Why does Ron have a crush on Hermione?

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 93845

Robert Jones wrote:
> Why does Ron have a crush on Hermione?  She's "plain" looking, so 
> it's not her looks.  It's not jealousy since Harry hasn't shown 
> interest in her (or vice versa).  Her main character traits seem 
> to  be that she is bookish and bossy — why would he be attracted 
> to that?  She has proven herself to be brave and talented on their 
> adventures with Harry — but is that all?

Del :

1. Why does anyone have a crush on anyone else ? Not always easy to 
say.

2. Plain looking : have you ever heard that beauty is in the eye of 
the beholder ? (I hope I got that right, English is not my first 
language). What seems plain to you might be beautiful to someone 
else. I'm always amazed at what kind of women my husband finds 
beautiful : *not* the ones you would expect !

3. Bookish and bossy : you could also translate this as "smart and 
confident", 2 things that Ron doesn't think he is and wishes he 
were. He's always felt trampled by his 5 big brothers, he doesn't 
think he can be exceptional, he doesn't even think he measures up to 
them or to Harry. Hermione is overly self-confident, and everyone 
agrees that she's one of the smartest students in the whole school. 
She's bound to impress him.

4. She's a *girl* and one of his 2 best friends, and I suppose Ron 
might have a problem reconciling those 2 facts. It might sound 
stupid and old-fashioned, but many kids still think that when a boy 
and a girl get emotionally close, that means they will get 
romantically involved.

5. She's talking to him like he's normal. How many other girls do 
that ?

Etc, etc... Many reasons for him to develop a crush on her.

Del