SHIP Hermione & Ron

[ohneill_2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 102764

Del:

*snip*

> Let's read the scene03-604
> "Harry," said a hoarse voice in Harry's ear. "Hermione..."
> Harry looked round and saw Hagrid's enormous bearded face (snip
> description of Hagrid)
> "Listen," he whispered, "can yeh come with me ? Now ? While 
> ev'ryone's
> watchin' the match ?"
> "Er... can't it wait, Hagrid ?" asked Harry. "Till the match is 
> over ?"
> "No," said Hagrid. "No, Harry, it's gotta be now... while ev'ryone's
> lookin' the other way... please ?"
> Hagrid's nose was gently dripping blood. His eyes were both 
> blackened.
> Harry had not seen him this close-up since his return to the school;
> he looked utterly woebegone.
> "Course," said Harry at once, "course we'll come."
> 
> It's pretty clear to me that Hermione wasn't consulted at all in 
this
> decision. Hagrid talked to Harry, and Harry said " *we* will come". 
> Of
> course, Hermione could still have refused to go, but that would have
> been showing a huge lack of loyalty to both Harry and Hagrid. She 
was
> stuck, she had to go, whether she wanted to or not.



I think it's pretty clear that *Harry* didn't really want to go with 
Hagrid either, but he was willing to do so - as was Hermione - 
because they could see that their friend needed them.  

I wouldn't read the fact that Hagrid spoke to Harry and Harry 
answered for both of them as indicating any type of unhealthy one-
sidedness to the relationship; rather, I read it as indicating 
nothing more than that Harry knows Hermione well enough to know that 
she would never snub a friend who really needs her just to watch a 
Quidditch match...even one that does involve Ron.  

She could have said no; she wasn't "stuck," any moreso than Harry 
was "stuck" when Hagrid asked him to go.  If either of them had said 
no, it would have been a slap in the face to Hagrid, but they both 
*chose* to go, because Hagrid is their friend...not because they were 
forced by Hagrid (or Hermione by Harry).

--Cory