Exuse me! I have met some very vocal R/H shippers which is why I sometimes make it clear that I'm an H/H and try to explain some of the reasons why, i didn't want H/H to be under represtented which, though not in this group, happens in other groups and Harry Potter related sites. So i don't think R/H are the quiter ones, some of the most devoted to H/H shippers i know don't shout out their views. Both sets of shippers have there quite and vocal people. ~Star~ (I'm not mad or anything i just wanted to make my thoughts on that clear) On Sun, 31 December 2000, drmm@fuuko.com wrote: > > Er, this would be my take on the kiss that Hermione gives Harry in > GoF. > > I can't see that it proves Hermione likes Harry. In fact, I would > argue that it could prove she *doesn't* like Harry. I suspect that > most (younger) girls would be very reluctant to kiss a guy they liked > for fear that it would give away their secret crush. Therefore, when > she kisses Harry she's not thinking from the POV of a girl with a > crush, she's thinking from the POV of a friend and nothing more. I > know I wouldn't have dreamed of it (although I admit I don't identify > with Hermione much). And I don't know who posted this (I've been > away) but that could explain why the girls in this persons class (or > whatever it was) supported R/H rather than H/H. > > And on to other things . . . > > Someone a few weeks ago mentioned how the R/H shippers tend to be > quieter than the H/H one and attributed this to the fact that the R/H > supporters are less vocal. I'm an R/H supporter (although definatly > not as um, obsessed? as some H/H fans). I don't have any problems > being vocal about my opinions. Quite frankly I enjoy getting into > discussions about disagreements and different opinions. However, I do > think that there's a point in time when discussing different opinions > becomes pointless. I think discussing the H/H vs. H/R argument *is* > pointless. No matter how many logical arguments I and other H/R > supporters come up with it's never going to change the opinion of H/H > supporters like Penny. What will happen is that both of us will > continue through the same cycle of arguments for or against the > pairings ad nauseum (is that spelled right?). And eventually, this > could easily lead to misunderstandings and possibly hurt feelings. > > I stated my reasons for preferring H/R (although I have no idea what > message number that is) a few months ago and chose to leave it at > that. There's a point in time when people just have to stop > discussing something; they need to agree to disagree. I think the > romance debate reached that point a long time ago. Therefore, I just > don't post about it. > > That's why *this* Hermione/Ron fan isn't as vocal about it. And > hopefully this makes sense. > --------------------------------------------------- Get your free web based email from Crosswalk.com: http://mail.crosswalk.com