SHIP /Re: Reading by JK Rowling at Radio City - Spoilers Within...

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 156460

Neil:

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.

Lynda:

Taking them in order:

Number one--Ginny matured!  Firstly my reaction is she was not in love with
Harry from before even meeting him, she was star struck!  The boy that she
had grown up hearing about was going to Hogwarts.  Of course she wanted to
meet him.  That's far different from spending vacations with him and her
family, living in the same house at school with him and basically doing a
lot of growing up in the five years she's been at school.

Number two--Maybe Hermione doing the vast majority of Ron's homework for him
or at least correcting them doesn't count.  After all, she does the same for
Harry, but she refuses to do Harry's when she's on the outs with Ron because
he'll let Ron copy it which points to something.  A lot like some real
couples I know.  I think a lot of Hermione's "problem" is that she knows Ron
likes her, and she can't understand why he doesn't say/do something, while
Ron is absolutely clueless and out of touch with his feelings for her.
Maybe everything will come around right by the end of the series.

Lynda


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