[HPforGrownups] Relationships

[Meliss9900 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 132358

In a message dated 7/8/2005 3:43:37 PM Central Standard Time, BrwNeil at aol.com 
writes:
None of those things were obvious to me.  I find it strange that a  writer 
that keeps everything else so skillfully hidden would make relationships  so 
obvious that we would most certainly see them.  



JKR even said (Aug 15 2004 -- Edinburg Book Festival) that she wasn't going 
to reveal the final pairings . .that she couldn't. . . and "you will have to 
read between the lines on that one".

I know that many people think that the romances are going to be minor and 
light hearted. .and a part of me agrees.  However another part thinks that love 
is going to play a bigger part in the series.  So far its saved Harry's rear 
twice.  Once in Godric's Hollow and his mother's sacrifice.  Once in the MOM 
when LV possessed him.  

I also have a hard time thinking that Harry's going to kill LV.  The prophecy 
says 'vanquish"  and that's not necesssarily the same thing as killing. While 
I think that Harry has the skill to pull off an Unforgiveable Curse I don't 
think he has the mindset to do so. The example would be the Curciatus that he 
attempted with Bella.  Certainly he had enough motivation. .and probably a 
large dose of hatred towards her. . but he didn't *like* hurting her enough to 
pull it off properly. 

Do I ship?  Most certainly I do.  Am I confident that my ship  will prevail?  
I most certainly am not.  The one thing that I am  concerned about is that we 
still won't have any answers to the shipping question  at the end of book six 
and will go through this debate for another two or three years.

I am about 60 percent confident that my ship will sail but I recognise the 
possibilty that it could just as easily sink with one stroke of a pen in HBP.  I 
do think that we will have a clearer idea of what might happen Ship-wise but 
still not a definitive sailing.

Melissa


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