Hermione SHIP question (love triangle?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 79789

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Robert Jones" 
<jones.r.h.j at w...> wrote:
> Jim Ferrer and "Sarah" are making a stronger case than I thought 
> there was for Harry and Hermione at least beginning to get closer 
> as more than just friends.  Helen Granberry raises the issue of 
> whether a love triangle will develop between Harry, Hermione, and Ron.  I 
> don't care whom Harry ends up with (if anyone), but a love 
> triangle is something I hope won't develop unless it somehow plays into the 
> main story line of HP versus LV (e.g., the boys fight and Ron 
> isn't there for the final showdown).  If JKR makes some cheesy romance 
> novel out of their social lives, I'll be disappointed.    
>   
> 
> Boris the Bewildered

Sarah:
Definitely don't want a triangle, either!  But I don't think there 
will be; JKR's not making a romance novel.  Plus, Ron seems to 
suspect about twice in OoP that there might be something between the 
two.  Ron's reaction to Hermione saying Harry's not a bad kisser: he 
jumps and asks how she knows. When they miss the big quidditch 
match, he's a little suspicious as to where they went and why before 
they told him about Grawp.  I don't think Ron would be completely 
shocked if the two hooked up; he'd be hurt, but not devastated.  
He's jealous over Krum/Hermione, and obviously thinks Hermione likes 
Krum.  He asks Harry what Hermione sees in Krum after the post-
Harry/Cho kiss scene.  He's dealing with Hermione liking someone 
else.  He's maturing more, to the point that he didn't seem jealous 
of Harry at all in OoP.  (Not that there was much to be jealous over 
in OoP, but still.)  Sure, Ron's got a crush on Hermione, but people 
get over crushes and rejections all the time.  

And one of the group has to get rejected by someone romantically!  
Cho's rejection of Harry was temporary, and she went after him in 
OoP.  Hermione had Krum going after her.  Ginny never pursued Harry 
even though she liked him, so no rejection there.  And she's the one 
that dumped the guy in OoP.  When is one of them going to be given a 
resounding "I don't think so" by someone they're interested in?  Not 
a "no, for now"?  So far we've only seen one rejection, Cho's 
temporary rejection of Cho, and that's it.  I'm thinking Ron getting 
rejected by someone (or even Harry, but I think Ron's reaction would 
be more comical).  A slap across the face when one of the guys tries 
to kiss a girl.  (Sorry, but a teen boy throwing off a girl about to 
kiss him is just too unrealistic.  Unless she was Eloise Midgen or 
Milistrode Bulstrode.)  Some nicely mean and low rejection to keep 
with JKR's realistic portrayal of teens.  Or even just a nice, firm, 
and permanent rejection would be nice.  

Sarah