SHIP: Hermione likes Harry

[Erica]

No: HPFGUIDX 73070

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Erica" <cymru1ca at y...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" 
<maneelyfh at y...> 
> > wrote:
> > > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lewa8978" 
<lewa8978 at y...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "holmesclan2002" 
> > > > <holmesclan2002 at y...> wrote:
> > > > > <snip>  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.  
> > > > <snip>
> > > > > 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? >>>> 
> > > > 
> > > > I agree, and I'll even go on to say that while he doesn't 
> realize 
> > > > it, Harry has feelings for Hermione. She was the one who 
talked 
> > him 
> > > > out of Buckbeak's room after they came back from St. Mungo's. 
> > She's 
> > > > the voice of his concious. And did you notice the attention 
to 
> > > their 
> > > > physical contact? She holds onto his arm, he pulls her away 
> from 
> > > > Grawp, etc.? <snip> tension. It's also a parallel to James 
and 
> > > Snape, if they were both 
> > > > in love with Lily, which has been suggested. 
> > > > 
> > > > "lewa8978"
> > > 
> > > Agree to Disagree.....she did the above as a true friend would, 
> > > however she kissed Ron on the cheek not Harry.
> > > Fran
> > 
> > The only scene where Hermione kisses Ron that I can recall occurs 
> in 
> > OotP but she kisses Harry then too (is there another?).  Ron and 
> > Harry are about to play their first Quidditch game of the season, 
> > IIRC (and Ron's very first game).  She kisses *both* of her best 
> > friends to wish them luck. 
> > 
> > Erica
> Me again:
> Ah but she kissed Ron first, and it does not say she kissed Harry.  
> And there is more emphasis on the Ron/Hermione kiss......
> Fran

She actually kisses Harry first, at the end of GoF ;)

In any case.  I don't see Ron's kiss as being any more romantic than 
the kiss she gives Harry.  Ron and Harry rise from the table to leave 
for their game and Hermione rises with them.  She grasps Harry's arm 
and takes him aside to tell him to not let Ron see what's written on 
the Slytherins buttons. Ron makes his way to where they are standing 
(he was sitting on the opposite side of the table?) looking desparate 
and alone.  She kisses him (Good luck Ron) and turns and kisses Harry 
(and you too, Harry ---).

Harry's kiss (GoF) is emphasised by Harry noting that it's something 
that Hermione has never done before.

Ron's kiss is emphasised by Ron's confusion, distraction by 
Hermione's kiss.

I think that JKR worked to muddy the shipping waters in OotP with the 
introduction of Luna (and her apparent interest in Ron) and 
indications of Hermione's possible prefence for Harry (his present 
gets a better reaction, she asks him to help her with her Elf freeing 
venture, etc) along with her kissing Ron.

Erica