Reading by JK Rowling at Radio City - Spoilers Within...
pippin_999
foxmoth at qnet.com
Fri Aug 4 01:31:21 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 156464
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, BrwNeil at ... wrote:
> 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.
Pippin:
What makes you think they don't *like* being disagreeable? It seems to me
Harry gets the kid glove treatment, not just in OOP but all the time. 'Normal'
Ron and Hermione are a bit rough on people. Just ask Luna.
IMO, they're more themselves when they're arguing with each other and
don't need to be so careful. Of course they sometimes hurt one another's
feelings more than they intended to, but that's what happens in a real
relationship.
The alternative is to hold back for fear of saying something hurtful, which
often leads to not communicating at all. How many times has Harry
decided not to tell Ron or Hermione what's on his mind? They've gotten very
good at guessing, but that's an awful lot of work.
Harry's usually too intimidated to joust with Hermione's superior intellect
-- when he thinks he's headed for an argument with her he either clams
up or shouts her into submission. Ron does her the courtesy of taking her
on point for point. I'm sure she appreciates that. I would.
Pippin
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