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~gal-texter 25Feb2004

I always like to learn what draws people to a certain fictional couple. It's funny, it seems every couple I become a fan of is not a favorite of the writer. What got me hooked on H&Hr was The Sorcerer's Stone scene after the chess match. Books and cleverness. It was such a cute scene and Dan and Emma are just precious together. After I saw that I went back and skimmed through the books and decided that H&Hr were best suited for each other. Ever since then, I have been loving them and holding out hope that they will be together.

So, what got the rest of you hooked?

Alohamore83

I actually wasn't a shipper until about a year ago...That was about the same time I started reading fanfiction and discovered this debate of who would be with who. My first thought was that Harry and Hermione would link up. At that point, I had no idea that this was such a huge thing...Or that we were vastly outnumbered. When I learned that most people seemed to be R/Hr, I was stunned! I couldn't believe that there would be that many people out there who believed that. I sure didn't see it. I'm not quite sure what made me H/Hr. It's just that when I thought about it, even a little, there seemed to be a whole lot of sublte signs pointing to it. It was clear to me that Ron liked Hermione in some way, but I didn't see her liking him back. Anyhow, that's my story of H/Hr. Once I found it, I never looked back.

Darkstar

I like finding out why people like the ships they do, too

I only read all the HPs for the first time in November 2001. After finishing PS, I hadn't even thought of who might end up with who (being that they were 11 and all ) but I did think the scene you mentioned, Alohamora83, was really sweet. I thought it showed how close they were and how important they were to each other. I thought Harry's embarassment was just adorable, and loved how emotional Hermione got over the prospect of losing him.

Then, just as I was about to start CoS, my sister told me that her friend (who was already massively into HP) had heard a rumour that H/H might get together (I think it was that quote from JK about Harry taking more of an interest in Hermione).

Anyway, that got me thinking. I suppose I was swayed a bit by that. But then, after finishing the other 3 books, I became 100% H/H. Their relationship, whether or not it developes into something more, just striked me as being more real, in every sense of the word. Plus, Hermione's my fave character and I just adore Harry so that contributed too, of course Strangely, I found H/H moments throughout all books (and no, I wasn't even looking at the time ) yet no R/H until GoF. This only strengthened my feeling that H/H should be together.

And then, after I was already completely H/H, I started to look up fanfiction and found Lori Summers' "Series of Uncertainty". That clinched it for me. Their relationship in that is the most amazing love story I've ever read. And the fact that her Harry and Hermione are essentially the same characters as JK's Harry and Hermione (you know how some ff authors change the characters completely?) just made it all the more real and more amazing

Harry and Hermione forever

At first I thought that HP was for children until GOF was release. There was so much hype about it. So I decide to read it.
The first HP book I read was GOF. I didn’t really know their history and character development. But what totally blows me off was the way that Hermione is always by Harry to support him when he is down and the 2nd task (and of course the KISS on the cheek). That was really enough to seal the deal. I was a H/Hr shipper. And yeah I thought that Ron was a crazy brat who is just plain jealous of Harry unfortunate fate. For that reason, I can’t see Ron with Hermione.
Anyway, I read HP books backward. It was pretty confusing at times but it was fun. I kept looking for other H/Hr moments. And yes, there are lots of H/Hr moments in the books. I really got a shock when I read PS, especially before the troll part.
I was pretty disappointed when rumours said that Harry and Hermione will not be together (I am still hoping that it is just rumours). For now I seek solace in fanfictions. I hope that JKR finally sees the light and write a H/Hr.

Nina

Hi all. I'm new to all this, and this is my first time posting anywhere... 'nervous'

Anyway, for me it's more of a feeling.

I wrote a few fics of H/G, which was fine, until I started to put Hermione into the story. Then the whole thing started to feel unnatural to me, to the point that I just gave up on the story.

That confused me greatly at first. I mean, why can't I write Hrmione into a H/G story? I went back to the original Harry Potter books and read through it again. That was when I start getting the feeling that Hermione fit so well with Harry that there just isn't any room for anyone else.

Since then, it's H/H all the way for me...

By the way, Darkstar. Where did you get the number of R/H shippers? I checked at Fanfiction.net and there are about 30 more pages of H/H fics compared to R/H fics. Just asking...

We are outnumbered, Shinteo. Trust me. If you have ever seen Death-March, you would know.

Darkstar

But the death-matches all use basically the same reasons. so maybe they're just a few people with mutiple accounts to flame H/H...???

I've seen the same thing in the Eva forum...

Just a thought...

I think I picked my ship sometime before last summer, about a year ago, I think. I hadn't even really thought about relationships in the HP books much since I was just getting into them. I had just discovered Schnoogle.com and the wonderful world of Fanfiction. I think it was A Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss by Elia Sheldon that sealed the lid on my shipping fate. Great story... great author... her H'Hr scenes are magical and I think after reading it I realized Harry and Hermione were just... right.

I don't think you should equate greater number of posts to outnumbered. I would say that there are plenty of H/H shippers out there, but they just don't post on the Deathmarch threads. I also think that there are lots of H/H shippers that ship other pairings, so they aren't necessarily heavily involved in every H/H thread/website/activity.

Back on topic...When I read PS/SS, Hermione's non-reaction to Harry ('Oh, your Harry Potter! How interesting. I hope I get into a good House!') made me think she might be a good match later on, but as others have said, they were only 11 in the book, so I wasn't really thinking about romantic relationships between the characters.

Now, I read all the books in two days, so many things hit me at once, but one of the things I liked best was the friendship between Harry and Hermione. It went up and down, like any friendship, but they always stuck together. Hermione's refusal to abandon Harry in GoF really struck me. And Ron, well, I love Ron (sometimes), but he was a big dork in GoF. For me, despite the rather blatant R-->Hr, GoF was (relationship-wise) a H/H book. I think their friendship was cemented in the book and there were little hints that something more could/would develop. Harry seeing Hermione at the ball, Rita Skeeter's articles and of course, that little ole' kiss at the end just did it for me. And when I went back through the books again, I could see all sorts of other things that pointed to a relationship that was based on solid riendship.

My story is quite different......
It all started about 1 1/2 years ago. I was a Cho/Harry, Hermione/Ron shipper back then (YUCK!!! ). I was in the middle of a loooong story when my friend sent me quote, "the best fic ever!". I read it, not knowing of its Harry/Hermioneness. Ron was running to Herimone like the WHOLE time trying to convince him to go out with him. Then, it happened. He tried to rape her. I don't know. It was just like looking a this big, simple, for 3-year-olds puzzle and seeing that I had but the pieces in while being blindfolded. It just kinda.........smacked me.

My face hurts from the smack, too.

I have recently just read some very good h/hr fics and then I have read the books over. By doing this I find that I am hopelessly devoted to h/hr. I was so trying to be landlocked, but oh well.

I think it works for me becuase, they are friends and to me the best relationships start out this way. I'm not a big believer in love at first sight (lust a first sight yes, but not love). I was friends with my honey before we got together so I guess the ship kinda hits home


catark

Harry and Hermione are just perfect. I used to force myself to ship R/Hr because everyone says that it's going to happen, but it just ain't right. But then I read several H/Hr fics starting with Butterfly Kisses and I realized that even if it's not going to happen, I know that I ship that pairing so why not just ship it? I mean, there's still a chance that there's H/Hr in canon right, and if there isn't, i will just go find H/Hr fanfics.

Oh man! You always pick the couple the author of the book or creater of the show doesn't seem to like too, huh? *Sigh* Frustrating, isn't it? *Memory bubble appears above Holly's head* Boy, I remember when I used to want Daria and Trent to hook up so bad in my Obsessed With Daria-days... And they never got together! *Cries hysterically until she realizes she has a new 'ship to obsess over (Harry and Hermione).

Hey, neat! That was the moment I knew Harry and Hermione would be the perfect couple too! I was only halfway through reading Sorcerer's Stone when I went to see the movie. As I sat in the movie theatre, some girls sitting in the row in front of me kept whispering about what an awesome couple Ron and Hermione would be. I raised my eyebrows and continued watching the movie, thinking what a horrible mismatch Ron and Hermione would be. When the "books and cleverness" scene came up, I was like, *Point*, "Now there's an awesome match!" I went straight home and read the rest of the book, then bought the other three. *Nods enthusiastically, then goes to watch Sorcerer's Stone DVD.

--Holly

Ooh, I didn't make that very clear, did I? What I'm trying to say is, I probably wouldn't even own the Harry Potter books if it weren't for that one scene that got me started on H/H! Those two adorable kids got me started on my whole HP addiction!

--Holly again

How I got hooked om H/Hr??
It was actually the very first smutfic I read and I came across it by accident.. way back when i was still a young and FOOLISH R/Hr

Well I was looking at the content of one of my disckettes when I found two files, and one was definately not mine, It so happened to be that I got my bestfriend's disckette instead. I read it and I thought the Idea of Harry and Hermione was way better

I find myself strangly like Hermione. Just ask my friend nikki. PS. I really dunno why I said that but now that everyone's mentioning books and cleverness, *puffs chest out and starts looking important* I knew that everyone should just need to know.

I've always been a H/Hr shipper! I'll always be![/SIZE]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=7] I actually don't know how I started to love H/Hr... All that I know is that ive been hooked ever since! I always had a good sense of when certain people love each other,you can call it my "inner eye" id you want to, and that sensae hasn't failed ever since!

I've liked H/Hr since Sorcerer's Stone. They just seem more suited for each other than Ron and Hermione. Besides, Harry and Hermione seem to have so many moments in which they communicate without even using words. They understand each other and Hermione sees the real Harry, not the Boy who lived, like every one else.

How I started to be an H/Hr shipper?

I've told this story about a hundred times. -takes a deep breath-

Well, it all started on a cloudy day in the year 1999. My uncle gave me the greates present I could ever get; PoA. That was my first Harry Potter book ever! I read it, it got me hooked and I read it in just two days. By the whole book, it was enchanting the kind of friendship I saw with Harry and Hermione (I hadn't read the SS or CoS, but I still knew...) She constantly clung to him when she was afraid, he gave her reassuring glances. I found revolting the way Ron treated Hermione and at first, yes, I'll admit it... I was a Ron basher. -bows head avoiding flying objects that are suddenly chucked at her- But now I love him, just for the fact!

Anyway, by the time I finished PoA I was totally in love with H/Hr. I bought the other two books, awaited for GoF on 2000 and when I saw GoF's ending... I almost die! It confirmed all my theories and my hunches! And then... then I found the HMS Pumpkin Pie... and it's all downhill from there. Now, I'm an avid H/Hr-er who argues with her friends every single day because they're R/Hr-ers and I just love to argue with them.

And then... in came the Deathmarch.. I was personally scared by the number of R/Hr-ers, but I'm inmune to them now. They are cuddly! -nods-

Well, b'bye!
~Blue

All you H/Hr shipper are cool to my opinion!

Okay Here's my story on how I started to be a H/H Shipper!:

It started when I was just about to turn 10 yrs old in 2001 and my grandmother and uncle came from overseas for a holiday. I was at my school library and I had a nagging ache to read this certain book(can you guess what it is?)

I picked it up off the shelf and read the back to know what all the hype and craze was all about this certain book. I got hooked The lunch bell rang and I quickly went up to the librarian's desk to check the book out. She surveyed me beadily and then said 'What a lovely choice, I'm sure you'll love this book.'

So later on that night I started to read it and I couldn't shut the book until my Mother yelled at me to get into bed because it was quite late.

Since that fateful day I asked my mother to buy me one of the HP books and she bought me PoA (becuase she didn't know what order they came in) and that was my first HP book I've ever owned. Then she bought me Cos, PS/SS and then last but certainly 'not' the least GoF!

Well I was only turning 10 and I had no clue on what love and couples were really about. But GoF and PoA had a little more of that and that's when I started to consider that there might be something going on between all the characters. But I had the matches all mistaken because I was a stubborn R/H and C/H shipper. Until I read this article on a magizine and it said that in the later books that Harry and Hermione might have a bit of romance between each other.

So I started to consider that and so I read all the books all over again and what did I find out as I read between the lines? H/H ARE MEANT TO BE!!! blush:

So I'm really sorry I had to write so much but I really wanted to express my inner thoughts on Why H/H!! Oh yes after I watched the movies I really even turned more crazier over the couple!

well, it was pretty simple for me. (but mind you, i never thought i'd be thismuch of a shipper ever)

hermione's my favorite character. and so's harry. and then i figured that they just made sense together. i mean, what was that GoF kiss for?! and i noticed after some re-readings of the books that harry was always more conscientious of hermione's well-being (and vise-versa ) that ron was.(ron: )

besides, i don't think a relationship that consists with so many squabbles (petty or otherwise) would flourish. so there, R/Hr.

H/HR!

eefun88: what article was that? all the articles i've met seem to enjoy displaying hints of R/Hr!

First, English isn't my first language so i try write the best reason in short sentence.
I'm H/H shipper when first time I saw Movie HP COS (it's first thing that I know about Harry potter ). if u think coz hug scence No before that in the hospital wing scene when harry holding hermione hand while she petrify(Cutest scence). After that I find the book for read 4 book in 3 day AHHHHH. 3rd book made me sure H/H but 4th book made me confuse anyway I still H/H shipper!.

so we are seriously out#? it seems weird to think that.....like what do u all think are the ratios of us being outnumbered??? like 10 r/hr to every 1 of us? ...thats weird.. i cant accept it lol

I got hooked on them being a couple in GOF. It got to me that Hermione stuck by Harry and helped him as much as she could. That's when I thought, those two could make a really good couple.
I forgot about that notion for a little while until I got into fanfiction (which incedentally was only over the past summer).
Then I was hooked reading as much H/Hr fics as I could.

I guess I got hooked stright away, Harry and Hermione jus clicked with me, I just started to notice certain things like in PoA when Harry wakes up in the Hospital wing and looks her Hermione stright away.
of course the big hug in the film version of CoA, I nearly screamed out loud at that point.

Harry and Hermione all the way

i remember posting this in another thread somewhere on here... but i guess ill say my sad story again

well for the longest time i wasnt into hp, my family is very religious and everyone around me always said you know 'oh its evil' and yadda yadda, so i guess it kept my curiosity at bay for a while. i remember when GoF came out that i thought it was very silly, how everybody was so excited, etc etc etc. i guess i have to eat my words and actions now, though, hehehe.

im living proof that teens are incurably rebellious, i suppose. i dont quite remember the year, day, month whatever, i just remember reading AmericanGirl (silly kiddy girl magazine) and reading the interview with Emma Watson about the upcoming film SS/PS.

boink! my interest was perked.

my family loves reading and books and the like, so the next time we went to the bookstore, which wasnt very much later (God bless Barnes & Noble) I grabbed SS/PS and started reading. finished it in one sitting. the minute i read as hermione stepped into the train compartment, i had this click that hermi was way right for harry. my suspicions were comfirmed later in the book, with the hug and whatnot (i think i squealed aloud when i read that. got some strange looks). i ended up buying PS/SS and smuggling it in my purse back home.

so then i went with my sister & her friend to the mall and we split up, agreeing to meet back at barnes & noble, so i immediately bought books 2 and 3, cause GoF wasnt out in paperback yet and plus, i was broke, and theres no way a hardback book that thick can fit in my purse.

so i kept books 1-3 under my pillow, ad read GoF in the store. then one day my dad found the books and threw them away! he even threw them away at his work, so that i couldnt like dig them out of the dumpster (like i was planning on doing)!

i was way pissed cause i spent MY money on them. so i stayed low for a while, and sort of winged it when it came to writing fanfic without checking the books or anything.

then i got my older brother hooked with the films, (i rented SS/PS for him, and took him to CoS and made him watch it) and he helped me buy the books again. i also got GoF cause it came out in paperback.

now, instead of under my pillow, i keep them in a photo box in my closet on the top shelf, covered with a sweatshirt.

so im a closet hp fan.

literally.

Well Sinta the article I found was in this Children's Magizine called 'Mania' but it's only in Australia and I totally got hooked on that article! Hope that helps. But it was in this rumours page and maybe they they were H/H shippers too! I hope it comes true though.

wow good for you vanillapuf! i would so do the same thing if i were in your shoes lol! if only your parents could understand parents can be so stubborn sometimes i say hurray to you, your curiosity, your bro, the a.g magazine (i so read that article!) and especially teenager rebellion! lol

What actually got me hooked on H/Hr is that harry is the main character and hermione actually seems like the only girl who could stand his personalitly. plus they make a perfect couple... i would like to take harry's place anyday

Well, this is my experience. I've experienced many obstacles on my way to a real, hard-core, sincere H/Hr story. Here is my story, here is the story of how Jaded got obsessed with H/Hr:

One day on March 2002, I was surfing the internet until I found this site which where their were people for you to interact with and I was talking to this person. She told me she was obsessed with Harry Potter and I should read the books too. So I did. I put a hold on PS in the library. About THREE weeks later (many people are hooked with HP), I got the book and started reading it. I started reading the first chapter and thought it was boring. So about nine weeks later, as I've renewed it many times that I couldn't renew anymore. I got intense and started racing with time and got OBSESSED. Later, I borrowed the rest three and absolutely got hooked with Harry Potter and the fourth book was getting a little lovey. So, I asked my best friend, "What ship do you support?"

She replied, "Isn't it obvious? I SUPPORT H/HR!!!"

"But why? Many people like R/Hr, I think that really makes more sense."

"Yeah right, from PS to GOF, sparks were flying all over with H/Hr and Ron's totally not good enough for Herm."

"Okay."

The conversation ended as we talked about other ships, I still wasn't convinced enough. So, I surfed the net and found Fanfiction.net and started reading fanfictions with all kinds of ships and the results in the end, I was confirmed 80% H/Hr. I was pretty much a H/Hr shipper then but I got mesmerized by Sugarquill!!! Aren't they evil and then my best friend reminded of all the H/Hr moments and I got my memories back.

That's my story, pretty complicated eh?

Awww...it sucks that you have to hide the books vanillapuf sounds like what's going on in my neighborhood - two of the Catholic schools (one of which I used to go to ) banned the HP books! I mean - WHY?!?! Some of the parents are pretty pissed - they're trying to get the principals to change the rule, but they're not getting very far...

But anyways, I digress.

I got hooked on H/Hr, hands down, because of Lori's "Paradigm of Uncertainty" series (if you've never read it - what are you waiting for?!?!?!? ). I had been reading some H/Hr stuff for a while (you know, when fanfiction.net actually alloweed NC-17 fics...) and I came across it by accident. I shoved it in my favorites folder and left it alone for about a month...and then realized that I had been an idiot for waiting so long. The story is AMAZING, and sealed my fate as H/Hr shipper

And now I have daily debates with my friends about why Herm should be with Harry and not Ron...sigh...they just don't understand ::hangs head::

~ Jacy

The end movie got me hooked (as I didn't read the books yet). When she tells him that he's a great wizard, and at the end when Harry asks her "alright?" and she smiles and says "Never better" and then he smiles. *sigh* lol.

The first book I read was COS. I thought the whole H/G thing was actually quite cute and adorable. I'm 22, so I really wasn't that interested in romance in the books. I just thought that whole thing was adorable; albeit a little cliched. The little sister who has a crush on her brother's best friend, the boy doesn't notice her in that way and will eventually discover she was always the one for him. I didn't pick up any feelings or develop any connection between R/Hr. However, I did love Harry and Hermione's friendship and the way they interacted. It was the ending of the book that really sparked my interest and fondness for that pair. The sentence when Harry says he didn't know what the best part of the night was, Hermione running towards him screaming "you solved it, you solved it" ..... There was nothing suggestive about the line; but it just stuck with me and I found myself smiling when I read it. I just couldn't seem to get past that moment.

Then I read POA and by the end I was sold completely on H/Hr. It wasn't anything really defining, just their general interactions. From her obvious thought put into a birthday present for him and their whole experience in the end from finding Ron, facing the dementors, going back in time, etc. Somethings that really just got me from the book was;

Harry grinning at her in Hogsmeade and asking her if she would report him. I found that scene rather flirtatious and cute. Surprising too, because Harry really isn't the flirtatious type.

Harry asking her if she came to the match when she wasn't speaking him or Ron. Her answer "of course I did" seemed interesting to me. It's like there's no way I would ever miss your game; no matter how mad I am at you. We know Hermione isn't really that obsessive about Quidditch like the boys, so that was rather surprising.

When she followed Harry into the forest to help Sirius. Yes there was nothing they could do for Ron but Hermione didn't even hesitate when Harry started running ; she just automatically followed.

There were many more things and by the end of POA I was just simply in love with H/Hr. Even after reading GOF and all of Ron's obvious developing feelings for Hermione, I was still convinced. I just simply love everything about Harry and Hermione. A big part of it is I was a huge X-Files fan and they remind me SO much of Mulder and Scully. It's the classic angst-ridden teenage love story. A boy who is tortured, loner and the girl who would do anything for him, even putting herself in danger. You gotta love that.

hi all. *waves* new here, thrilled to find this site. :-)
as for why h/hr, (besides the fact that they're meant for each other...), i just think it's clear that they understand each other in a way that no other characters do.
when i finished reading the books, (finished all 4 back to back), i was more into r/hr but then, that was before i really got into hp, and before i thought about it. then i read lori summers' 'paradigm of uncertainty' b/c a friend recommended it and that was that, my identity as an ardent h/hr-shipper was confirmed. :-)
i get into arguments over h/hr vs. r/hr all the time with friends who are r/hr (most of my friends are, in fact) and the one thing i keep coming back to is just that ron and hermione have NOTHING in common, except for harry. it's why they fight so much. they just don't understand each other. and much as i like ron, i just can't see him and hermione staying together for any sort of long-term relationship. h/hr i can see and i'm convinced that no other ship works as well.
(for a look at some of the shipper arguments i've gotten into, my livejournal username is bingblot, too, if you're interested in my insanity...)

Ok.. why i luv H/Hr?
Simple.. they're perfect for each other... i think many of you has written lots of explanations.. but i think i don't need to go further on mine... hehehe Anyways... gotta go
Lív

heh...just had a thought. It was Lily's love for Harry that protected Harry from the killing curse when he was 1 yrs old. What if in the end it was Hermione's love that help protect Harry from big bad Voldy. It might happen since Voldy is now immune to the "mother's love" that protects Harry. It has been mentioned that Love is the most powerful force. That's why I believe more in the H/H pairing rather than anything else. Ginny's crush on Harry isn't strong enough.

As an adult, I was most interested in what the fuss was all about, so I bought the first book to just 'catch up'. I then thought that it was an interesting enough read to buy the next two, by which time the first film had come out.

I was quite enjoying the whole thing - then we got to the CHESS SCENE. When Harry and Hermione knelt down beside Ron to have the conversation :
"Me? Books, cleverness? There are more important things...." I suddenly had this impression that they were going to kiss each other - which is bizarre considering they're only 11! BUT the chemistry was there - and even more so in CoS (it's what Chris Columbus was talking about on the DVD).

Heaven only knows what it's going to be like by the time we get to the Broom Closet scene in PoA!!!

I agree!!!!

One night, a jaded teenager was trying to bury her head in her hands. She was hopelessly waiting for her parents to come home so she could lock the gates and go to sleep (the guards were fired). Still, she waited with no sign of blue headlights at the parking lot.

She suddenly saw a book at her sister's bedside table when she got up to get her jacket as it was getting cold. It had these drawings showing a boy with glasses. As if the devil had posessed her, she took it and went down to the basement. She read it there under the yellow light. She didn't even mind the title for she already knew when sometimes her sister read the ruddy thing.

She didn't read it from the beginning, but near the end. She didn't know what made her do that. She just did. She read and read and realised something. She's never felt this before.


Was she posessed by the thought of the main character and his best friend's romance? No, no! This was not like her at all. At all. She was supposed to be puking, throwing up, and spewing all over the book, but no, she did not. She wasn't this sentimental. But then she realised, this wasn't sentimental after all. NO, far from it.

It was something she had never felt about all her not totally tomboyish life. She hid it uder her jacket after hearing a car honking. She continued the series and bought the other books, hoping to find that page that made her all tingly inside.





The 'she' was indicating me. That's how I liked H/Hr. So, dramatic, really. I read the first book when I was 19. I'm 22 right now.

I've always been a H/Hr from the start. The way they acted around each other is natural and the more we found out their characters through out the books. We got more depth in Harry and Hermione.
I don't see Ron and Hermione in a relationship for the simple fact i've seen relationships exactly like theirs at High school (beening my last year, i've seen many) and they do not last long or one rejects the other straight away.
Neither to do i see Ginny and Harry together, we don't know much about the girl. All we know is:
*Ron's little sister (i would kill any of my friends if they hitted on any of my sisters or brothers )
*Has a crush on Harry as soon as she found out Harry was the Boy Who Lived (need i say anything)
*seems shy

Now Hermione and Harry seem to fit each others personality quite well, so i've been a H/HR from the start.

What got me hooked on H/Hr was the Buckbeak ride.
I can tell that many of you can relate to this because it's the most H/Hrness that has been shown in the books before GoF came along.
I wasn't sure at first- I thought it was normal. But, then I read PoU and I just couldn't help myself- I got hooked.
My friends tried to turn me back, but I preveiled. But, one of my witty friends by the nickname of Pep, gave out a wonderful speech that turned me into a double-shipper supporter- I am now a full on supporter of H/Hr and R/Hr.
Her arguments were wonderfully thought out- I couldn't believe my ears!
But, this isn't one of those love triangles- I believe if one doesn't happen, I'll support the other.

I became a shipper after SS as well. The way he thought of her when the troll was in the dungeon, and the hug she gave him when she told him what a great wizard he was It's sooo adorable!!!

Why H/Hr?

Well, I had read all the books, but had never thought about who would get together with who but one night I really wanted to do something related to Harry Potter so I went on the internet and typed in HarryPotter.com and that took me to the official HP website so after a while of browsing I found fanfictions and look around until I found an interesting looking one named 'Harry Potter and the Blade of Carmen Eversor' and read it.(I,unfortunately, never finished reading it because then I found Fiction Alley and Fanfiction.net and now portkey... I might go search for it and finish it today...) All of the H/Hr moments made me notice how well they acted together and looked like the perfect couple. That is what sealed me as a H/Hr shipper.

~Cristy~

Sakura here ,
Well, I just love H/Hr ships maily because I feel that Hermione doesn't treat Harry like he is an attraction at a zoo . She said friends with him in the the forth book when Ron abandoned him . Plus the whole chess scene in the first book. I think Ron is only crushing over Hermione and there is no foundation, and Ron and Hermione argue a lot . I think Ginny only llike Harry because he's famous . Harry and Hermione are a perfect match
from,
Cherry

I started out as neutral, reading some of each, on ffn (most of the good fics there are H/Hr) just wanting some good fics, then i read a R/Hr and i HATED it i found myself going back to H/hr and liking it, then i realised I'm a H/Hr shipper

Okay, this would be the third time I've tried to post this. *crosses fingers* Third times the charm.


Howdy Yall! I don't know if this has been done before but I was reading through a couple posts that mentioned the possibly age differences in H/Hr shippers compared to R/Hr shippers and for some reason came up with this little idea....why don't we throw down some intros of ourselves...you know....all the nitty gritty from your ONE fav H/Hr to the color of your dog's left eye...

Here, I'll start...(aren't you all just thrilled...I can see the replies now...*laughs*)

The simple stuff

I'm KC, 21 yrs old, I live in Tennessee, green beans rock, I have two fabulous dogs, a satanic demon cat and a rat lovingly named lucifer. I am excruciatingly adamant about my studies (so much so that a friend of mine has actually taken to calling me hermione....you should see my room...it's disgusting really) and a prospective med school student.

Other stuff:

Fav H/Hr song- "Every Little thing she does is Magic"

Why H/Hr:
1) B/c it is the ONLY plausible choice
2) I mean, come on, who could really see Hermione as a house wife?!
3) My word...look at them! JUST LOOK AT THE 2 OF THEM!
4) The talking tree talk me so and it never lies.

My desk right now: Coverd with papers, glass of water...TAB...advil..

You know when I started writing this I'm sure I had something witty to say but now the only thing on my mind is colonic microflora and really...that's not a pretty thought...at all...

I was going to try to send you guys a picture of me...but I'm going to have to work to track one down....

Okay, stopping now to keep it short...