[HPforGrownups] Re: Relationships

[BrwNeil at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 132301

 
In a message dated 7/8/2005 2:24:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
rolshan2000 at yahoo.com writes:

>Finally, and to me most convincingly, I do not believe romance will  
>be a major focus of the remaining two books - at most a "light"  
>sidestory.  If that is the case, only the already set up ships  R/H 
>and H/G would be able to be played this way -- any other  alternative 
>would require complexity, exposition and/or unexpected  revelations. 

>Rolshan
I've said in a previous post that I have no idea who will end up with  who.  
I disagree, however, that any alternatives would be complex to  write.  I'm no 
JKR, but following is an example of how easy it would be to  change H/G and 
R/Hr to H/Hr and R/L.  Not at all complex, done in six  lines.
 
"Ron, how do you feel about Hermione," Harry asked pointedly.
 
"Feel?  What do you mean feel?"  Ron asked.  "Next to you,  she's my best 
friend."
 
"Do your feelings go beyond friendship?"  Harry asked.  "You seem  upset 
whenever she talks about Victor"
 
Ron laughed.  "At one time I did consider asking her out, but I was  afraid 
it would damage our friendship.  Now I realize that we have too many  
differences for it to ever work out.  We'd be fighting all the time.   Besides, I was 
thinking of asking Luna to the next Hogsmeade weekend.  I  know she acts weird 
sometimes, but I kind of fancy her.
 
Harry hesitated briefly.  "Then you wouldn't be upset if I asked  Hermione 
out?  I never realized how much she meant to me until I thought  she had died in 
the Department of Mysteries."
 
"Go for it mate.  I think it would be great if the two of you became a  
couple."  Ron gave his friend an encouraging slap on the back.
 
I'm not saying this will happen or that I even what it to  happen.  I'm 
simply pointing out how easily JKR could change  everything.  Nothing is in cement 
until the last words of book  seven.

 
Neil



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