SHIP: Ginny/Harry/Hermione(Was Cho) - a long way to go...

[Penny Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 60727

Hi --

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "animagikat" <mangankat at a...> 
wrote:

> I personally have nothing against Hermione. She is a great girl, 
very 
> worthy of affection from Harry. I would love to be waving that 
banner 
> with you. But there is the problem of Ron. It is obvious they are 
> both (R/Her) feeling that awful teen angst towards each other.>>>>

Not so fast; it's *very* arguable whether Hermione returns Ron's 
feelings or not.  Suffice to say that a good many shipping wars have 
been waged on this group and all over the fandom over that very 
issue. There is, in fact, a formal debate scheduled at Nimbus - 2003 
(www.hp2003.org) next month, where the R/H shippers will square off 
against the H/H shippers, using canon evidence to back up their 
points.  There are extensive essays written (both in HPfGU's FP site) 
and on FictionAlley and housed at the partisan sites like 
www.pumpkinpie.org (H/H) and www.sugarquill.net (R/H).  It is 
generally agreed by most partisans though that the evidence is 
arguable either way with respect to Ms. Granger's feelings (that is, 
that both sides have decent arguments).  We shall see, we shall see 
(maybe!).

 If 
> J.K.R. goes the H/H route, all I have to say, is that she had 
better 
> kill Ron off(Heaven forbid!). Otherwise the whole trio will be 
ripped 
> to shreds, including Harry and Hermione. If Ron was ticked about 
> Harry getting attention in GoF, imagine if he stole Hermione from 
him.
> 
> I also just don't see Harry as the type of boy who would do that to 
> his friend. Friendship doesn't survive betrayl like that. It's just 
> not done.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

They're only 15.  Even if Ron and Hermione get together, odds are 
that it won't be to match up for life.  People date their friends' 
exes all the time.  That is quite common really.  So, no, I don't 
think she has to kill Ron off at all.  He might break up with 
Hermione, after all.  :--)

Penny