[HPforGrownups] R/Hr ship (was Re: JKR Listening ? )

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 153767



Hi,

Sunday, June 11, 2006, 11:30:04 PM, ellecain wrote:

> I mean, in HBP, all that Ron-Lavender necking was supposed to be an
> attempt by Ron to get back at Hermione for kissing Krum.
> That struck me as highly immature, and I cant say I approved of
> Hermione dealing with it the way she did.

I felt Ron getting together with Lavender was a lot more
complicated than just wanting to get back at Hermione.
Keep in mind the big blowup Ron and his sister Ginny had,
when Ron found her kissing Dean in the hallway.

Apart from being told that Hermione kissed Krum, Ginny also
told Ron that he was a weirdo for not having had any
personal snogging experience apart from his aunt (or some
other relative).

Here are a few of the reasons that I feel prompted Ron to
try a relationship with Lavender:

1. his sister called him weird and immature for not having
kissed anyone besides his aunt (or great aunt?)

2. because
he found out the girl he was hoping to have his first kiss
with had "betrayed" him by kissing someone else first (not
that *I* think she betrayed him, but I think Ron felt that
way), and even worse, she had never admitted that the
someone else was anything more than a penpal/friend.
He may also have started to think he misjudged her feelings
and Hermione didn't like him as more than a friend,
because of the way she treated him (apart from a few occasions).

3.Hermione had not treated Ron very well, and given very
unclear answers to his advances, plus she didn't believe in
his abilities, so he probably felt he had misunderstood and
she didn't like him as more as a friend after all (poor
Hermione, who had just taken steps to have her first real
date with him and had no idea why Ron acted cold toward her
all of a sudden!)

4. Lavender had made advances toward him
for a while, and it felt good to have someone who acts
consistently nice and isn't all complicated and is happy to
have you as a boyfriend

5. to show Ginny (and Hermione?) he wasn't a
loser who couldn't find a girlfriend if he really wanted to.


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