SHIP: Would Ron really be the one for her?

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 125522


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, chnc1024 at A... wrote:
> Chancie:
>  
> Again sorry to say that I disagree Polly.  Except for the point 
> about "she was never really a threat to begin with" if Hermione
> was attracted to Harry, why would she try to explain why Cho
> was acting the way she was?  If she was secretly crushing on
> Harry, she wouldn't want to help his relationship with Cho, she'd
> be wanting them to brake up! 

GEO: That would assume that Hermione is selfish and only cares about 
herself, but considering how she was willing to help House Elves and 
Harry it's quite possible that she helped him because Harry was 
first and foremost her friend and that she placed his happiness 
before hers.

> I can't see anything that points  to
> Hermione wanting Harry for anything more than a friend.  

GEO: Besides her excitement when she thought he got the prefects 
badge or when she wanted him to help her create more clothes for 
House Elves?

> Some 
> people point to the fact that Hermione is more comfortable with 
> Harry than she seems to be with Ron. But that's because they 
> are truly just friends and that's all either of them wants. They 
> both know that so it doesn't need to be awkward. 

GEO: Or perhaps a sign that a pairing between Harry and Hermione who 
even you acknowledge are naturally suited is perhaps favored by even 
JKR herself.

 They are 
> just friends.I see Ron and Hermione as a couple of teenagers 
> who like each other but are too scared to say so for fear the 
> other doesn't feel the same way.  

GEO:  There are lots of signs that Ron favors Hermione, but where 
are the signs that Hermione favors Ron afterall she was the one that 
abandoned him in his moment of triumph to go into the FF with Hagrid 
and Harry and she was the one that helped Harry the most in the 
Triwizard Tournament whereas she did very little in comparison in 
helping Ron with his confidence problems in OOTP heck Luna did more 
in encouraging Ron and trying to lift up his spirits.

  Hermione was upset at Ron for
> not seeing her as a regular girl.  

GEO: I took that more as Hermione being upset over Ron expressing 
rather sexist opinions about women and valuing beauty and what is 
skin deep instead of valuing what is in the heart and mind of the 
person, which is the anti-thesis of Hermione's very character.

> I think this greatly adds to the whole Ron/Hermione SHIP.   
Hermione
> uses this as an opportunity try to bring up the subject of them. 

GEO: All tha I see is Hermione doesn't like being treated as 
anybody's object.

>  She wouldn't want her to  hurt 
> her friend's feelings by after saying this and Ron coming to ask 
her  "oh
> sorry Ron, I know I told you to ask me to the next ball, but you 
see the 
> thing is I really like Harry and not you."  That's not Hermione! 
She  
> wouldn't 
> toy with someone's emotions! 

GEO: No she wouldn't, but nor is she interested in breaking the trio 
of Harry, Hermione and Ron just when the break between Harry and Ron 
was repaired after the First Task and when Ron may still be 
harboring feelings of jealouse towards Harry.

> And I don't think any one would disput 
> the fact that Ron likes Hermione, or else the subject of Viktor 
Krum 
> wouldn't be such a touchy one!.  

GEO: And Rowling herself has said that everyone is in love with the 
wrong people in GoF and of course Ron is in love with Hermione in 
that book just as Harry and Hermione are in love respectively with 
Cho and Krum. Of further interest, both Harry ahd Hermione try and 
find love in people that have affiliations with houses that the 
other was almost sorted into with Cho(Ravenclaw) for Harry and Krum
(Durmstrang student aligned Slythering house) for Hermione.
  
> Also another hit against the Harry/Hermione Ship,  JKR said their  
> relationship
> is totally platonic!!!!

GEO: This has been address over a hundred times already. That 
statement was made before the writting or publication of GoF and 
OOTP so it doesn't really apply to the present situation.