SHIP Ron/Hermione: The Bickering Couple

[Joe Goodwin]

No: HPFGUIDX 151618

    

Betsy:
   
  I think the romance angle would have worked better if Ron and 
Hermione worked more smoothly together and fought less often.  Than 
their very real differences would come across as a benefit.  
Instead, their very real differences cause them to misunderstand and 
misjudge each other.  And instead of rooting for them to get 
together, the audience picks a side and breaks into factions and 
feels certain that one of the two is highly undeserving.  Which is 
not, I think, what JKR was going for.


Joe:
   
  I have to say I like the way you think but I am still going to have to disagree. I think the moment JKR set up the trio she started the shipper wars. I have to say I also remember people saying Leia would end up with Luke after the first movie. If there had been an internet you can better there would have been Luke/Leia Shippers.
   
  Honestly if they had gotten together in book four I would have thought it was surprising. That said I can see the trend to it and why they would be interested in each other. Deep down inside both are strong willed (for the most part) people who value loyalty, hard work(Ron's extra Quidditch practice), a strong sense of right and wrong(that differ somewhat) and a willingness to do what it takes to help the people they care for. That's a lot in common. Could they be more accepting of each others ways of doing things? Without a doubt. But they are learning and JKR is showing it and I suspect we will see a bit more of it in book seven.
   
  Book seven though isn't about Ron and Hermione's romance or lack thereof so there will probably only be bits and pieces. For one I also think their bickering is a bit overblown both as evidence of attraction and as a deterrent. It may just happen to be the part that causes Harry inconvience so he may note it more often. 
   
  Joe