[HPforGrownups] a bit of SHIP Ron/Hermione/Hermione must be stopped

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 149251


On Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at 11:05 PM, dumbledore11214 wrote:

> And I think her attacking Ron with birds was appaling too. It is
> funny, I think JKR commented that Ron had to make himself worthy of
> Hermione in HBP. Personally, I happen to think that Hermione was not
> doing worthy things at all in that book. Ron did not make her any
> promises, they are just sixteen and going and assaulting him because
> she was jealous, IMO , well it was not nice at all.
>
>

kchuplis:

I think it is funny that of all the things to pick on Hermione about, 
people choose the bird incident and (so far) people are universally 
appalled. I feel like I am the only person who ever suffered from 
intense jealousy. I'm not saying it is right, but dang, if *I'd* had 
her ability and a wand at a few certain moments in my life....well, 
bird attacks would probably been the least of someone's worries!

Yes, Hermione is terribly bossy and not perfect and a bit of a tiresome 
know it all.....she's been that way from day one, and still, staunchly 
loyal. That's how friends are. We love each other despite the many 
faults we have. One of my best friends in the world has many behaviours 
that drive me insane. She totally hated me for a mistaken reason when 
we first met (something she *saw* but didn't interpret correctly) but 
several months later we were put in a situation where she actually got 
to know me and we have been friends since. She can be manipulative, 
snobbish, self centered and egotistical beyond, well, most people I've 
ever met. And yet, she makes me laugh, she would be there any time I 
asked, she may not understand many things about me because she doesn't 
identify with it but she tries. I mean, it's not like we all have to 
like the characters on the "good side" to a person. That's part of what 
makes these character relationships so interesting. Would I like to 
slap Hermione sometimes? Yes. But then there have been more than a few 
occasions when Ron and even Harry could use a slap too. I say cut 
Hermoninny some slack :D