SHIP: Hermione likes Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 73021

"holmesclan2002" <holmesclan2002 at y...> wrote:
> I'm sure this isn't an original thought at ALL, but not a whole lot 
> of people seem to have mentioned it, so...  Anyways, to me it's 
> becoming incresingly obvious that Hermione likes Harry.  Think 
about 
> it.  She obviously admires him a great deal and she seems to 
respect 
> him a lot more than she does, say, Ron.  Apparently she looked 
> furious at Fleur kissing Harry and Ron on the cheek, and much later 
> is the first to make a move (and possibly compensates) by giving 
> Harry a quick peck before he sets off with the Dursley's.  (Then 
> again, maybe she kissed Ron as well after Harry left- good grief...)
> 
> One more thing- Notice how suddenly brisk and businesslike she 
> becomes while talking to Harry about Cho, asking if she cornered 
him 
> after the meeting, if she kissed him... I'd wondered why J.K would 
> even include that description of her, because generally if someone 
> starts acting like that it's a definite sign that, however 
> subconciously, they're trying to supress an emotion.  Do you know 
> what I mean?  I don't think that even Hermione quite realizes it 
> yet, but in future books I think her admiration and respect for 
> Harry will win out.  No idea about how Harry would react though... 
> any ideas?  Should be interesting, regardless.  :-)
> 
> Does anyone else agree with me here?  
> 
> "holmesclan2002"

That is interesting - although there are more obvious clues that she 
likes Ron, e.g kissing him on the cheek before the quidditch match 
(you can consture kissing harry On the cheek at the end of GoF 
because he'd been through so much - friendly goodbye), but kissing 
Ron before a match...and not Harry?  
but yeah, i think she respects Harry more - I thinka ctually she's 
ve3ry protective of both of them - woudln't really like any girl 
coming between her and either of them because that would threaten her 
relationship with them - I mean, they both rely on her a great deal 
for help with work, guidance on things - they generally accept that  
Hermione knows a great deal about everything and they do listen to 
what she says,  even if they moan at her!  So having another female  
taking her place with either would ruffle her feathers - I suppose 
she'll have to choose.
My horrible fear is that the triangle could never really continue, 
adn that Harry dying at the end of 7 would = R/H ending up as just 
the two of them - I don't mean by any means that this will be the 
reason for Harry dying or the krux to the plot - but it would resolve 
that eternal problem between the three of them.  

As for Harry liking Hermione - I don't think so, not at all yet - no 
hints whatsoever - he does say she isn't ugly, when she said he ought 
to've told Cho she was, but that's just a friendly thing...no signs 
of it yet.

Right, really ought to do some work,
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