Clues for SHIPS and for the plot

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 98893

> Del wrote:
> It doesn't to me, especially if you consider that she barely stopped
> writing her letter and goes back to it right away. *Ron* is the one
> who makes a big deal out of The Kiss, not Hermione. In fact, I find
> her so incredibly detached but not too unnaturally so, that it seems
> obvious to me that she's absolutely not jealous. That scene was the
> last proof I needed to convince me that Hermione isn't interested in
> Harry.
> 
> I guess that's just another proof that the whole SHIPping debate
> depends entirely on everyone's very personal inner workings. It 
seems absolutely *obvious* to me in this scene that Hermione is NOT 
jealous, I just can't imagine any jealous girl reacting the way she 
does, but I guess that could be only because *I* would never ever 
react in any way close to that way if *I* were jealous. :-)


Mandy here:
But I would act that way.  It is funny isn't it? How we all perceive 
the relationships differently and it is hopeless! We're just going to 
have to wait for Jo to give us the answer.   

To me, when I read Hermione acting briskly, hardly looking up and 
going strait back to her book, speaks that she is jealous and 
determined to hide it from both of the boys.  She wants avoid giving 
herself away and showing she her feelings of jealous for Harry to her 
too closest friends.  When you have a crush or are in love with 
someone who doesn't realize it, or is not reciprocating the feelings, 
you are reluctant to show how you feel for all sorts of reasons. 
Embarrassment, the fear of rejection, the fear of changing the 
relationship as it stands.   Also Hermione knows very well that if 
Ron thought she was jealous of Harry it would produce one of two 
reactions from him (Ron); either his jealousy and resentment of her 
feelings to his friend or un-merciless teasing and laughter.

Cheers Mandy.