"A Little Romance"

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 127862


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "phoenixgod2000" <jmrazo at h...> 
wrote:
> No, if he were picking girls based on appearances he would have 
been 
> all over Fleur Delacour like Ron was and he wasn't. 

GEO: People were all over Fleur also certainly because she was a 
part Veela and we saw that one of their powers was the capability to 
entrance people, which Harry was able to fight off.

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? 

GEO: I recall that the very first description of Cho in PoA or GoF 
was that she was pretty so I for one certainly think that one of the 
multitude of reasons for his attraction to Cho was that she was 
pretty besides the few superficial similarities they shared.

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?

GEO: Either because he's too distracted or because Rowling and her 
editors found it too tiresome to describe everyone of those minor 
characters who only have small parts to play in the story.

> And Hermione has the worst run of any 
> character in the book when it comes to getting through to Harry. 

GEO: Seeing how she was the only one that managed to get him out of 
Buckbeak's room during the Vacation in OOTP, I would really disagree 
with your statement.

> He 
> lies to her face repeatedly in most every one of the books because 
> he doesn't want to hear her lecture. 

GEO: Some examples would certainly be nice. 

Most of times that he does lie to her that I recall usually come 
back and trouble him in one way or another (legilimency, second 
task) so even though he might not like it, the nagging is usually to 
his benefit. 

Besides who has he not lied to? So far he has lied to everyone of 
his father figures and even to Ron for one reason or another.

> 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. 

GEO: Perhaps your failure to understand her character is why you 
fail to comprehend certain ships like R/Hr or H/Hr.

> 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.

GEO: I really disagree here, he needs to deal and live with the fact 
that he is surrounded by dangers with or without Voldemort. He 
frankly doesn't really need a character that will help distract him 
from the troubles of his life.