What triggered ancient magic? WAS: Re: James and Intent

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> Steve replies:  From a counselor's pov, in real life, love does work like that many times. Many people who truly love someone, go the extra mile to make a special effort to empathize with what that person needs and if it is within their power to do so, will make an effort to do so.  True, some people have no clue what others that they love want or need.  But if those people are in loving relationships w/ that person, and if that person is aware of the lack of empathy and understanding going on there, it is going to affect the future of that relationship. 

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I hope you're not saying that if one person doesn't automatically know what the other person wants/needs then there isn't love. Now, I'd have to agree that having learned what the other wants/needs and making no effort to provide it (within reason) is a different matter.

Ron had to read a book to find out how to please Hermione (no smirking out there). We saw him listening more and stopping himself to reconsider her feelings.

(Well, I had to work canon in, didn't I?)