Ron and Hermione in Deathly Hallows

[Sandra Collins]

No: HPFGUIDX 172653

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kristine Carlson 
Asselin <krisasselin at ...> wrote:
>
>JKR presents their romance through Harry's eyes.  He's not 
going to see a heart-to-heart that R/H might have, so we're not 
going to see it. 
>    
>   Kris


Hello Kris, I would agree with you but there's an awful lot that 
happens which doesn't involve "Harry's Eye View" of things, and 
entire chapters happen which Harry knows nothing about, so the 
book isn't done from his point of view. That's my whinge about R 
and H, there's just no affection there, and nothing is ever shown. 
If these two are childhood sweethearts who grow up to have a 
family together, where's the nervous moments, the discovering 
of emotions and even the first contact between them? When was 
that moment when they moved beyond friends and became 
boyfriend and girlfriend? It just wasn't there in any of the books. 
Ron expresses concern every now and then, but so what? Who 
wouldn't when a friend is being tortured or in trouble? All we ever 
had presented to us is the bickering and arguing, and none of 
the usual joys and anxieties of finding love, especially at that 
age. JKR couldn't bring herself to give the books that angle, and 
also overlooked Harry's as well. She could have given just the 
odd line to let us know that a relationship was blossoming, 
referring to a certain touch, eyes meeting, hands being held and 
so on, but all we got were adolescent arguments, H turning 
violent towards him, and both of them giving no sign of anything 
"special" happening in their hearts. It was loveless and cold.
Someone else pointed out that Harry and Hermione had plenty 
of time together for Hermione to open her heart up to her 'best 
friend' but she doesn't. They spent week after week doing 
nothing but shiver and snipe for a part of TDH until Ron turns up 
again. That was a big disappointment to me, because it 
removed a side of the story. It's not just a case of reporting what 
events took place on the road to killing Voldy,  it's also about the 
events that led onto the epilogue - and as shown, a lot more 
happened than was ever implied by JKR's storytelling and that's 
why I felt disappointed. I also think Hermione could have done 
better than Ron, because the intelectual difference between 
them is enormous and she would probably get frustrated by him.
Sandra.