[HPforGrownups] Re: Shipping in GoF, Important or Not?

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 99766



Hi,

Saturday, May 29, 2004, 7:26:48 PM, toptopera wrote:

> Don't misunderstand me, I don't think Ron/Hermione is doomed (even
> because these very arguments deny a Ron/Hermione wrong thing in the
> book), just that the Ron/Fleur pairing never actually existed, and
> then cannot be matched with the other two 'wrong' ones.

I did say that I thought JKR used the term "love" very
loosely, here. :)

Apart from Krum, all of the people involved are young
teenagers, so I doubt any of the trio was supposed to be truly in
love at this point.

But there was a definite attraction to Fleur from Ron's
side, veela or not, and Hermione reacted strongly when Fleur
kissed Ron after the second task and smiled at him at the
end. And he asked Fleur to the ball, though she obviously
didn't even consider him a choice.

Also, I don't believe Hermione was at all in love with Krum,
and see this relationship as very one-sided, too.

Yes, Hermione accepted his invitation to the Yule Ball, but
otherwise it was mainly Krum pushing for more, with Hermione
trying to keep things to friendship.


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