SHIP Hermione & Ron /

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 102824

"draco382" wrote:
> I thought i'd come out of lurkdom to put in my two cents on this 
> debate -- my impression of Hermione's relationship to Harry is 
> (brace yourself) one of complete respect and deference. Not in the 
> subservient "Harry is my God" kind of way, mind you -- more akin to 
> the statement she made back in book1: "books, 
> cleverness...friendship is what's really important" (paraphrasing). 
> I think she honestly feels that Harry, although wild, untamable and 
> often headstrong in many situations, has some level of authority to 
> her -- and even though she has no problem with telling of Ron for 
> being a prat, she might think twice when it comes to Harry. 
> 
> Honestly, at times she does seem to worship the guy. Probably 
> because he is the only one who "matches" up to her level of 
> understanding, comprehension and values. 
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Arya: I wonder, might "admire" be the term you are looking for as
opposed to "deference"? I see your points and do believe that Hermione
puts very few people as her equal or superior in any regard and that
Harry is indeed one of these in several regards. Perhaps even
"adoration" is something I see in how Hermione views Harry at times. 
Whatever it is, I see Hermione believing that even Harry's worst
faults are actually caused by very honourable intentions. IMO, she
thinks the world of him. 

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"draco382" wrote:
> Besides...isn't it completely possible that Hermione might find his 
> qualitites desirable (not in the love sense necessarily)? As 
> someone mentioned previously, Harry is, in many ways the ultimate 
> alpha Male of the series...
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Arya: Oh I think she certainly does see these as admirable qualities.
Remember who her first crush was? The renowned and much revered
honorary member of the Dark Force Defense League and Vanquisher of
every brand of evil--Gilderoy Lockhart. Even Hermione's fondness of
Viktor and apparent dating of him speaks towards this. For all
intents and purposes, we see Viktor as an honourable person and not a
young man who was enticed by scores of swooning fans and girls;
instead he proves to have higher standards by falling for the our
Hermione who we all know was not a simpering fan. I might also infer
Hermione felt flattered and sympathetic to Viktor's desire to find
someone who would appreciate him for who he was and not his fame; a
desire I that can easily be seen of one of Harry's, as well. 



Arya