OOP: Some shipping thoughts
pippin_999
foxmoth at pippin_999.yahoo.invalid
Tue Jun 24 03:26:58 UTC 2003
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<pennylin at s...> wrote:
> Hi --
> *nods* I do take Pippin's point though that we can hope that
JKR is just holding this all in reserve for when it *really* matters.
But, I do still think it was a tad too G-rated, given all her hype
for
years now about aging the characters realistically. She seems
almost Tolkien-esque in her inability to write the true sexual
awakening for her characters.<<
JKR said it wasn't going to get gritty. I see plenty of signs of
sexual awakening, though the idiom is more Jane Austen than
Sex in the City. Which makes sense in the context of the story.
No society that puts such emphasis on bloodlines is going to be
anything but reticent where sex is concerned.
Penny:
> Oh, how can she not? That's not the question. She obviously
knows that he fancies her rotten, Barb. The question is: why is
she not encouraging him, if that's what she wants? Why is he
not doing anything to pursue her is a secondary question and
given Ron's maturity level, it's fairly easily answered. But,
honestly, if the girl has the forthrightness to push Harry into a
relationship with Cho, do we *really, really, really* believe she
lacks the gumption to make some moves on behalf of her own
love life? There was ample opportunity for Rowling to develop
this ship, even subtly, and it was not done. Hermione seems
well aware of everyone else's love lives ........ why is she not
making sarcastic remarks all over the place if she wants Ron to
wake up and smell the coffee? Isn't one possible answer that
she doesn't *want* this? <<
Oh, that's the way to get a boy to make his move...be sarcastic at
him <g> Hermione knows Ron isn't ready. More to the point, she
knows *she* isn't. She has OWLs to prepare for, House Elves to
liberate, Ron and Harry to coach and You know Who is back.
Some women in that situation would use sex to blow off steam,
but Hermione is not like that. Quarreling with Ron is a way to
keep him at a distance and interact with him at the same time.
I think Hermione is chary of going after Ron too obviously. Didn't
you hear what Sirius said about pure blood families not staying
that way by accident? What happened to Percy/Penny? We don't
know, but knuts will get you galleons that Hermione does.
Pippin
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