SHIP Ron/ Hermione /Re:Prefect Ron

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No: HPFGUIDX 151552

Betsy Hp:
> And, ironically, I think Hermione has a very hard time reading 
> people emotionally.  Whereas Ron is very good at it, IMO. 


SSSusan steps out into the light, after a long period in darkest 
Lurkerdom, to say:

Ooooh, Betsy, I'll bite on this one!  Can you give me an example or 
two of why you think Hermione has a hard time reading people 
emotionally?  I'm thinking of the insight she gave to Ron & Harry 
that time in OoP on what girls want, as well as her comment to Ron 
that he had the emotional range of a teaspoon, as examples that she 
might not be totally clueless there.

Also, I'd love an example or two of ways in which you've seen Ron 
being good at reading people emotionally.  Maybe his guessing at 
Hermione's feelings for Viktor... but do we KNOW what those feelings 
were?  I think he *was* guessing and might well have *mis*read 
friendly feelings as romantic ones.  Anyway, I'd be curious to hear 
about times when you've seen this as a strength in Ron.


Betsy: 
> Actually, I think that's where JKR is going when she sees Ron and 
> Hermione as a couple.  She provides the cold calculation, he 
> provides the heart, and together they're unstoppable.  


SSSusan:
Interesting!  I see what you mean about Hermione's "cold calculation" 
at times, such as with the entire DA setup, but is she coldy 
calculating in her expressed concern for house elves and in the 
creation of S.P.E.W.?  Is that not partly out of genuine emotional 
concern for the house elves and their well-being?

I don't doubt that Ron has a big heart, but he can be blunt and 
almost heartless at times in his remarks, too.  Maybe I'm 
interpreting "cold calculation" and "heart" differently than I should 
be, though, or thinking of them in different contexts than you are?


Siriusly Snapey Susan