In a recent
interview for ‘Wonderland’ magazine (the interviewer being Emma Watson), JK
Rowling admitted that her famous characters Hermione and Ron should never have
ended up together, and went even further by saying that Hermione should have
been with the protagonist himself: Harry Potter.
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| This was super cute, though... |
Being a big
Potterhead I immediately had many opinions on this, the first being that I do
agree with half the idea. I never really believed in the Ron/Hermione
relationship. To me, they just seemed too different and regularly got on each
other’s nerves. Throughout the first few books (before Order of the Phoenix, I’d
say), they were more like brother and sister, and that would have been
something that I would have whole-heartedly shipped. Having said that, I did
want them to get together by the end of the Deathly Hallows… just because it
had been such a long wait, and I was faithful to the story.
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| This was adorable, too... but in a brother/sister way |
However, I
disagree with the other half. Ron and Hermione weren’t quite right for each
other, but Harry and Hermione were even further away from it. They are the
definition of best friends: comforting each other, understanding, and simply
being there (examples include Harry comforting Hermione when Ron leaves them in
the Deathly Hallows, and Hermione constantly being worried when Harry is
missing). They are the ultimate brother/sister type friends, and also, that
pairing would have brought back the time-old tale of hero-gets-the-girl-and-sidekick-gets-no-one.
#PoorRon
Speaking of,
what effect would it have had on our favourite Weasley if his two best friends did get together? We all saw how he
reacted when he thought something was going on (just look at that evil locket
apparition in the Deathly Hallows). And, Harry might not have been the Boy Who
Lived any longer had he left Ginny for Hermione (Ron can be a fiercely
protective brother at times).
If I was the
writer in control of the Potter characters, I would have done something different to JK. Harry and Ginny, in my
opinion, were good for each other (weeelllll… the book Harry/Ginny at least).
She was patient and supportive throughout the last couple of books, something
that Harry would have needed given his circumstances. He and Cho never suited
each other as well as these two.
Ron, I would
pair with someone laid-back and motherly, who could stay calm during his common
rants and tantrums (Hermione was not this person). However, there isn’t a
character written by JK that leaps to mind who fits this persona and age group…
the closest would be Hannah Abbott, Cho, or even Luna (that would have been
hilarious).
Hermione is a
tricky one. I think she would need someone to match her intelligence, but also
be there to calm her panics about homework etc… (Ron kind of did do the second
one, I guess). This mystery guy might even have troubles of his own, so that he
and Hermione could understand each other. There is, in fact, one character who
has popped into my head, but I really really really don’t want to admit it.
…Dare I say
Draco?
P.S. I’m NOT
a Dramione shipper. No way. It’s just after reading JK’s article, I can’t help
but think that they might have worked, once the pure blood/mudblood ‘Romeo and
Juliet’ family style feud was out of the way… possibly…
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