which one/ones of these love-triangles is your favorite?

harry-hermione-ron
harry-hermione-ginny
harry-hermione-cho
harry-hermione-neville
harry-hermione-draco
harry-hermione-luna
harry-hermione-krum
all of the triangles
i HATE triangles

to me, it's tied between harry-hermione-cho & harry-hermione-krum ... I think it's so amusing to know cho and krum suspicious about harry-hermione friendship ... they find it threatening

note: I don't know how to make a poll

Mod Note: Making the poll in a roundabout way and edited the topic title (topics in all-caps is kinda rude ). People interested in this thread may want to check out the PA essay The Love Triangle of Doom.

Anazecria/Nielle,

Nielle, just a tiny nitpic, it wasn't the PA essay, it was Kia's. - K

*smacks forehead* D'oh and bugger! That's what I meant, but... at least I didn't screw up the poll. ~Nielle, the posterchild for why you should never do Mod work when drowsy.

Triangles, triangles and more triangles. Me likes this very much, but I have a problem. The more complicated it gets, the better, IMO; so bring all of 'em on!

MOD NOTE: I'm editing the poll to include 2 more options:

1) All of the triangles
2) I HATE triangles!
--thereader

My favourite H/Hr triangle, is most definitely Hermione-Harry-Cho, I found it very funny to read. I especially loved to read Hermione's behavior and her interest in Harry and Cho relationship. It is closely followed by Harry-Hermione-Krum, which I find quite funny too.

I have to go Harry-Hermione-Cho on this one just because of how it played out in Order of the Phoenix. If you wanna just look at the shippy side of things, that was probably one of the main things going through out the book. You had Harry's dream going from Cho to Hermione, the exchange between Harry and Cho in Hogsmeade involving Harry going to see Hermione, and there was also Harry defending Hermione about jnxing Marietta after she squealed. Oh, and lest I forget, Hermione's business-like questioning of Harry after Cho "cornered" him. It's probably the most played out (in the books anyway) triangle in all the shipping land besides......*shutters*.........Ron-Hermione-Krum. It was defintely fun to see the Harry-Hermione-Cho triangle in OotP and I wonder if we will see (I'm hoping for something anway ) any remnants of it in year six.

I chose Harry-Hermione-Ron, because I like drama and especially lots of it. I think it is very well prepared in the books for such a love triangle as well, what with Ron's and Harry's (not to speak of Hermione's!) insecurity issues regarding eachother.

Oohhh, I can't wait. I know this makes me very shallow - but I love love triangles. More angst and love to the public!

Although I would like Harry-Hermione-Krum as well, mostly because I think harry could use a little competition and not take Hermione for granted, I think a scenario with Ron as a contender would be so much more fun to read (and more fun for JKR to write, and therefore, more likely, IMHO).

Maybe I'm reaching but I think there might be something to the H/Hr/Krum fix. The one with Ron is likely (though obvious) so i thought I'd maybe think on something a little less talked to death.

I think most of the Krum triangle was played out in book 4. It was evident that Harry wasn't concerned about Hermione "in that way" but Hermione spoke enough about Harry to make Krum feel threatened. Maybe Hermione didn't mean it like that either, but it just seems that as the books go one Hermione is spending more and more time with Harry and helping him along than Ron.

Book 3 - The time-turner events
Book 4 - Spending time with Harry when he and Ron fought/helped prepare him for the Tri-Wiz stuff
Book 5 - Dumbledore's Army/Stopping Umbridge

JKR said we'll see Krum again and Hermione did mention that she and Krum were talking still through post. Maybe when Krum comes back things will be a little more complicated with Hermione and Harry, making his concerns justified this time.

Bring on the angst with H/Hr/R!

I'm also rather fond of H/HrK as well - because I like Krum and would be my second choice if Pumpkin Pie didn't sail. And H/Hr/C was definitely lots and lots of fun to read.

Ahhh, I love triangles.

~Nelli.

That was hard, I ended up voting for I hate triangles.

I wouldn't like to see a H/Hr/R triangle, but I think it's bound to happen.

I don't mind the H/Hr/Krum triangle and the only problem with the H/Hr/Cho triangle is that Cho annoys me to no end.

I would hate a H/Hr/Ginny triangle and a H/Hr/Luna triangle, because I like Luna a lot and am not opposed to her and Harry getting together if him and Hermione don't... but wouldn't like a triangle of it.

I voted H/Hr/C, 'cause I loved i OotP every time that Harry stood up for Hermione. I liked seeing how Cho felt intimidated by the deep connection between Harry and Hermione, which is the type of intimidation Krum felt as well... isn't that funny? I think the H&Hr&K would be good to explore as well, but we don't know if we'll see hom again any time soon.

Well, I hate triangles, really, I do, but I voted for H/Hr/R instead. Why? The answer is quite simple: for a fanfic author intent making her readers wonder, the triangle works out well, as does the H/Hr/C triangle, which, to a small degree, I have been using too. But if I had to pick a triangle to write about, I'd go for H/Hr/R because it would be an interesting challenge, and I think that's the one JKR may be tackling.

Just my rambling thoughts.

Jennifer

What about Tonks? Remember http://fanfiction.portkey.org/story/2968 ?

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I'm not too fond of triangles...Actually, the only triangles I really like are H/Hr/and a made up character. but even then I still don't like it. I don't mind if someone is trying to break H/Hr up, but I think triangles are just used too much now...But there have been a few I've really enjoyed, but it's not my cup of tea..

I get the feeling this post really doesn't make any sense.

Kris

really, I´m hoping that a h/hr/r triangle happens, because is what j.k is pointing to happen and because without it the books would be so less interesting. and I like some angsty too.

I don't like love triangles that much except for only a few of them which don't bother me too much.

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This was a hard poll. There were some triangles that I liked and some I didn't, but in the end, I decided for H/Hr/R.

As much as I hate fights among the trio, I really see this coming. Harry and Ron's fight in GOF was never really resolved. Ron is still jealous of Harry, he just doesn't show it much because he values his friendship with Harry.

But if Ron were to hear Hermione confess to Harry that she loves him, that would put the triangle into place.

Some people say that there won't be room for a triangle. I disagree. This triangle could last one to two chapters or even five chapters (no way HBP is going to be less than twenty chapters; see the Colin question on JK's site for proof). Also, Harry could find out info, a triangle isn't going to keep Harry from doing stuff. The fight with Hermione in POA and Ron in GOF didn't prevent Harry from going about normally (somewhat). The overall plot still went on despite the fights.

So there's my view. It wouldn't surprise me to see a triangle. I've resigned myself to that fact. The Ron jealously storyline needs to be resolved and a triangle would be just the thing to do so.

Harry and Cho aren't going to work out as a couple, but she is not done having an impact on Harry/Hermione. I think we're in for Harry/Hermione/Ron in HBP and book seven will deal with the fallout of the previous year. Harry/Hermione/Krum will truly begin at the end of HBP, with the bulk of it taking place in the last book.

I didn't vote. I don't like any of them listed. The only triangle with them I like, one I have never found a fic for, is Harry/Hermione/Voldemort(Tom). This is because I ship H/Hr, H/V, and Hr/V. Thus, a triangle would be interesting. Maybe some day I will write a fic.

I chose "Harry-Hermione-Draco". It reminds me kinda of the love triangle between Ashely, Scarlett, and Rhett in "Gone with the Wind"...or Raoul, Christine, and Erik in "The Phantom of the Opera". I'm also a sucker for stories where the girl can't beside between the good boy and the bad one

Sincerely,
Selenity

I vote for Hermione/Harry/Ginny!

Harry must be in the middle or you might confuse it to Hermione/Ginny slash *gross*

I like reading this kind of triangle love fic but shame- there are not many of them.
I wonder why authors don't write them as many as some other triangle love? I think it's interesting with Ginny a forward girl who chassing after Harry and Hermione, a quiet, mature girl. Hmmm... interesting?

If there will be a triangle in HBP, it would have to be H/Hr/R simply because there were far too much clues and unresolved issues between the three of them in the past two books. I am one of those avid H/Hr shippers who believe that there should be a closure to the R/Hr 'tension' ( boy i hate that word! ). As far as I see, the triangle ( if it ever happens ) would initially look like this H --> Hr <---> R.

No don't hex me yet!
At this point among the three only Ron's feelings is written in crystal clear text. Harry, during OotP has shown signs, though still as oblivious as Ron is about his own feelings or better yet growing affections towards Hermione. His verbal assault on Ron and Hermione at the beginning of book 5 shows that he does not feel comfortable at all with the two of them doing something without him. His desire to gain her approval on most things from being prefect to studying and feeling more than pleased after hearing such high remarks from her saying he's the best in DADA that he couldn't stop grinning! These and the fact that she has already invaded his mind, both in dreams & subconsciousness might be clues that points to a future H --> Hr.

Now on to Hermione. It is easy to say that she cares for Harry deeply just because she really does but her behavior towards Ron, amidst the constant bickering seems so vague to me that at most times we could catch a phrase or two that sounds so . . . thick w/ hidden meanings. the ' harry you're worst than ron, well no you're not' quote was one of those clues that is urging me to believe that Hermione looks as if she has some feelings for Ron too. ( geez, i feel like i've swallowed a bottle of depressants now . . . ). She definitely, like how she has described Cho's feelings about Harry & Cedric, is one confused girl. while she has Harry who is so close and so likable, she also has Ron, whom she has disliked since year 1 and yet felt some sort of attraction to him ( and i bet those feelings are making her very annoyed at him most of the time ). It's an irony really, like James and Lily. And Boy! I DO hope that JKR won't go all the way THAT way!

I saw this while going through Bk 5, read JKR's quotes on foreshadowing scenes and then saw POA. what did I see?

The Trio Hug.

Now why stay an H/Hr shipper?
Simple. Because I believe in their partnership. It is stronger than a juvenile love and hate relationship. It is much more REAL yet so IDEAL at the same time. While R/Hr spells James & Lily's unconventional courtship, H/Hr has the dynamics of them as the married couple who defied Voldemort three times.

If this kind of triangle happens I believe that Hermione, in the end, would have to choose. and her decision could spell the difference between a pass and a fail. How cold hearted she'd be if she ends up failing Harry when she knows he needs her very badly!

I hate triangles, but if I had to choose, Hermione/Harry/Ginny would be first, because it gives me the Weasley angst without Ron (sorry, I just cannot see Hermione being torn between Harry and Ron -- correction: I don't want to see it).

A close second is Harry/Hermione/Krum. What would Harry do if he had to compete with a world famous Quidditch player for the affections of his best friend? Fan fiction gold.

[QUOTE] Now why stay an H/Hr shipper?
Simple. Because I believe in their partnership. It is stronger than a juvenile love and hate relationship. It is much more REAL yet so IDEAL at the same time. While R/Hr spells James & Lily's unconventional courtship,H/Hr has the dynamics of them as the married couple who defied Voldemort three times.

I couldn't agree with you more. Just look at the facts-not once but twice does someone else notices that there is something more than friendship between Harry and Hermione and in back to back books mind you. First Krum confronts him about it,then a year later Cho thinks Hermione is the problem in her relationship with Harry. Either Rowling created those storylines just for jealous boyfriend/girlfriend soap opera fodder,or there's something there to why everybody keeps wondering why Harry keeps denying his true feelings for Hermione.

I'm not into triangles in general, as I feel that the concept is overused in general, and not the best way to build potential romantic tension, not by far. But I voted for Harry/Hermione/Cho, simply because it was the most productive and revealing triangle interplay (in my opinion) thus far.

I'm rather vehemently not into anything even slightly approaching Harry/Ginny, as I feel like it would be the most underwhelming resolution to every key thing to Harry and his main plot possible.

I think we may be heading for a Harry/Hermione/Ron triangle, though, much as I'd rather we didn't...

I hate love triangles, but I have grown to love the Harry Hermione Draco love triangle thanks to the Draco Trilogy by Cassandra Claire. But I hate triangles, where I don't know which is the ending couple. I hate the Ron Hermione Harry love triangle because I would not like to see that friendship end because of romantic feelings between the three of them. Basically I hate all love triangles

*wipes tear from eye*
The part about "Cho annoys me to no end," cracked me up!
I voted for the H/Hr/R because, judging by all the websites I've seen, that's where most of the conflict is. Now me being a hard-core H/Hr shipper since I was eleven (hehehe), I will admit I've said nasty things if Ron-Hermione should happen. It may not be the end of the world if it DOES, but it would kill me . I have only one friend that is one, though. Everyone else is HHr all the way! The Harry-Hermione-Krum triangle for some reason makes me snort. (No offense to those who voted for it! )

What about a poll of 'Favorite Love Triangles at Hogwarts?' That'd be nice. I'll keel over laughing if it was Dumbledore/McGonagall/Snape!

-Soy Capitain





*If HHr Fanfiction were the real books oh what a world that would be! *

well i voted for h/hr/r becuase i think one it will happen and i also think it may lead ron to realise he doesn't love hermione. Bear with me here because i'm thinking that when ron realises that harry truly loves hermione and hermione loves harry, ron will realise his feelings were just a possesive friendship like they are with his sister ginny. I"m hoping i'm right because the trio can still continue to be friends and i'm sick of harry feeling left out, he deserves to be loved by a worthy person such as hermione. I also think that ron and hermione just couldn't happen because their personalties clash so much and so the triangle is resolved heheh leaving hermione and harry free to love each other

I agree with you moogle!

I hate love triangles too but if I had to choose I'd choose Harry/Hermione/Cho. I'm not a big Ron or Ginny fan. The only triangle I've ever been okay with is Inuyasha/Kagome/Kikyo from the Japanese manga Inuyasha.

Ugh.. How I despise triangles. However, I voted H/Hr/R because that's what's going to happen from my porthole on the HMS Pumpkin Pie. I really should finish the books before I actually go into some of this stuff, but even from only reading through CoS (along with, granted, HoaF's crazy large mass of quotes) I can't see JKR going through with R/Hr. I know, R/Hr is everywhere but it seems too obvious for me to be fully confident that Hermione will choose Ron.

It'll all come down to "Who does Hermione love?" as JKR formatted the question "Who loves Hermione?" on her website. We can only hope that she chooses Harry.

And if we're going by the PoA foreshadowing scene of the trio hug, I believe Hermione hugs Ron first then Harry joins in. But later Hermione's massive "arm-clutching spamming" comes into play. Perhaps we see R/Hr then fall-out to H/Hr?


Aura

Merged with related topic and have combined the poll results. - gal-texter 2008


I was reading "What's Your Favorite D/G Love Triangle?, Because They're So Much Fun" by Inthestars in the Draco/Ginny area
any ways what's your Harry/Hermione love triangle?
my favorite is Harry/Hermione/Ron
I'm an H/Hr but I just find it's cute
or Harry/Hermione/Luna or some thing like that

I like Harry/Hermione/Ron as a love triangle, especially sence I recently wrote a fanfiction about it but at the end it will ALWAYS be Harry & Hermione

I voted for Harry/Hermione/Draco. Even though I know D/Hr would never happen in the books, I love the idea of Draco coming between H/Hr and vying for Hermione's affections. Also, I love reading D/Hr stories (they are a guilty pleasure).

I personally love Harry/Hermione/Ron, because you have the ability to do so many things with it. My most perferable ones are that Ron accepts Harry's love for Hermione, preferably the sweetest bookworm of all which she is, and Ron does his required "If you hurt her I'll..." Like Harry ever would.

I do like the jealous Ron, but it has to be done well, and must eventually reach H/Hr without too much of a grudge. and Evil Ron is something I've never seen before, but would love to see a good fic depicting it.

My favourite is Harry/Hermione/Ron.
IMO, it is unavoidable to think of a H/Hr/R love triangle, since the whole story showed us any sort of interactions between the Trio since the beginning. And I am sure that JKR predicted that, in some way: if the author decided to create a novel (a series, in this case) with three main characters, two boys and a girl, it is impossibile that she didn't expect questions about a possible love triangle, which is one of the reasons I believe she must have thought of H/Hr as a couple at least once!

I voted for Harry/Hermione/Ron. It was the first love triangle that came to me while reading the Harry Potter books. I guess I'm also a fan of those love triangles when the two guys are best friends and all.

Of course, Harry/Hermione is still #1 for me.

Harry-Hermione-Draco.

I know, I know... but it's really quite sexy, actually. I never thought it was possible, but Draco Dormiens just totally convinced me how it could be done, now I love it better than Harry-Hermione-Ron. That used to be my favorite, but I realized that it was such an easy situation. They're all best friends. They can work everything out, or not at all. But with Draco... oh my! It's all explosions and passion and sarcastic, snarky... :sigh: All very riveting.


Ah, don't we all!!!

Absolutely Harry/Hermione/Ron,because it's been building up to this for the entire series. It's starts out as a rivalry already between Harry and Ron over who's getting the most attention,being made prefect,etc.etc. So ultimately,the thing that will push the trio's friendship over the edge,will be the guys fighting over the same girl. I don't why I didn't see that one coming early on in the series. And its becoming more and more prevalent as the story goes on. Notice how upset Ron gets at even the slightest compliment that Hermione gives Harry,even if it's just a friendly statement. Now the trio are going to be living in close quarters at the Dursley's and the tension is going to mount even higher,now that Ron has admitted he loves Hermione. Of course the jury is still out on whether or not it was a sincere love plea,it will put her on the spot and she will have to figure out who she wants to be with in the end.

I don't think that Ron REALLY said "I love you" to Hermione in HBP. It was a flippant "I love you" remark that Ron made simply because he was relieved Hermione was going to check his homework (or something along these lines). Perhaps it did have an underlying current, but I don't think it made much of an impression on Hermione. I do agree that Ron does get upset, jealous and even a bit suspicious when he sees Hermione and Harry together. Or when Hermione compliments Harry. Hermione was too far out of character in HBP. I don't think she even realizes what a sappy fool she made of herself around Ron.

I really believe that Hermione has a crush on Harry, but unlike Ginny, she is not obsessed about it. Let's face it, Hermione and Harry have spent an awful lot of 'on page' time together. Their bond is meant to be more than platonic. Now if we can just 'wean' Harry off those love potions he is under! Just my opinion, but, I digress!

I strongly believe that the REAL love triangle in the HP series is Harry/Hermione/Ron!

Harry-Hermione-Draco?

Ok, you're gonna have to explain this one to me. I don't see how this could come out in any fashion, with the express reason that Draco hates Hermi's guts, and vice-versa, and how Harry would'nt let the ferret within arms reach of the sweet bookworm. If there was a change in Draco's side/demenor then it's possible, but he's not one to drop a grudge so easily.

Besides, what wouls she see in him? And don't just say looks; relationships are built on much more than that, as your own fic has wonderfully depicted, AE.

Hermione/Harry/Luna

Because no one has ever really done it before. When they do, it turns out to be just a misunderstanding.

We have never really seen Luna's dark side, or we have and it isn't that dark. It would turn out to be an interesting story.

Haha! Of course it sounds so impossible! But Cassandra Claire's "Draco Dormiens" made it absolutely and utterly believable. Of course, there was only Books 1 to 4 when the story was written, but still! It was brilliant! It totally sold me to Hermione and Draco, and she even managed to make Harry and Draco a weird combination of friends and rivals. It's a very, very riveting read, and Hermione and Draco worked after a fashion. It was still Harry and Hermione, you understand, but Draco and Hermione had sizzling chemistry, and Cassandra didn't have to write any OOC-ness either! I kid you not. They were all, spot on, dead, IN CHARACTER.

Ms. Claire also sold me to the whole Draco and Ginny affair, but as of yet (part 3 of the trilogy still in progress), Draco hasn't quite gotten over losing Hermione to Harry and he's still iffy about giving in to Ginny. It's AWESOME how Ms. Claire writes.

If everyone wrote Draco the way Ms. Claire does, I swear I've found it in my heart to love him.

As mush as I like the other triangles, but I would have to go for the intrigue of the Hermione/Harry/ Luna. So I am going to have to agree with you Minlawc. (Bonta-Kun?)

I voted for Harry/Hermione/Ginny in this, mainly because I like the idea of the two most important girls in the series fighting over the hero - and I think it's pretty plain they both love him (maybe in different ways, but let's leave that argument aside for the moment).

Harry/Hermione/Luna seems like a fun one, but again it's fairly plain that any love triangle involving Luna will have to involve Ron as well. As no-one else seems to like Luna (she and Harry did their dash at Slughorn's party), this could only mean Ron/Luna/Hermione, which isn't very interesting and will have no bearing on the plot and therefore won't get an airing.

However, as many have already said, Ron/Harry/Hermione has been building up for at least three books now, and they are the original Trio after all, so it has to be that. Already we've seen both Harry and Ron jealous (or at least disturbed) by the other's relationship with Hermione.

Harry/Ginny/Neville is an outside possibility, because H/G have already finished while Ginny/Neville has only ever been vaguely hinted at. If G/N did get together in Book 7, I don't think Harry would be too bothered so it wouldn't develop into a triangle.

And no, nothing involving Draco (unless it's Draco/Crabbe/Goyle - ewww!!)

I never quite understand these topics. Love triangles annoy the hell out of me. Especially if one side of the triangle makes absolutely no sense. I hate all love triangles. I think if you truly love someone, you'd let them be happy, even if it means with someone else.


....yeah, hardcore romantic here.

Man no offence to anyone but I hate Harry/Hermione/Draco because I can't stand to picture Hermione with anyone else, I just get annoyed. Though it would be really great but I like the Ginny/Pansy/Draco thats good I like the idea of it, but there I use to like the H/H/R but now I like the H/H/G triangle, thought i hate triangles anyways, people always get dumped and hurts it's too overbearing for me.

HBP SPOILERS

I don't mind Hermione and Draco together. Strangely, *ducks from rocks* I think the could make a good couple. I don't really like HarryHermioneDraco though, 'cause usually it somehow invovles Harry being gay in the end and that's just a bit too weird because I don't see any evidence that Harry and Draco are attracted to each other. But yeah, aside from that, Hermione and Draco could could could make a nice couple.

...you know, aside from the whole Draco's-a-death-eater thing.

Hehe. We're a rather small fan base, I have to admit.

Honestly, I'm very selective of gay literature. I don't seek it out, but I really go for recs from readers I trust. Incidentally, whispers of Draco and Harry reel me in. What I mean is, I like it better when they have this friendship-enemy thing that just boils with tension. It's so... It's probably why I like Draco Veritas so much. They're not gay in this fic at all, and Harry's dead gone on Hermione, but the undertones of brotherly-love between Harry and Draco are so feather-light that you can't see it, but you can feel it. Yummy.


This was followed by more mentions of "Draco Veritas", so I've moved them to that fic's rec thread.
- gal-texter Jun 2008