Why does Ron have a crush on Hermione?

[sienna291973]

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> vmonte responds: 
> You're kidding right?  If you ask me Hermione is a pretty 
impressive 
> witch!  Think of all that she has accomplished in 5 years.  She 
saved 
> Harry and Ron many times alone with her keen intelligence.  She is 
> 100 times better than Malfoy will ever be, and she has muggle 
parents!  

(Why do you think Malfoy hates her so much?!) 

snip 

> 
> The real question is: what does Hermione see in Ron?  (Don't get 
me 
> wrong, I like Ron.  In fact, I think Ron is going to grow up and 
> become quite formidable in book 6 and 7.)  I think Hermione sees a 
lot in Ron as well. 

I agree with everything you've said vmonte, except the last 
paragraph.  What canon evidence is there that Hermione 'sees' 
something in Ron that she doesn't see in Harry? That's 
interpretation of canon not canon itself (though it often gets 
passed off as such). My personal opinion is that Hermione's feelings 
have been kept purposely ambiguous. I'm also wondering if someone 
could enlighten me as to what our policy is on the use of the HP 
movies in our analysis of canon (because I also have reservations of 
movie evidence being used to predict ships).  And I'm not sure who 
said that Ron wasn't motivated by jealousy, but I would point out 
that 'jealousy' was a motivating factor in Ron's sudden 
demonstration of his affections - jealousy of Krum. 

> Berit replies: 
> 
> Ron clearly thinks Harry is the only person worthy of, 
notHermione, 
> but a certain brown-eyed, red-haired girl... :-) 

At the risk of offending people (because I LOVE Ron, I truly do), it 
seems to me that this all depends very much on what Ron wants.  Ron 
wants Hermione, therefore he will be with Hermione; Ron wants Ginny 
to go out with Harry (is trying to push Ginny towards Harry) 
therefore Harry and Ginny will ultimately date. We have seen in the 
books that what Ron wants isn't necessarily what Ron gets and when 
Ron gets it (prefect badge; Quidditch champion) it is undermined by 
the things that go on around him - i.e. We have it confirmed from 
Dumbledore that the prefect badge was ultimately meant for Harry; 
When Ron has his big Quidditch moment, Harry and Hermione miss it 
completely because they have more important things to take care of. 

I do not think that Hermione's feelings are so clear cut that what 
Ron wants (OBHWF), Ron will get. 

Again - I don't want to offend, but it seems to me that the canon 
evidence for any ship (including H/Hr) is not so strong that its 
future is a given. 

Sienna