[HPforGrownups] Re: SHIP: Harry and Hermione together per JKR chat?

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 92616



Hi,

Tuesday, March 9, 2004, 6:08:43 PM, Jim wrote:

> Hermione's life has been completely transformed by knowing Harry.  She
> could have easily ended up another Percy, a Ravenclaw prig. Not now,
> and nevermore; Hermione is a true Gryffindor heroine.

Percy, a Ravenclaw?
And Hermione's changes are all due to Harry's influence
alone? I tend to think Ron something to do with it, too.
And maybe being a witch, and entering the WW was part of the
transformation, too.

After all, Hermione didn't pick Griffindor, because Harry
was sure to be in that house, but because *she* thought it
was the "best" house.

> But how could a partnership be more equal than theirs?  She prepares
> him for his challenges, curbs his excesses (with varying degrees of
> success) and knows just what he needs.    Harry owes Hermione a lot.

He does, but where does the equality lie?

What does Harry do to fulfill Hermione's needs, besides
being a "quest" for her?
Like Neville, the house elves...
Yes, he thinks of her, but usually it's because he is trying
to avoid some reaction by her. How good can that be in the
long run?
Hermione doesn't do this, and comes right out with anything
she deems needs saying to Harry, or anyone else.

Harry tends to take the way out by avoiding the situation
altogether, not necessarily for Hermione's good, but more
often for his own good.

Hermione is a lot less helpful to Ron, because he needs a
lot less help.

And I do think the impression that Harry and Hermione are a
lot closer than Ron and Hermione, comes from the POV.

We know a lot more about Harry's feelings toward Hermione
(and everyone else), because we are in his head almost all
the time.
If we had the same benefit for Ron or Hermione, we'd
probably think their relationships were richer, too.

It helps to hear about peoples' feelings first hand, and not
try and figure it out through what Harry sees and hears.

Harry and Hermione have a wonderful friendship, but I don't
think it's superior to Ron and Hermione's friendship, nor
Harry and Ron's.

They all have different things to give, so it's not a tit
for tat thing, and interactions are different, because of
personalities.

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