SHIP:Hermione's feelings for Ron in OotP (Was: Re: Harry's first Kiss)

[Jenni A.M. Merrifield]

No: HPFGUIDX 108369

Jim Ferer wrote:
> If I gave a lady perfume and she termed it "unusual," I'd be bummed
> out.  You have to add something to it to get anything better out
> of it.

Jenni replies:
 <laughs> Well, just goes to show what I know.  I've always 
preferred more unusual perfumes - the typical cloying flowery stuff 
is just so boring.  I guess I must have bummed out more than my fair 
share of past boyfriends. :-P



> Jenni: "Who really doesn't understand the constant fascination of
> the SHIPers, but figures "to each his (or her) own"
> 
> It's a great insight into the characters, and a measure of how 
> great a job JKR does with them that we actually care about the 
> love lives of fictional teenagers. Otherwise, SHIPing is 
> completely indefensible.

  Okay, I'll fess up and at least admit that I have personal 
opinions as to whom likes who and why, so I have to agree with your 
comment on JKR's skill at her art.  I guess I just don't have the 
patience to do the depth of research necessary to really do SHIPing 
the justice it deserves.

  For the record, and (quite seriously) without any deep analysis 
beyond what my brain subconsiously decided after the first one or 
two times I read through the series, I've just always felt that, as 
it stands at the end of OoP:

* Ron definitely likes Herminone;
* Herminoe thinks of Harry as her best friend, thinks she likes 
Krum, and really actually likes Ron;
* Harry was physically attracted to Cho, has never really thought 
about Hermione "that way", thinks of Ginny almost as if she were his 
own kid sister, and is, for lack of a better phrase, a free agent.
* Ginny grew out of her early crush on Harry and moved on (and 
though I think Ron would like to see her move back, I doubt that's 
even occured to her);

> Jim Ferer, who would have to be tortured to admit his interest in
> SHIPping.

  Except on HP4GU, of course. ;-)

Jenni