Why did JKR not explore H/Hr as canon?

[Neri]

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> nirjhar.jain wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I am a Harry Hermione shipper.
> 
> I am baffled as to the reason why Jo Rowling did not explore H/Hr as a
> ship?
> 
> Hermione is Harry's equal intellectually. She stands upto him. She is
> not overawed by him.
> 
> Ginny's personality was 'enhanced' in Books 5 and 6 so as to make H/G
> more palatable. I am not saying that Ginny is not a good match for
> Harry. I am just curious as to why Jo Rowling never seriously gave
> H/Hr a go in canon.
> 
> I love Ron as a character. I just think he is too shallow and an
> intellectual light-weight compared to Hermione.
> 
> Any thoughts on this would be most welcome.
> 


Neri:
I think this is a very good question. The first reason that comes to
mind is that JKR doesn't seem to value intellectual prowess all that
much. She values courage much more, and in this Ron is Hermione's
equal and in some ways better. He also has a much better sense of
humor, and this seems to be another thing that JKR appreciates a lot <g>.

Also, I'd say that Hermione hooking with Ron rather than with the main
hero of the series is one of the things that narrowly save her from
being a deplorable Mary Sue, given that she's consciously based on Jo
herself at that age. 


Neri