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

[ohneill_2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 106292

> Cory wrote :
> > Having said that, let's not forget how this discussion began, oh-
so-
> > many posts ago.  This debate began over a shipping discussion, 
when 
> > someone made the point that Ron "deserves" to end up with 
Hermione, 
> > because he's had such a hard life and he deserves to at 
least "get 
> > the girl." 
> 
> Del replies :
> It was me. And I surely never said that Ron deserved Hermione, first
> because nobody ever deserves anybody, and because even if that was
> true, I don't think neither Ron nor Harry would deserve Hermione.
> 
> What I said was that Ron was always second-best to Harry, and that 
I'd
> be horribly upset if the girl he's fancied for years ended up with 
his
> best friend. And that was just my *opinion*, not an argument in 
favour
> of R/H, which I don't really support anyway.

Now Cory:

I apologize if I mis-characterized what you had said; I certainly did 
not intend to.

My point was simply to bring the discussion back to where it had been 
when the "but Harry has had it worse!" point was initially made, 
because I think that argument makes a lot more sense in that context 
than it does otherwise.  

I agree with you that Ron has had a tough life, and that in general, 
it is wrong to trivialize his problems by comparing them to Harry's.  
However, in the context of the discussion at the time the point was 
made (i.e. in response to your point that it would be cruel for Harry 
to end up with Hermione after all Ron has been through), I think 
pointing out that Harry has also had to endure a lot emotionally does 
make some sense.

--Cory