"A Little Romance"

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 127856



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> GEO: Yes, but a lot of the arguments for the H/Hr ship has been 
that 
> the potential and opportunity for a romantic relationship is 
greater 
> between the two of them because of their great friendship as many 
> have acknowledged and a certain lack of chemistry and attraction 
in 
> my opinion certainly doesn't nullify or sink the H/Hr ship. 

Phoenixgod2000: I think a lack of chemistry does sink a ship. 
romances don't spontaneously. I heard that people say that its 
better to be friends first and then lovers and that may be true but 
there has to be an underlying sexual attraction between them and 
there isn't even the vaguest character hint that they are attracted 
to each other.  Symbolism, which I've noticed a lot of H/Hr'ers use 
don't count for much in my book. 
 
> GEO: And out of curiosity by what authority have you managed to 
> divine what kind of girl that Harry is looking for? So far from 
his 
> limited romantic experiences, it looks like he is picking them 
more 
> for appearance or superficial qualities than for their actual 
> character, which is surely going to end up in disaster for him.

No, if he were picking girls based on appearances he would have been 
all over Fleur Delacour like Ron was and he wasn't. Even after he 
got an in with her by saving her sister.  He liked Cho because he 
liked Cho. was Cho being pretty a help? Probably, but Harry doesn't 
seem to notice many pretty girls at Hogwarts so it must be something 
else too. Hell, we know more about the way Luna Lovegood looks than 
we know about most any other girl Harry's age. What does that say?

Right now we don't know anything about what qualities Harry likes in 
girls except for he seems to dig them asian.
 

> GEO: Yes it's strangely so annoying that the voices in his head 
have 
> begun to take the sound of her voice. And besides her nagging and 
> bossy nature manages to get through to him while the methods of so 
> many others failed.

Harry never seems all that happy to hear Hermiones voice in his head 
when I read the books. And Hermione has the worst run of any 
character in the book when it comes to getting through to Harry. He 
lies to her face repeatedly in most every one of the books because 
he doesn't want to hear her lecture. Sounds like a firm basis for 
romance to me :)
 
> GEO: Please elaborate. I'm rather curious on how that detracts from
> a potential harry and hermione relationship.

You don't think that having compatible senses of humor is important 
to a relationship?  how many times in the series does hermione ever 
really laugh or crack a joke?  I can't think of any right now.

Hermione is actually kind of a joyless character with little if any 
sense of humor. I can't figure out why Ron *does* like her, let 
alone Harry possibly developing feelings for her. 
 
> > They do not have fun together when Harry needs someone 
> > to give him a few laughs.  
> 
> GEO: What he needs is someone that will try to ensure his mental 
> stability and physical safety. So far having someone to lighten 
the mood seems to be Ron's job.

Ron's not going to be in Harry's marriage bed so I think having his 
signifcant other be someone who can lighten Harry's mood should be a 
must.  And I think Harry already has plenty of people looking out 
for his physical safety. What he needs is someone who won't be 
forever dwelling on that stuff. He needs someone who can take his 
mind off of it.

And that person is not going to be Hermione.

phoenixgod2000