Ship predictions(scenarios)

[Shanna Yarbrough]

No: HPFGUIDX 90717

Neri had a thought-provoking point: 

"It is interesting, because H/H seems to be the most natural ship, not 
only for you and me as readers, but also for JKR. Harry is her hero, 
her brainchild, and Hermione is her alter ego." 

But I think JKR's love of Harry would preclude her from setting him up. He's her baby! No  witch is going to be good enough for her baby! If Hermione reminds JFK of herself at that age, all the more reason for her not to be romantically paired with Harry: they are already too close -- to add any sort of sexual tension would be a little profane. 

And I'm fairly new to the list and haven't read through the entire archive, but has the case been made here for the fact that Ron and Hermione seem to already be dating as of OotP? Harry's oblivious, but every time he enters a room, Ron and Hermione are huddled together or exchanging glances, having this entirely OTHER relationship from the one the Trio used to share. In GoF the balance was, if anything, tipped in the Harry and Ron direction; it was all about Harry and Ron, how their friendship was the chief joy in Harry's life with Hermione rounding it out, but after a summer at 12 Grimmauld, it's Ron and Hermione who are making Harry the third wheel. This seemed pretty clear to me, as Ron and Hermione kept very quiet, didn't they, about their love lives throughout OotP despite everyone else jockying for hormonal position. When Harry's interested in Cho, Ron doesn't mention who he's hot for; when Harry kisses Cho (or is kissed by her), Ron is not jealous (as he always is when Harry gets to some milestone first) but full of glee and "that-a-boy!" excitement. No one knows, but I thought one of the big, dramatic subtexts of Book Five was the fact that Ron and Hermione never TOLD Harry about their relationship, and that was going to eventually come back to haunt them (because not telling Harry something seems to be the quickest way to get on his bad side).

Waiting for the big confession and Harry's CAPITAL LETTERS,

Shanna