[HPforGrownups] OOP: The Shipping News (spoilers, of course)

[Przemyslaw Plaskowicki]

No: HPFGUIDX 61510

sirius_sam1 napisa:
> Long time reader, first time poster, blah blah blah.
> Got the book at midnight, finished it by the next midnight, and have 
> been waiting to post ever since, so without further ado (but with 
> some spoiler space)
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> The Ships:
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> H/R: What a let down. Nothing. After GoF I was sure that we would 
> see a kiss in this book. And when they were both made Prefects! The 
> stage was set, they would be spending time together without Harry, 
> it was bound to happen...but it didn't. The only hint of a H/R ship 
> that I could find comes on page 658, when Hermione asks Ron to help 
> convince Harry not to communicate with Sirius.
>    " ' What do you think about this?' Hermione demanded of Ron, and 
> Harry was reminded irresistibly of Mrs. Weasley appealing to her 
> husband during Harry's first dinner in Grimmauld Place"
> I guess there's still a possibility, but it's looking grim for H/R.

I agree, it was a major let down. On the other hand I've got unspecified 
feeling, that there _must_ be something going on behind scenes. I just 
can't find why I've got this feeling. Was it that their bickering was 
much less fiercier than always? Or, perhaps that they seems to treat 
Harry as their (sort of) a child. Or just maybe because their behaviour 
is similar to behaviour of some friends of mine who are together over 10 
years (and they get together at 15).
There is an excellent example of similar pair in (lord) Jeffrey Archer's 
short story "Old Love".
I'll try to be more specific soon (after re-read).

> H/H: Here we have some definite improvements (I myself am an H/R 
> shipper, so this was disappointing as well). The whole deal with Cho 
> just brought Harry and Hermione closer, such as when Harry is forced 
> to admit he doesn't think Hermione's ugly (which is a big deal for a 
> 15 year old boy). The other big hint comes at the end, but could be 
> interpreted two ways. On the train ride home, when the kids are 
> talking about relationships, Ginny mentions breaking up with 
> Michael, and then (pg. 866):
>      " 'Well, I always thought he was a big of an idiot," [Ron] 
> said...'Good for you. Just choose someone -- better -- next time.' 
> He cast Harry an oddly furtive look as he said it."
> This can go two ways. Either he is saying "Harry, Cho wasn't right 
> for you, choose Hermione next time," or he is saying "Ginny and 
> Harry, you two should be together, you're good for each other."

IMHO it's for sure directed at Ginny, to whom Ron was speaking at that 
time meaning, as you said: Ginny and
Harry, you two should be together, you're good for each other."

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