there's more to HP than the ship

[romulusmmcdougal]

No: HPFGUIDX 133979

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Rebecca Stephens 
<rsteph1981 at y...> wrote:

RMM: 
> > I have looked on the RHr ship as a childhood crush
> > that would soon 
> > dissolve to make way for a budding romance between
> > HHr.
> 
Rebecca:
> Yes, but why?  Why have the crush if it were going to
> end?  Why would HH get together?  Just because she can
> help in the fight?  I always saw it as "Hermione and
> Ron have romantic feelings for each other and Hermione
> and Harry don't."  Doesn't matter who's smarter or
> braver or better - it's who you feel "that way" about.

RMM again:
It would end because these are essentially children we are talking 
about here, not adults.  Predominantly, Middle-Teens have not the 
maturity to develop serious life-long romantic relationships.
While it is not impossible, it is highly unlikely.

For reasons why HH could have gotten together I refer you to Penny 
Linsenmayer's excellent essay on H/Hr.  You can read it here:
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/essays/essay-harry-hermione.html

'Nuff said, since the point is moot anyway and the illusions are 
dashed.

Just call me delusional,
RMM