Hermione Jealous? was Clues for SHIPS and the plot

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 98820

Erika Wofraven: "Actually, the issue of whether or not Hermione's
irritation with Fleur is really due to Ron has been hotly debated
amongst shippers for years. You see it's not all that clear cut. For
one, Hermione displays irritation with Fleur before Ron becomes
infatuated with her..."

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"It's only after that that the girl, who is indeed Fleur, comes to the
table and is ogled by Ron. Hermione is initially irritated with him,
but then also with Harry as he ogles Cho:
 
"When you've both put your eyes back in," said Hermione briskly (223)
"She becomes annoyed with either of them for ogling girls. In light of
this, I don't think it's a matter of jealously so much as it's related
to her general disregard for looks and her insecurities regarding her
own looks at this point in GoF. The fact that she was already
irritated with Fleur surely did not help matters."

Exactly. Hermione's a girl, she's never got that kind of attention,
and her two best (male) friends are getting warmed over an imported
over-pheromoned Barbie and one of the best looking girls in school.
What's a girl got to do with these two louts, save the world?  I feel
like knocking their heads together myself.

Jim Ferer