SHIP: Harry and....Susan?

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 131875

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermionekitten9" 
<kreneeb at h...> wrote:

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> I ship Harry with Susan Bones.

I totally agree with you. My writers instincts are screaming 
Harry/Susan to me, although (as the list knows) I fear H/G.

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> Let's take a moment to look at this ship. First, let's look at 
what 
> we know about Susan. We know that she is from Hufflepuff, which 
> implies that she is hard-working, and is "just and loyal." She 
also 
> had an aunt, uncle, and cousins die by one of Voldemort's Death 
> Eaters. We also have a quote from JKR saying that Voldemort killed 
> her grandparents. Another aunt of Susan's, who is the head of the 
> department of Magical Law Enforcement, was a "fair" person who 
> resided over Harry's trial (next minister, anyone?). Susan joined 
> the DA during the first DA meeting. We can gather that she has a 
> great relationship with her aunt, and she isn't a 
> regular "Lavender." 

Very good points. I can easily see a situation arising where Harry 
goes to Susan because he wants some info on being an auror and her 
aunt has the inside track. Or maybe her aunt becomes the new 
minister and susan is suddenly thrust into the limelight and she 
comiserates on that fact with Harry. there are all sorts of ways for 
her to interact with him. And I like the idea of Harry dating a 
book 'unknown' so that we get to know her as Harry does. It'll make 
nice symmetry.

Another point in her favor is that she is a member of a different 
house. I think if Harry dates another gryffindor things will end up 
too insular. Plus the fact she's a hufflepuff will lend her more 
towards a helpmate role instead of a tug of war for relationship 
control which is what I think would happen with Harry and another 
gryffindor.

Luna could fit the bill, but as much as I like Luna I think she's 
going to be more a part of Ron's story than Harry's (other than 
maybe a counselor role). 
 
So basically, what I'm saying is that I agree with you Kitten that 
Harry/Susan has just as good a chance as any of the other ships that 
are more commonly sailed.

Plus Susan has a really cool last name...

phoenixgod2000