SHIP Ron/ Hermione /Re:Prefect Ron

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No: HPFGUIDX 151302

Irene:
<SNIP>
This whole
> > relationship reads to me as a lifetime of Hermione keeping her 
head down
> > and her heels low, not to appear taller than Ron. Figuratively 
speaking.
> 
> Magpie:
> Not seeing that at all.  Hermione always makes it clear she's the 
height she 
> is.  I can't think of any time Ron has needed her to not belong to 
something 
> because he's not in it.  He doesn't demand she quit the Slug Club.  
He's a 
> bit humilited about being left out and gets sulky about it, but 
there's 
> never any question of Hermione not being in it because Ron isn't.  
I can't 
> think of any time Hermione has dumbed herself down for Ron.  On the 
> contrary, sometimes she's a little slow to cover the opposite 
feeling. 
> She's known to tell Ron to shut up or criticize his thinking when 
she 
> disagrees with it.  <snip>

Alla:

Right, I am completely with you Magpie, I also don't see anywhere in 
canon Hermione dumping herself down to Ron and see plenty of Hermione 
criticising him left and right, just as Ron criticises her both 
fairly and unfairly. But I belong to those who in general do not see  
that Ron has to make himself worthy of Hermione and think that 
Hermione should be very proud to be with the boy like Ron. You know, 
smart, loyal, kind, ready to die for his friends, etc.

I think just as Ron is learning plenty from Hermione and Harry, 
Hermione is also learning plenty from Ron and Harry and the gist of 
such learning is what she says in PS/SS about books not always being 
the most important thing in the world.  Ron may not be just as 
interested in learning right now, although he IMO improved 
significantly and I also think that him being good in strategy as in 
PS/SS was there for a reason. Good chess players ARE intelligent by 
definition, so even if JKR did not develop it much, I would not 
surprised if in the epilogue Ron got high paying auror job or 
something like that.

Alla,

for whom books are very important things  in the world :)