SHIP Hermione & Ron /

[anasazi_pr]

No: HPFGUIDX 102674

<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
> 
> Gina wrote :
> > Think about it - Hermione is always with Harry!
> 
> Del replies :
> ... Except when she's with Ron, as Prefects for example. That's a
> pretty big clue for R/H, don't you think ?

Anasazi replies:
Oh, spending time with your favorite guy alone during Prefect duty is 
a very big clue. I think Hermione agrees with you too... now, let us 
consult canon and look at the moment Hermione heard the news that 
there was a another Prefect in Grimmauld Place.

<START QUOTE>
"Hermione came tearing into the room, her cheeks flushed and her hair 
flying. There was an envelope in her hand.
'Did you - did you get -?'
She spotted the badge in Harry's hand and let out a shriek.'I knew 
it!' she said excitedly, brandishing her letter. 'Me too, Harry, me 
too!'
'No,' said Harry quickly, pushing the badge back into Ron's 
hand. 'It's Ron,not me.'
'It - what? i-'
'Ron's prefect, not me,' Harry said.
'Ron?' said Hermione, her jaw dropping. 'But ... are you sure? I 
mean -'
<END QUOTE>

Now, if Hermione wanted some alone time with her boy toy Ron, why 
wouldn't she wish for Ron to get the badge? See how she says "I knew 
it!" as if she had dreamed of sharing the position with Harry. And 
te "But... are you sure?" only makes things worse. And remember, this 
is not my interpretation... THIS IS CANON.

Now, the rest of your points might be valid or might be not, I don't 
have the energy right now to go into them. But like I always say, 
whoever Hr ends up with it's pretty much a toss right now (hopefully, 
we'll have a more balanced view in book six). 

There's one thing in particular that I took a bit of offense to...

> Del replies :
>And it's Harry who took
> the decision for them both anyway : Hermione didn't have a choice.

Before replying to this, I should state that Hermione is my favorite 
character in the books, so I may get a little bit passionate about 
this.

This sounds a bit chauvinistic, in a way implying that Hermione (the 
main female character in the book) has no choice but to follow the 
alpha male in her life, Harry. Maybe if the story was set in the 
Middle Ages I can see that this might be correct, but is not!

Hermione (and Ron) has a choice in every step of the way when it 
concerns Harry. That's why their relationship is so remarkable! They 
know they are in danger by being such close companions of the Boy-Who-
Lived, but they CHOOSE to remain by their side. Both Ron and Hermione 
are loyal, right? No point in arguing that... but could they be 
considered loyal if they didn't CHOOSE to stand with him?

Hermione has proven again and again that she makes her own choices. 
In PS/SS, she chooses to get in trouble after the troll incidents to 
keep Harry and Ron safe. In PoA, she chooses to risk her friendship 
with both Harry and Ron in order to keep Harry safe (Firebolt 
incident). In GoF, she chooses to remain friends with both Harry and 
Ron when they have a falling out... she chooses to help Harry learn 
spells in order to help in the tasks... she chooses her date to the 
ball... and in OoTP is where we see how things in Hr life are her 
choice: she chooses to go to Grimmauld Place on Christmas (and 
forgoes spending time with her parents to do so), she chooses to be 
there for Harry even when he pushes her away, she chooses to bring up 
the idea for the DA (God bless her for that), she chooses to risk 
Angry!Harry by trying to stop him and make him listen to reason about 
Sirius at DOM vision, she chooses to go into the Forbidden Forest to 
stop Umbridge (in here, Harry was indeed HER follower), AND she 
chooses to go to the MoM for the final battle (even when Harry in 
more than one ocassion tells her to stay behind).

I think that by implying that Hermione didn't have a choice in the 
matter, you are taking merit away from what very well could be the 
most important female in the story.

Anasazi