Why Ron Loves Hermione

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 81273

<<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" wrote: Why has 
Ron fallen in love with Hermione? It is pretty obvious to me that he 
has, though he covers it up in typical teenage boy fashion...I know 
of what I speak. I am a single man who has fallen deeply and 
passionately in love in my life...Ron is a good kid, and I believe 
he'll grow to be a good man. But he is always second best in his own 
mind, to his brothers, to Harry, even to Draco, who is richer than 
he. Such things matter to Ron.>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says

First of all: Awwwwww! We always *knew* you were a sweetie, ya big 
lug!

Ron's love is obvious to everybody except himself, which I guess *is* 
pretty typical. I think one of the reasons Ron has fallen in love 
with Hermione is that he was raised to be a *good kid* and to value 
things other than surface beauty (oh, the veela thing--he's got 
hormones, so?). He's lucky to have available to him a girl from 
outside his world who doesn't know she's supposed to fall for one of 
Ron's fabulous older brothers, or his famous friend who, to her, is 
no less goofy, or his wealthy adversary, who's a rodent.

Also, Ron is exactly the kind of uncomplicated but not unintelligent 
guy-type guy that girls too smart for their own good often find 
irresistable.

The problem I have with canon Ron is that we know by the emphasis on 
his chess prowess that he's not stupid, but I'm still waiting for his 
big epiphany. God, I hope JKR doesn't plan to kill him off!

--JDR