SHIP: movie contamination

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 84237


> [Brian]
> 
> > I was polling a couple of my students about their SHIPping 
> > preferences.  The thought occurred to me that my R/H SHIP 
> > inclination, and SHIPping in general is a product of movie 
> > contamination.  

We didn't always use the prefix. But shipping  and ship debates 
on this list have been going on since for ever, long before the 
movies came out. 

Adrianna
> I'm inclined to agree. I was convinced of an R+H ship for ages. 
But the more I go back and reread the books, especially OOTP, 
the more I'm inclined to believe H+H. 
> 
> I don't think Ron and Hermione would make a very good 
couple and I was struck by this the most in a re-read of POA and 
OOTP. Ron is always making fun of Hermione and the things 
she cares about. Like SPEW. 
> 
> Harry makes fun a bit too, but not as much, and not so much to 
her face. <<

Actually, I take this as a bad sign for the H/H ship. I see the fact 
that Ron and Hermione are willing and able to talk about their 
differences as more hopeful.  If Ron and Hermione want to, they 
can find ways of addressing their differences without hurting one 
another. 

Harry's unwillingness to let  Hermione know when she's being 
annoying could land H/H in hot water. Eventually it will come out 
in a moment of anger and make her feel that she never knew 
him at all.

Pippin