Ship predictions(scenarios)

[lunamk03]

No: HPFGUIDX 90639

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> > > Toad replied:
> > > >You're right, Andrew. It all comes down to interpretation. 
> And,  In my opinion, which pairing or person you most identify 
> with. Are  you more like Hermione, Ginny or Luna? Would you 
> rather be involved with someone like Hermione, Ginny or Luna?
> 
> I'm an avid H/G shipper. I definitely identify more with Ginny. 
> 
> Erika:
> > > *nods* I too have noticed this trend in shipping tendencies. I 
> myself identify quite closely with Hermione and I ship H/H. 

<snip>

> Jim:
> >> I don't think that you can analyze ships by quotes, or by 
> analyzing  canon.  We're not trying to prove who killed Cock 
> Robin here.
>  
> This is a retread, I've posted it before, but it's my take:
>  
> I'm an H/H shipper because time and again Harry and Hermione 
> are  perfect for each other, but I started out as an H/G shipper 
> and still  have a soft spot for it, so Toad and I are not opponents, 
> but mirror images:<<
> 
> Pippin:
> I think it depends not only on how you want the story to end but 
> on how you want it to develop. Do you prefer a fairytale romance, 
> where all the obstacles to the lovers' happiness are external, or 
> do you prefer an Austen-esque affair in which two apparently 
> mismatched people have to work through a comic/painful 
> process of self-discovery with bliss as their ultimate reward?



AND...WHAT DOES JKR SAY ABOUT IT?

I never supported a specific shipper, but after reading JKR 
interviews, I think it is pretty clear that H/H is no go 100%, just 
read what she says about it in different interviews:
 
Dateline NBC
June 20, 2003
Couric: "Any snogging (kissing) with Hermione?"
Rowling: (slight frown) "Hermione and Harry! Do you think so?"
Couric: "No I'm kidding. 
Rowling: "Ron and Hermione, I would say, have more potential 

Sunday Gazette-Mail
14 November 1999
(Question) On whether Harry and his friend Hermione will have a date when they get older: "No, but I won't answer for anyone else - nudge, nudge, wink, wink."

Press Club
20 October 1999
Is it just me, or was something going on between Ron and Hermione during the last half of Goblet of Fire? I love your books, by the way, and two of them I've read straight through cover to cover in under 24 hours. 

JKR: Well done on the reading speed! Yes, something's "going on," but Ron doesn't realize it yet. Typical boy.
 
JKR: *looking through questions* No, don't like that one. Oh, I like 
this one
 do Harry and Hermione have a date? [laughter] No. They are –
 they're very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, 
nudge, nudge, wink, wink. [laughter and sound of kids going "Aaah!"]

Who am I to contradict JKR? It seems that R/H is a more plausible  scenario. I think she is very explicit and clear about Harry and Hermione being "quite platonic." On the other hand, she is equally  clear about Ron and Hemione having "potential." 

I am more for H/G, it's a gut feeling
 Although there is no clear indication, there are hints, like the twins talking to Harry about how powerful she is, and the way she is not intimidated by Harry's worst tantrums. If they don't end up together, they are going to share a very strong friendship and Harry is going to 
admire her for her courage and power
 

So, what does JKR say about H/G? :

Comic Relief March 2001 Live Chat
Will Harry ever notice the long-suffering Ginny Weasley? 
JKR : You'll see... poor Ginny, eh?

Irene