Clues for SHIPS and for the plot

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 98684

Neri: "In a  way it is JKR's own fault that nobody just takes her on
face value  anymore, but regarding shipping she repeatedly told us
that we can  easily figure it out ourselves, so it means that the most
obvious  ships are the correct ones."

R/H has never seemed obvious to me, though, or to H/H shippers, of
which I am one.  The R/H clues always seemed desultory and cloudy,
maybe an adolescent thing, muddied further in that the Trio is so
close anyway. There are strong bonds between them all no matter what.
And Hermione is writing to Viktor.

Potterfan: " would put my $0.02 on Ginny though.
-p0tterfan (Hopes to duck the incoming barge from H/H shippers!)" 

No barrage. Ginny's fine, but if there's anything obvious here, it's
only in JKR's mind.  Ginny's stock went up a lot in OoP, though, as
she grows so much in independence and gumption. An /excellent/ young lady.

And do we have a Luna factor now?

I don't think JKR's all that devious, really, just subtle,and the most
devious things about her are her statements outside the books.

Jim Ferer, who still believes everybody – repeat, everybody -  would
be happiest in an H/H Potterverse.