[HPforGrownups] Re: Reading by JK Rowling at Radio City - Spoilers Within...

[BrwNeil at aol.com]

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In a message dated 8/3/2006 10:10:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
random832 at gmail.com writes:

>The question of H/G" is not the issue. The idea, as held by many  H/G
>or R/H shippers (including JKR) that H/H is ridiculous or that  anyone
>elieving anything but H/G and R/H is stupid, is the  problem.

>he idea doesn't have any merit, just because it's not the  same as how
>ne person wants it to be? That would be seen as  _incredibly_ arrogant
>oming from anyone else, and I'm not convinced JKR  shouldn't be held
>o the same standard


All the anvils in the world indicating that something will happen doesn't  
necessarily make it right or mean that everyone will agree with it.
 
I think an author fails if a large segment of her readers disagree with her  
relationships.  Rowling only had to do two things to make me accept H/G and  
R/H and she did neither.
 
Number one she had to show me what took place that changed Ginny from being  
a Harry groupie into being truly the right girl for him.  In book one she  was 
star struck and wanted to get a look at the famous Harry Potter.  In  book 
two she was in love with him before ever having even met him.  When  did she 
stop being one of the girls that we all hated because they just wanted  him 
because he was the famous Harry Potter?  I still think of her as one of  those 
girls.
 
Number two, just show me some positive interaction between Ron and  Hermione. 
 I accept that JKR is going to bring them together.  Would  someone just 
explain why they want to be together?  The have nothing other  than Harry in 
common. They disagree on everything.  They treat each  other awful and Ron 
especially has, in the course of the six books, done some  truly hurtful things.  Ms 
Rowling, please just explain why Ron wants  Hermione and why she wants him and 
maybe I can accept it.  Thus far you  have only indicated that it would 
happen, but you have certainly not shown any  reason why it should happen.

 
Neil



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