Hermione's Reaction to... Was: Re: Harry's first Kiss (is it a smoke screen?)

[aboutthe1910s]

No: HPFGUIDX 105280

> Udderpd again
> 
> Again I have re-read the whole section we have been discussingPages
403 to 408 in the UK edition.
> 
> We have quite firm evidence in the rest of the book that HP/CC is a
no go, so lets look at what is happening.
> 
> Hermione is distracted and mainly concerned with her letter to
Viktor when Ron says, "Are you that bad at kissing?"
> 
> Harry answers "Dunno, maybe I am."
> 
> "Of course your not," said Hermione absently, still scribbling away
at her letter.
> 
> "How do you know?" said Ron very sharply.
> 
> Does this bring her to her senses because shortly after Hermione
says two things both to Ron:
> 
> "Ron, you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the
misfortune to meet." then less than half a page later. "Just because
you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have."
> 
> I think that here we have Hermione setting out her stall; Ron your
one of my best friends but I don't fancy you; and Harry I promise I
have never cried when I have dreamed of kissing you. 
> 
> I believe that Ron is worried about the trio.
> 
> Lastly, Harry still wouldn't know romance if it bit him om the nose.


I took the "Of course you're not" more to mean that Hermione
understands what is actually going on with Cho (and hopefully is
mildly...disgusted is too strong, but some watered down version of
that).  I took the insulting of Ron to imply both that she thinks that
he is a moron for not realizing that she likes him and also that she
herself is still uncomforable with her feelings for him.  Just to
offer an alternative reading of the section...

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