Dark SHIPS [HPforGrownups] ( was Re: Possession)

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No: HPFGUIDX 90859

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_reader2003" <carolynwhite2 at a...> wrote:
> > 
> Well I won't ignore it, because I'm not inoculated against romance 
> and definitely in the age for it, I'm just inmune to adolescent 
> pairing in general, but show me couples with dark or adult material 
> and you'll have my eye, if they make any sense in the plot. Say 
> Snape, Lucius, Tom/McG, Lupin...
> > 
> > Silmariel, remembering where FEATHERBOAs come from, and smiling.
> 
> Carolyn, who so agrees:
> 
> And what happened to that thread about Bellatrix being Harry's dark 
> obsession... something more suitable for Valentine's day methinks.


Huh. Time for a rant (or moan, depending on your point of view).

It  seems to be de rigeur to shake the finger at kindly, white bearded,
twinkly-spectacled, portly old gentlemen (just like Kneasy) for failing
to enthuse over the speculative amorous shenanigans beloved of some
of, shall we say, the more excitable wing of the romantic tendency among
the membership. Ah, the follies of youth!

Perhaps the jaundiced view has something to do with the difference 
between fictional romance and the horrors of the real thing. We do, and
I use the plural not in the Royal sense but to include all those battle-
scared veterans, those survivors of those dire moments when the
realisation strikes home that the object of your desires, perfection
personified, truly believes in horoscopes, Feng Shui, cabbage water 
diets and the efficacy of crystals in warding off the plague and expects
your life to be governed by them too. It's traumatic; believe you me.

To all those avid SHIPpers I say - extrapolate. Let's jump the gun on JKR
and look a bit further ahead; what will we see? What will these people be
in a decade or two?

Neville will collect stamps (or the WW equivalent) and will never go out
without his thermal underwear.
Ron will concentrate all his energies on his true vocation - being a full-
time Quidditch fan. The Chudley Cannons fixture list will rule his life.
Harry will spend his evenings down the pub, wondering why life is so
boring these days and boring everybody else by telling them so.
Hermione will nag - after all she knows she has all the answers, so why
don't they listen? Harpy Hermione.
Luna will swear by horoscopes, Feng Shui, cabbage water diets, etc, etc.
Ginny. I have expectations of Ginny. I think she'll become what was
known in Kipling's time as "a reg'lar baddun."

True romance, eh? Try it with that lot.
The pink haze of hormonal tunnel  vision soon wears off and then comes
the time of decision - will those cute little habits seem as sweet on a wet
November morning as they do now? It's advisable to tell the truth. When
he stumbles around in underpants whose elastic has failed (and he doesn't
notice because his waist-line is in the way) and her varicose veins remind
you of DD's scar map of the Underground (with the cellulite providing
contour lines) will  it still be romantic?  Sweet dreams of bygone passion.

Memories of Bella will make Harry even more unsettled. He will fantasise
on  what might have been - any current spouse is sure to come
off worst in the comparison. It's not possible to compete with a dream.
The fact that he was totally inadeqate to her needs will  never cross
his mind; he was the hero, wasn't he? And heroes always come out on 
top(!). Poor Harry; he might even be bald.

No wonder the series ends so soon.
Happy Valentines.

Kneasy