SHIP: Banter and other SHIP Subjects

[derannimer <susannahlm@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50953

Falcon wrote: I was hoping that Penny or Ebony, or Derannimer would 
take care of this, but since they haven't posted yet, I felt I should 
say something.I'm a die-hard H/Hr, and even if JKR does R/Hr in 
canon, I will still be an H/Hr. I read the FAP, and the SugarQuill, 
and it amuses me that so many people are so concerned with what will 
make Ron happy. This is Harry's story, he is the one that we are 
supposed to want the best for, not Ron. I don't like Ron
much, because I see in him so many of the guys I went to school with.
I believe that all Trio Shipping should be analyzed from the 
viewpoint of what is best for Harry. Ron's feelings do not concern me 
in the least. All I care about is how Harry and Hermione get 
together. If Ron's feelings get trampled, then so be it. After GoF, I 
can't bring myself to care much about the boy.

Now me: 

*Pause.* 

*Cringe.* 

Look, I'm sorry, and I thank you for mentioning me up there, but I 
*really* have to take issue here. 

You can analyze the Trio SHIPping from whatever darn angle you 
*please.* And your angle is that all we "should" care about is what 
happens to Harry. That that is how we are "supposed" to think about 
it. 

If by "should" and "supposed" you mean that this is the only somehow 
fair, or somehow acceptable, way of SHIPping the Trio, then I could 
hardly disagree with you more.

The reader is under no obligation, *of any sort,* to root for Harry 
simply because he is the protaganist. The reader is under no 
obligation to like Harry the most. The reader is under no obligation 
to *only* care about Harry. 

*You* only care about Harry. 

But so what? 

I mean, bully for you. 

But *don't* start suggesting that there's some kind of. . . moral 
imperative for all of us to feel the same way. Now maybe you didn't 
mean to suggest that, and if not, then I apologize for blowing a 
gasket like this; but by using words like "should," and "supposed 
to," you *strongly suggested* some kind of moral imperative. 

Actually, whether you meant to suggest it or not, I do apologize 
anyway--this was a bit strong--but you see. . . well, I take this 
rather personally. 

Because heaven knows *I* don't just care about Harry. 

He's not even my favorite character. 

That would be (sorry, Captain) Snape, actually. 

Who Harry doesn't even like. 

There are a lot of different viewpoints that you can read the books 
from; I don't think you can say that *only Harry's* is correct. 



Derannimer (who just finished watching "Taken," and whose favorite 
character *there* was *Eric Crawford.* I mean, go figure.)

(And who is very glad that Eric got a Redeeming Death Scene.) ; )