Ron and Hermione in Deathly Hallows

[kslmoran]

No: HPFGUIDX 172523

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bookworm857158367"
<bookworm857158367 at ...> wrote:
>
> Ron and Hermione made me believe they were in love in this book,
> even more than Harry and Ginny or Tonks and Lupin. Ron has grown
> up enough to know what he wants and needs.


kslmoran:
I have to say that the fate of Ron and Hermione was in the forefront
of my wanting to read this book.  I've enjoyed their fighting and the
very long road they have taken to get together.  I agree with Bookworm that their romance was believable.  Harry and Ginny a bit, but it was sidestepped so often I don't think it ever had a chance to really sink in to our minds that they had real feelings for each other.  And the Harry/Ginny thing seemed to happen quite fast with not a ton of build up.  Harry was gaga over Cho for a few books and then all of a sudden he has feelings for Ginny.  But they never really dwelled on it with the exception of a few stray thoughts of Harry's in the final book.

Unlike Ron and Hermione who bickered and fought like an old married
couple practically from the beginning.  They were so fun to read.  I
have to say Ron is probably my favorite character.  He's so real!
He's not some super powered wizard who exceeds at everything.  He has
many failings.  He's not much of a student, he loves to eat all the
time.  He's fairly stubborn when he wants to be and he shows his fear
quite out on the open.  But he is as loyal as they come.  And you'll
notice he is always the first one to stand up for Hermione when
someone threatens her.  In COS he comes to her defense when Malfoy
calls her a Mudblood.  And he's only 12 at the time.

As for Lupin/Tonks, I never really felt that connection.  It was
skimmed over very quickly.  Of course the books give so much details
of everything else, how can you fit even more in?  And it's just more
stuff the moviemakers will leave out.


kslmoran