SHIP: Susan Bones - The Candidate

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, BrwNeil at a... wrote:
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>  
> In a message dated 4/23/2005 6:45:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
> jmrazo at h... writes:
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> I am  predicting that Susan Bones will get some air time in the next  
> book.
> 
> phoenixgod2000
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> Although anything is possible, I find it difficult to believe that his  
> circle of close friends is going to stretch even further.   The trio  is now a 
> sextet and I doubt it will go beyond that.   
>  
> As for relationships, don't be surprised if there aren't any firm ones  until 
> the epilogue.  At age 17, teenagers have a tendency to distance  themselves 
> from friends when in a relationship.  That would hurt the  story.  Think about 
> Harry with any girl other than Hermione and we have  taken Ron and Hermione 
> out of the story.  Remember this story is from  Harry's point of view.
>  
> Have Ron and Hermione in a relationship and Harry ends up a third  wheel.  
> Plus, again remember the story is from Harry's point of view.   A Ron/Hermione 
> relationship would be mostly behind the scenes.  I feel that  if Harry comes to 
> the realization that he loves anyone, it will not be till the  end of book 
> seven.
>  
> Now a question for the group in general concerning Hermione being in a  
> relationship with either Harry or Ron.  What makes one more plausible than  the 
> other?  Many of the arguments I've heard against one pairing would  apply equally 
> to the other pairing.  I'm not saying that Harry and Hermione  belong 
> together, but I would like R/Hr shippers to explain why they feel their  relationship 
> would work, but Harry and Hermione wouldn't.
> 
>  
> Neil
> 


Antosha:

I agree with just about everything you have to say here. I can totally buy Susan--or Luna--
as a possible eventual love-interest for either Harry or Ron. Or Hermione, for that matter, 
though I don't think JKR's gonna go that way. :smirk: In any case, whether or not either 
one becomes involved with one of the Trio in this book, or whether it happens at the end 
of book seven, which I agree is the most likely case, given the elsewhere-discussed 
prominence of Jane Austen and Dorothy L. Sayers on JKR's virtual bookshelf, we can only 
expect this to happen if the two girls gain more prominence in HBP.

I think the circle of friends will continue to expand. She's got us involved enough in those 
six DoM characters--their friends and romantic interests are likely to come into focus as 
well. I think this (in combination with the continuation of the DA) may be one of the ways 
that the so-called Good Slytherin makes his/her appearance--as one of the sextet's love 
interest. Or maybe I've just been reading too much fic. :double smirk:

I did disagree with this one statement: "Think about Harry with any girl other than 
Hermione and we have  taken Ron and Hermione out of the story.  Remember this story is 
from  Harry's point of view." If Harry becomes involved with Luna (who is interested in Ron 
and drives Hermione bonkers) you have a strain on the Trio, but Ron and Hermione would 
still remain forground. Likewise, if our hero becomes obsessed with Ginny (who is Ron's 
sister and Hermione's friend) there are all sorts of dynamics that are likely to come into 
play that will both strengthen and challenge the Trio. It's harder to see with a Harry/Susan 
pairing, but still possible. And, again, much fic hay has been made over the affect of a 
Ron/Hermione relationship on their friendship with Harry. 

Something just occurred to me: wouldn't it be interestingly Austenian to see the Trio all 
dating other people in HBP? Not necessarily the people they will end up with, but people 
who expand and challenge the central friendship in the series?

Antosha, who is embarrassed to have spent so much time over the past few years trying to 
work out the love-lives of a group of fictional fifteen-year-olds