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

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 105865

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
> On the other hand, we don't know that Harry will want to keep 
fighting
> once his necessary part in vanquishing LV will be done. 

GEO: Harry is the main character. Even if he's done with Voldemort, 
there'll still be the remnants of his followers,other Dark Lords 
that'll probably want to knock Harry off in order to cement their 
status and finally the fact that he's just darn good at fighting the 
dark arts and has a thing for protecting people as Hermione said.

> He might very
> well be sick of fighting by that time (or have too many bleeding,
> hurting wounds to care anymore), and decide to become a Quidditch
> player, or even to settle with a nice girl somewhere far away and 
live
> off his fortune, at least for a while. He didn't ask to be a hero, 
he
> never wanted to be one, so he might very well decide to drop the 
whole
> thing once his Prophesied task is over.

GEO: Yes that might be true, but somehow I really don't think so. 
The heroes might quit for awhile, but they'll always be back to do 
their incredilby cliche job. Look at Dumbledore as an example. 
Fellow is still fighting the dark arts while being a headmaster.  

Harry might not have asked for the job, but he's doing it. Matter of 
a fact how many fictional characters have asked for the job of being 
the hero knowing that they'll get little reward from it?

> Del replies :
> I can't believe that Ron (or Hermione for that
> matter) would keep on getting himself in mortal danger just out of
> loyalty for a friend.

GEO: I can. The three are just incredibly close friends. 

> False. Harry has NO chance of ever being reunited with his parents 
in
> this world. Ron DOES have a chance, however small, to become Head 
Boy
> and Quidditch captain.

GEO: Thats exactly my point. Seeing how Harry's desires aren't even 
going to be fulfilled I very much doubt Ron's are going to be 
fulfilled either. 

Besides desires change, the stuff that one wanted when they are 
eleven is probably going to be different from the things they wanted 
when they are fifteen.

> Anyway, that wasn't the point. My point was that Harry's deepest
> desire, at age 11, was for family. Ron's deepest desire was for
> honours and excitement. 

GEO: Actually it's explained that Ron wanted to stand out from his 
other siblings. None of them managed to become both a head boy and a 
quidditch captain.

> Which completely contradicts the statement
> that all Ron will want is a quiet family life while Harry will be
> leading a life of adventures.

GEO: I don't see any contradication at all. Standing out from your 
friends while doing alittle bit better than your parents is probably 
what most people want.