Hermione!
-Tanya