Does anyone notice when ever there's is a chance ron does not go and ask hermione out? I mean first it was Madame rosmerta in book 3, then fleur in Book 4, and now Lav in book 6. He apparently has a thing for blonds.
Book 4-Rons asks hermione out as a last resort if he likes her so much why didn't he ask her first. He JUST noticed she was a girl. Not a sign of true love if you ask me.
Book 5-When Hermione kisses Ron the cheek, he's confused maybe because he's wondering why she kissed him in the first place. He turns red when he's kissed by fleur but hermione was a look of confusion like "Huh?"
*Off Topic*
I don't think Hermione's jealous of Luna showing feelings for Ron, I think she's threatned by her closeness to Harry. She talk about things Hermione doesn't know about and is in Ravenclaw. Here I think Hermione has a bit of an ego with her brillance. If she hasn't read it, it's not true or doesn't exist. If those things were true and Luna turned out to be smarter than Hermione, Harry might go to Luna and he wouldn't need use of Hermione anymore. Now we all know Harry is not that shallow, but hermione is insecure, can you blame her?
Now back on topic.
Book 6-When hermione hints she was going to ask Ron to the party he wasn't happy about going with her he was happy to go! You know he's bitter toward it because he wasn't allowed. When Hermione gets upset with him, and he claims "Never said it was a date...just as friends...I'm a free agent" he sounds surprised and confused to why she'd think that.
Hermione is interpreting Ron's feelings of possesiveness as romantic feelings instead of brotherly one's; which they are. After nearly being killedin fifth year shje's scared of loving harry so goes to the easy target Ron. He's not and never was interestedin Hermione, so he feels free to have a snogfest with Lav and still doesn't get with Hermione after he breaks up with her. Hermione's frustrated and hurt; even someone as brillant and mature as her can't control their feelings all the time; she's a human being, witch or not.
The good thing is Harry didn't seem to happy/comfortable with the idea of Hermione and ron together. He uses an exuse of the trio breaking up, but his feelings for her are in a box in his mind that says don't go there. He cross with her for coming to a ball with McLaggen, who isn't the nicest, but he's no malfoy, harry didn't need to act like her father. He broke a bowl because he was seeing hints of R/Hr happening while R & Hr were discussing the party. He immeadiately used the excuse of the trio breaking up. He never stopped to consider he might want to be with Hermione. I see hints of jealousy.
Also Ron's only openly ever been interested in blondes; Mdme. Rosmerta, Fleur, and Lavender, hopefully next it will be Luna. For those of you who doubt this need I remind you
"I hope Luna always commentates from now on...Losers Lurgy..." -pg 417, US HBP
He's starting to appreciate her sense of humor; though in this case she wasn't joking.
""She's grown on me, Luna" he said, as they set off again for the Great Hall. -pg 425, US HBP
Shes' growing on him. Unlike 5th year, he's learned to accept people for who they are. She also happens to be a blond. Rosmeta, Fleur, Lavender, maybe...Luna?
Cheers and Butterbeers,
Hermionepotter2005 _________________
Excuse me for not agreeing but i think i interpret the signs different than you do and i think the Won-Won and Lav-Lav's snogfest is just Ron's macho side taking over for a while.
PS i don't think Hermione is insecure otherwise what would her business be her being Harrry's friend, knowin that said friend is famous and is liable to be in the paper and we all know how misguided they can be. _________________ "WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORENCE IS STRENGHTH" - "1984" By George Orwell
I've always thought they've liked each other since book 1. That's my opinon, that's not what I see when I read the books, its like one of them love hate relationships almost. _________________
Who thinks that there is a possible relation between Ron and Hermione? For example when Harry was about to ride Buckbeak in the 3rd movie. Hermione got scared and put her hand on Ron's and they both got nervous and ignored each other. In the books following that it has always seemed like a love hate relationship but is it possible to see them together in a relationship? Maybe ......maybe not. They might even go their seperate ways.........possibly Hermione will be in a relationship with Viktor Krum.
I think Ron could be in denial that he likes Hermione or he is just to scared to ask her anything so he only does it when it doesnt look like he likes her.
I am almost certain something will go on between them in book 7. _________________
I think Ron could be in denial that he likes Hermione or he is just to scared to ask her anything so he only does it when it doesnt look like he likes her.
I am almost certain something will go on between them in book 7.
That makes more sense. Ron probably has feelings for Hermione, but he can't express those feelings(we all know how shy he is about these things). Ron and Hermione can't work out their feelings towards each other. Maybe they're afraid that if they break up, their friendship will suffer. Maybe they don't want to alienate Harry, when he needs their support. We haven't seen anything romantic between them yet, because they are more mature now, and also don't you think J.K Rowling would have wanted to save this part for the last book? It would have been a waste if she had already started it before. Hermione and Ron were confused about their feelings because they were not mature enough to understand them. After being together for 6(or is it 7?) years, they've gorwn closer. _________________ Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
i dont think ron is shallow enough to "have a thing for blondes". i dont understand how someone can have a "thing" for a certain hair color. seems stupid to me. also, he didnt have true crushes on madame rosmerta or fleur, he just thought they were good-looking.
he is just very scared that hermione doesnt like him back. he is a sensitive, insecure, teenage boy. cut him some slack.
Ok, people. Lets think about this as if it were ourselves in this situation....
There's a girl/boy you like but you can't seem to get your feelings out. So, you try to avoid the case or, make the person seem like you like someone else(ergo Fleur, Madam Rosmerta). Then, the person shows and interest towards you which makes you even more embarassed about how you feel. So, you edge even more out of the picture...thingie
It's definite that Ron and Hermione are a love interest...them apart would be like Oreos without the cream....ew....
If you dont' get what I just said, or disagree...poopie... _________________ I am something you can show, but something you can't see...
You know Ron, he's stubborn.
Maybe he's just too nervous around her.
People deal with love in various different ways.
I make an ass of myself around someone I like, unless I've been friends with them for a while. _________________ "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." - Sirius Black
naa ron and hermione are together....or they want to be....its very obvious _________________ "Together we will build and teach!" the four good friends decided and never did they dream they might someday be divided, for were their such freinds as Slytherin and Gryffindor? unless it was the second pair of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw
i think ron has always liked hermione but went out with the other girls to make her jealous..just a thought _________________ lets cause
a scene
. . && give them something to talk about
Ron is the weak link between Harry, Hermione and himself. He grew a little slower (emotionally/maturely) and when it came to signs of effections, he was behind. I thin that part of Ron, has always had something for Hermione, but she was also one of his best friends; so that would mean, that ron saw Hermione as one of the guys, not a beautiful girl whom he had feelings for.
There is a big difference between love, and lust.
Romantic is lust. when Ron had those little crushes on all those blondes those where lustful crushes. But Ron has known Hermione longer than any of those girls. Ron has always been the character that is unsure of himself. He feels like everything is a hand-me-down from his brothers and he feels overshadowed. For example: ootp when he first starts playing Quidditch. The truth is Ron is probobly unsure of his feelings. Or he doesn't want to let out the truth because it would ruin his and Hermion's friendship. Even JK Rolling has said many times in interview that Harry and Hermione share a very platonic relationship. But she has hinted many times for the RHr ship. Here are some interviews:
Quotes from JKR Interviews
An Evening With Harry, Carrie and Garp (Fan Report from MN) [082006]:
Question #1: "What would Hermione see in the mirror of Erised?"
At the moment, she would see the three of them, still alive and unscathed with Voldemort defeated. She [JKR] also added that Hermione would see herself "closely entwined with another person."
JKR Interview for HBP(TLC/Mugglenet Interview w/ JKR) [072005]:
ES: We thought it was clearer than ever that Harry and Ginny are an item and Ron and Hermione — although we think you made it painfully obvious in the first five books —
JKR: [points to herself and whispers] So do I!
What was that?
JKR: [More loudly] Well so do I! So do I!
[All laugh; Melissa doubles over, hysterical, and may have died.]
ES: Harry/Hermione shippers - they're delusional!
JKR: Well no, I'm not going to - Emerson, I am not going to say they're delusional! They are still valued members of my readership! I am not going to use the word delusional. I am however, going to say — now I am trusting both of you to do the spoiler thing when you write this up —
[More laughter.]
I will say, that yes, I personally feel - well it's going to be clear once people have read book six. I mean, that’s it. It’s done, isn’t it? We know. Yes, we do now know that it's Ron and Hermione. I do feel that I have dropped heavy -
[All crack up]
- hints. ANVIL-sized, actually, hints, prior to this point. I certainly think even if subtle clues hadn't been picked up by the end of “Azkaban,” that by the time we hit Krum in Goblet...
But Ron — I had a lot of fun with that in this book. I really enjoyed writing the Ron/Lavender business, and the reason that was enjoyable was Ron up to this point has been quite immature compared to the other two and he kind of needed to make himself worthy of Hermione. Now, that didn't mean necessarily physical experience but he had to grow up emotionally and now he's taken a big step up. Because he's had the meaningless physical experience - let’s face it, his emotions were never deeply engaged with Lavender -
[Much laughter in which Melissa emits a "Won-Won"]
- and he's realized that that is ultimately not what he wants, which takes him a huge emotional step forward.
ES: So he's got a little bit more than a teaspoon, now there’s a tablespoon?
JKR: Yeah, I think. [Laughter]
MA: Watching all this, were you surprised when you first logged on and found this intense devotion to this thing that you knew was not going to happen?
JKR: Yes. Well, you see, I'm a relative newcomer to the world of shipping, because for a long time, I didn't go on the net and look up Harry Potter. A long time. Occasionally I had to, because there were weird news stories or something that I would have to go and check, because I was supposed to have said something I hadn’t said. I had never gone and looked at fan sites, and then one day I did and oh - my - god. Five hours later or something, I get up from the computer shaking slightly [all laugh]. ‘What is going on?’ And it was during that first mammoth session that I met the shippers, and it was a most extraordinary thing. I had no idea there was this huge underworld seething beneath me.
ES: She’s putting it into a positive light!
JKR: Well I am, I am, but you know. I want to make it clear that delusional is your word and not mine! [Much laughter.]
MA: You're making our lives a lot easier by laying it on the table -
JKR: JKR: Well I think anyone who is still shipping Harry/Hermione after this book -
ES: [whispered] Delusional!
JKR: JKR: Uh - no! But they need to go back and reread, I think.
ES: Thank you.
JKR:Yeah.
MA: That is going to -
JKR: Will it make your lives slightly easier?
[All three]: Yeah, yeah.
JKR: I think so.
MA: I have to tell you, I'm looking forward to [this coming out], because, you know, a lot of this is predicated upon a necessary hate for another character. Ron has suffered horribly at the hands of Harry/Hermione shippers.
JKR: That bit makes me very uncomfortable, actually. Yeah, that bit does make me uncomfortable.
ES: Honestly, I think the Harry/Hermione shippers are a very small percentage of the population anyway.
MA: Yeah, if you do a general poll -
ES: They seem more prominent online, but that’s just because the online fandom is very -
MA: Militant was the best word I heard -
JKR: Militant is a beautifully chosen word. Energetic. Feisty.
[Laughter.]
JKR - Edinburgh Book Festival (JKR Official Website) [081504]:
Will Ron and Hermione ever get together?
JKR: Well [Laughter.] What do you think? [Audience member: I think they will]. I'm not going to say. I can't say, can I? I think that, by now, I've given quite a lot of clues on the subject. That is all I'm going to say. You will have to read between the lines on that one.
World Book Day Chat [040404]:
renata: What happened between hermiona and viktor krum during the summer?
JK Rowling replies -> Ron would like to know that, too.
Dateline NBC - OotP (Katie Couric) [0503]:
JKR: He does have certain adolescent rights of passage happen to him.
KC: Any snogging with Hermione?
JKR: *does the thingie with the eyebrows and the nose* Hermione and Harry do you think so?
KC: NO I'm just kidding.
JKR: Ron and Hermione I would say. There's more tension there.
Comic Relief Chat[0301]:
Zsenya: Does Hermione like Ron as more than a friend?
JKR: The answer to that is in Goblet of Fire, Zsenya!
HP CoS DVD:In this movie we've seen the kids develop from the first film, can you tell us about the relationship between Harry, Ron, and Hermione and how that is developing film by film?
JKR: Well I think it is developing in the films as it does in the books, which is to say that they are, they're much stronger together than apart. They're much more aware, in the second film, of their particular strengths. So they're more effective, the children are able to do more complex things, for example the Polyjuice Potion. And also Chris in the second film has kind of foreshadowed what I don't do until the fourth book, which is that you get hints of certain feelings between the three of them, that belong to a sort of slightly more mature person.
BN.com [102000]:
Is it just me, or was something going on between Ron and Hermione during the last half of Goblet of Fire? I love your books, by the way, and two of them I've read straight through cover to cover in under 24 hours.
JKR: Well done on the reading speed! Yes, something's "going on," but Ron doesn't realize it yet. Typical boy.
Will Ron ever get a girlfriend?
JKR: I'm laughing again.... Why wouldn't he?! Though he's not doing too well at the moment, is he? But then, Fleur Delacour was really aiming a bit high.
Press Club (Sean Bowler) [102099]:
SB: Yes. Um, is there anything that you'd want to add?
JKR: No, I'll see one more question, cause we really didn't get an answer for that.
SB: Very good.
JKR: *looking through questions* No, don't like that one. Oh, I like this one . . . do Harry and Hermione have a date? [laughter] No. They are, they're very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge, nudge, wink, wink. [laughter and sound of kids going 'Aaah!']
BN.com [090899]:
Dear Ms. Rowling, I'd like to ask if there would be a lot of romances between the characters in the upcoming books?
JKR: Good question. I'm having so much fun writing Book 4 because for the first time Harry, Ron, and Hermoine are starting to recognize boys and girls as boys and girls. Everyone is in love with the wrong people. Let no one say my books lack realism.
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