[HPforGrownups] Re: Why did JKR not explore H/Hr as canon?

[Dantzel Withers]

No: HPFGUIDX 168703

Miles:
To fall in love is sufficient for a happy time together, but not for a life
together ;). JKR seems to follow the romantic pattern "they fell in love at
school, married, and lived happily ever after." Well, that's not very
realistic, right? Yes, it is just a novel, and fiction, so no need for
realism. But the start of this thread was about "shipping", and I simply
disagree with those who state that Ron and Hermione are a perfect match.
They really, really aren't.

Dantzel replies:
   
  Someone may have already replied to this but if I don't write now I never will.
   
  How many 'perfect couples' are out there? And what consitutes 'perfect' anyway? You don't have to be 'perfect' for each other to be happily married. I look at my own marriage as an example. My husband has about a 10% interest in reading while mine is about 90% (minus romance novel trash). He gets revved up thinking about dirt bikes and playing drums, while I get excited thinking about dance, theatre, Pilates, (things slightly more refined). Our organizational habits are rather different, in fact most things are different. But we're still happy and we still get along (well, mostly hehe).
   
  I also see little evidence of 'perfect' couples in canon, yet they are/were happy. Molly and Arthur, James and Lily, Bill and Fleur... I can't think of anymore right now. What brought the couples in HP together? I don't think we know.
   
  I just don't think that there is the definition of a 'perfect' couple, so if Ron and Hermione end up together, fabulous. May they have a long, happy life with lots of little Hermons and Riones flying about with enough brooms to go around. 

       
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