Hey it can happen, but it would ruin the HP series, why?

1) It would have to be a romance story because the issues of Ron and Hermione are way too big to solve in two books
2) It would have to be about Ron Weasley because the only way we can see an effective progression in his jealousy issues we have to see it from his point of view.
3) Ginny will have to become Harrys most eligable LI, but since she's nowhere near as important as Hermione is to Harry
4) You can simply not have that all happen above without naming it the Weasley series.

I guess if JKR wants she could, it wouldn't be too bad... I just would hope she would write the last two about Harry since she's already started the first five about him. ^_~

Yours Truly,
-Field

I'd cry. Plain and simple. And then I'd drown in my tears. And on the off chance I survive, I'll stay in my room for a few days. Then I'd cry again. And drown again. And if I survive that, I'll get over it.

I'm kind of braced for an Hr/R ending... but I will still be disappointed if Hr/H does not happen in canon. For me, it's not so much as having a dislike for Ron (I do find him funny and I think he makes a good friend), it's about Hermione and Harry ending up with what they both deserve: a loving, respectful and equal partner.

If they don't get that in the end... oh well... there's always fanfiction. But I'll probably take a hiatus from the HP universe for a few months if that happens.

I'd be very, very disappointed because for me, Jo has been building up Harry and Hermione's relationship. If R/Hr happened, I would write a letter to Jo and ask her what the point of the H/Hr interactions. Were they red herrings? I'd be curious and a little bit angry.

I'm getting myself ready for R/Hr to happen though. It's freakin' obvious on the movie screens. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson themselves said that their is 'tension' between Ron and Hermione. A possible romance too. I just hope to goodness that they're wrong and H/Hr is indeed the true ship.

I'd be depressed for a few months, but I'll eventually get over it. I'd still be sailing H/Hr because whenever I support a ship, I never ever go back. I'd keep on sailing, even if that's not the coupling that the author writes.

Also, I have a friend who is an R/Hr shipper and I just know she'd be gloating. It would be disappointing to know that she were right and I was wrong. Especially, since I have read the books many times and ended up with the conclusion that H/Hr will be the central pairing of the series. I like to be right.

The HMS Pumpkin Pie will keep on sailing!

I'd just go and read another trilogy of books again. And they're not HP.

I would like to already think that Harry and Hermione will end up together... there are so many essays and texual analysis and opinions and common sense that just leads up to H/Hr...

BUT...!!!

if things look gloomy and Hermione ends up being with Ron... cry I will not... but... I would have to say that I would be in Harry's prospective that I will indeed feel happy for the both of them...

Theres still something that bothers me (well not really bothers but...)...

I read all 5 books from Harry's prospective (duh! thats how its supposed to be) but lets imagine that there are NO such things as shippyness and whathaveyou...

I read the first 5 books and i was feeling exactly what Harry was feeling the whole time... Hermione was a irritating and bothersome... then happy that she was my friend... taken aback by her turning into a cat... scared that she was petrified and worried that she couldnt help... confused when she went disappearing at times or another.. happy because of her support in saving Sirius and Buckbeat... noticing that Ron liked her in a way more than a friend... noticing how pretty she was at the Yule Ball.... indifferent about what that Skeeter woman said about me and Hermione because I knew they were not true... and on and on...

Then I found out about this SHIP thing and I automatically think "yeah... its Ron and Hermione"... but I felt different about it though... and the rest is history...

By the time I read the 5th book, I was set on for H/Hr and I kept a look out for things left and right to say that H/Hr would get together...

HOWEVER...!!

Maybe we were supposed to feel the way Harry feels the whole time... before I set sail on good ship H/Hr, I saw Hermione as nothing more than a really good female friend... maybe thats how were supposed to feel.. then later in the later books... we're supposed to feel closer to Hermione somehow... maybe not notice it as being romantically... but somehow...

Im sorry if its confusing but so some of you get what im trying to say...?

WHAT IF WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS SHIPPY NESS...? How would YOU feel...?

I don't have to think about this question as it's not going to happen... However... should JKR surprise me (and this be one of the few occasions that my intuition is actually wrong), I would probably drown my sorrows in some spiked pumpkin juice and keep on readin'.

Sienna

What would I do if H/g and Hr/r happens?

Drown in chocolate.

Ironically, the H/g ship is called the HMS Chocolate. I guess if H/g really happens in canon and the OBHWF theory does come true, drowning in chocolate would actually be quite symbolic .

But on a more realistic note, there is really only one thing to do if H/Hr doesn't happen.

Accept it. Plain and simple.

But, as of now, nothing has been determined.

So have faith you guys.

Cheers!

Polaris

I think I'll accept it, but I'll be very angry first.I'll slam the book shut for at least a week, drowning the delusion in all the fics here on Portkey, then I'll continue to read the book.

A description of my reactions the moment R/Hr happens in the books:

- Adrenaline courses through my body (this always happens when I'm severely disappointed about something).
- I feel a little bit sick to the stomach, re-read the offending paragraph a couple of times, then close the book.
- Shut my eyes and try to fight the lump in my throat, lose the battle, and proceed to have a little cry.
- Once I've calmed down somewhat, re-open the book with shaking hands and keep reading, knowing that if the books are truly keeping with JKR's established style, there will still be some lovely friendshippy moments between H/Hr.

I think that just about sums it up.



Sariele

On the odd chance that it happens?

-First, I'd feel much disappointment, because then the build-up of the friendship btw H/Hr seems to have been wasted

-Second, I'd feel anger because yet again, insults and deragotary comments have won over loyalty and trust.

-Then, I'd read and reread every unfaithful!Ron fic I can find, starting with TiP.

-Once I get over it, I'd start first by reading fics like Cheering Charm's 'A Darkened Doorway', where Hermione is the cause of the break-up.

-Finally, I'd start reading H/Hr fluff and reread all the masterpieces. Once I'm done with that, I'd reread Anne of Green Gables series, though I don't know if I can handle the darkness of 'His Dark Materials'.

If all else fails, I still have anime and video games to cheer me up.

I would wonder why Joanne Kathleen Rowling (from now on known as JKR) would use the easy way out. It would be a shocker (not to mention a waste of time, thought and enery) to all the people who wrote wonderful PK and dream essays. But, The only girl I can imagine Harry with, other than Hermione, is Parvati.

But, altogether, I would be very mad at JKR, for walking on easy street.

Have a nice day.

If Ron and Hermione got together, I would be livid . I would be thinking all these deprecating thoughts about JKR and how she gave into peer pressure by making the clichéd love-hate relationship triumph over friends-turned-lovers relationship. Then I would cry and rant to my unsympathetic sister. (It's not that she hates H/Hr as a couple; it's just she has better things to do with her time than obsess over it.)

But even if all the evidence points toward Ron and Hermione right now (not that I think it does), characters have a way of going against their author's will. I was writing this story where no matter what I did, my heroine Sara kept ending up with George, even though I was pushing her to be with this nerd named James. Finally, I had to face the facts. Sara and George were meant to be.

Just like Harry and Hermione.

There is just something about the H/Hr ship and its followers that leaves an awful taste in my mouth. I say this, being a mediocore H/Hr shipper. Mind you, way back when I used to be just as blind and wonderfully naive. Although, I suppose if I took a stroll down R/Hr lane I'd find the same rabidness. The same sorts of people saying, "I'd be so angry with JKR. I'd send her death threats and hate mail and OH! If I could get my hands on a howler!"

I suppose nobody is that farfetched, but I don't put it past some of you out there. You all have to sit back and wonder...just where is the H/Hr ship going? And some of you bring up the point that Ron and Hermione are just another Han and Leia or that bickering and fighting has won out over loyalty and trust. Think about this for a moment shall we? If Ron and Hermione together fulfill the cliche of opposites attract then Harry and Hermione together fulfill the cliche of love at first site or sould mates or even, dare I say it, Hero gets the girl! You see, any ship has its cliche, any ship. I'm sure even Ron/House elves has its own cliche, such as...redheads love animal figures!

I suppose what I am trying to say is that whatever JKR does should not cause anyone to be livid or angry. Honestly, people, it's just a book and they are just characters. Who cares who loves who so long as we all are still captivated by what JKR has created and what WE have grown to love. Not who the characters have grown to love, people, please.

I'm not a mod, but, Chaosknight, that post seem a bit out of line.

I mean, not only did you just say that the ship that this site is here to support and its followers leave a bad taste in your mouth but you went on to imply that we're all naive and blind to feel the way we feel and if we dare not to be perfectly happy with the way the books turn out then there's something wrong with us.

You're welcome to your opinion, but there's something to be said for the arena in which you choose to state it. Obviously, considering this is a shipping site most people here care who loves who. That's the point of the forum. If you disagree with the basic idea of the forum there's really not much reason for you to be here. I'm fairly certain we're not all just going to read your post and think: "Oh my God. He's so right. Shipping is pointless. Why did I ever put any energy into it? I'll just forget all this time I've spent hoping for a H/Hr outcome and be equally happy with whatever happens!"

Just like I'm sure nothing we say is going to make you care more about shipping. The only difference being that we're not trying to convince you to ship or saying derogatory things about you because you choose not to.

I would be highly disappointed that JKR let one of my favorite characters, Hermione, be with someone that I feel that doesn't treat her well or show her the respect that she deserves. Ron would become more respective, supportive, and understanding towards Hermione for me to not be a little angry because I don’t think any girl should be disrespected like Ron has been to Hermione. At this point I think Neville, other then Harry of course , is a better choice for her, especially after the reappearance of Bellatrix let a fire under him.

I'd be pretty damn frustrated. I'd probably scream in terror and throw the book on the floor only to retrieve it a few hours later to (gulp) carry on reading (Because JKR is one of those authors who's books wouldn't let u put them down for the world.)

I guess i would rant on about to my other h/hr friends and we'd drive other people crazy.

I guess all in all i'd be mad because the relationship Harry and Hermione have is so sweet and would lead to romance and for her to make it r/hr....grr well as long as they don't hurt harry by making him feel left out or something( I don't think Hermione could ever stand hurting Harry whether she was Ron's girlfriend or not).

Do you really think Hermione would stay with Ron if Harry felt left out and isolated by them?

I'd cry. I'd seriously cry. I'm so looking forward to seeing at least ONE little bit of H/Hr, maybe a kiss or something, and if i didn't even get that, I would be so depressed, it'd be pitiful. I would be so angry with JKR for giving in to this 'Love-Hate' thing, and stating the obvious, and such. Plus, I would be so gutted to face those R/Hr shippers who would be unbearable. I'd still read the books, but my heart wouldn't be in it like It is now. My love of all things Harry Potter would just be gone, all the posters around my room and all the ornaments and stuff would go. It's not that my Love of Harry Potter is based solely on whether Harry and Hermione get together, it's just the fact that I'd be so disappointed with JKR for doing it. I think it would totally ruin the plot. If none of them ever got together then yeah i'd be upset, but I'd still love Harry Potter, but if it was R/Hr, I'd be so depressed, like I said, it would be pitiful.

The moment I read anything relating to Ron and Hermione...together...I will BURST into tears...

...and then I would scream 'Why and Why?' in the midst of my tears...

starkat15

I wouldn't believe it. Period. .......... Period.

To tell you the truth, I know I would feel really dissapointed, angry, and confused. After all I've read I've become strongly convinced that no one can take Harry's place in Hermione's heart, and no one can take Hermione's place in Harry's heart. Even if they don't know it consciously. I would try to accept R/Hr and try to like it, but I would eventually realize that it's hopeless since, in my eyes, Ron and Hermione would never be as good together as Harry and Hermione. Even if they both changed the way they interact with each other on the last 2 books. Anyways, considering everything I saw in OotP, I am positive R/Hr is not gonna be the final pairing. JKR could have used this book to foreshadow a lot more into R/Hr's relationship if she had intended to; she could have made their relationship grow and mature; she didn't. Instead, she chose to make Harry and Hermione closer. That would seem to me like an awful mistake from JKR if she wanted the obvious R/Hr in the end.

Hi everyone! I was just wondering which were your second choices of ships for Harry and Hermione in case Harry/Hermione itself didn't work out (not that I think THAT will happen, just curious). Please reply and tell me your opinions.

My problem is that I cannot really see other possibilities...

For Hermione, Neville could work, though it would not be the best match.

Harry is the problem.

If we take away the celebrity crush, the fairy-tale fluffy aspects, and the fact that she is Ron's sister, Ginny would be an all right match for him, though not the best. However, it does not work with all the baggage.

Luna is free of the baggage, but she would be almost as bad for him as Ron is for Hermione. Personality wise, they are a very poor match.

There is no time to pair him with someone new.

Therefore, there will have to be a lot of build up in order to convince me, and even then, it will feel wrong.

I'd find a way to justify, and then deny it. I'd write several fanfictions in which R/Hr split up. And then, maybe, I'd accept it. *sigh*

But hey! It ain't gonna happen. *hold thumbs*

I would be saddened sure, but I'd be more sad for Harry's part. Harry lived his whole life with notihing. His life had no love, no friends, not a thing. His relationship with Hermione (for me) seemed to fill that hole. When they first met he, sure seemed to resent her. But honestly, so did Ron. He did it far more openly. Later, Harry confides loads into Hermine. She is the one who gives him the love that he never had (until Sirius came) and even then she was still there the whole time. Whenever Ron wasn't there it seemed Harry and Hermione got closer. This is getting longer than I thought it would. But we still don't know what Krum asked Hermione about at the end of Book 4 (if we do, then i should quit everything Harry Potter). My guess is it had something to do with Harry, most guys are a little envious of close friends of the people they date. But in all I'd feel bad for Harry. He deserves some one to love and be loved by. Cho obviously didn't fill that. I doubt Ginny will. Luna might, a big might, but she seems to out there for it to work. Im done looking like an idiot.

Contrary ships that don't give me hives would be:

Harry/Luna, Hermione/Neville, and Hermione/Krum.

Uhm, yeah, that's it.

I certainly wouldn't be happy, but I'd accept them better than other ships that I honestly see as bad matches on a very basic level. Of course, I might not feel that way about any of these ships because I've not put enough thought into them yet.

Of course, it's always hard for me to pick secondary ships because I feel that the canon so fully supports H/Hr as the final outcome it's hard to frame other ships within the books as I know them.

I'll die with the ship. I've been a H/Hr shipper since book 1 and will always be H/Hr shipper till the end. Nothing, not even JKR, will be able to change this.

If H/Hr didn't happen...then NOTHING WILL HAPPEN..IT WILL NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE..THAT CAN SAVE AND PROTECTED WORLD... or I go and oversea and scream at Mrs.Rowing "NOOOOOOOO!!!NOT HARRY AND HERMIONE..and then I throw all my Hps book at her..

nobody will compare...but I doult that H/Hr will NOT HAPPEN, it doesn't make any sense if...it didn't.

I voted for Ron/Hermione & Harry/Luna.

Yesterday, after visiting SQ, I kind of learned to accept Ron/Hermione if it happened. I'm expecting this ship to happen, whether they break up right away or they are the final couple. It's pretty obvious that Ron has a thing for Hermione. Well, at least to most people.

No matter how much I try, I cannot accept Harry/Ginny. To me, Ginny's crush is superficial because she only sees the great Boy-Who-Lived. She's sure to get over him soon, if it wasn't resolved in OotP already.

Harry/Luna was the pairing I chose for Harry. They haven't had much interacting, but they share a common bond of experiencing death. She could help him, I suppose. She has some of Hermione's traits. Luna is in Ravenclaw, making her smart, but not as smart as Hermione of course. =) Personally, I would rather have Harry have someone who does not like him for his celebrity status, but for who he is. I think Luna is the person, other than Hermione, who can see through Harry's celebrity status for the little boy who came to Hogwarts years ago.

Maybe I should've chosen the trio to be with partners other than with people they are fond with... Oh, well. That would've been my second choice. Hermione/Krum is kind of nice. He tries so hard to get her attention too. =( Poor Krum.

Of course, I'll still be faithful to the HMS Pumpkin Pie. I'm one of those stubborn die-hard shippers. If my ship does not happen, I'll still ship H/Hr. It's the best ship out there. Harry/Hermione Forever.

I can accept Neville/Hermione, but nothing else. No one will work for Harry in my mind but Hermione, and other than Harry, i feel that only Neville is good enough for Hermione.

Cheers!

If H/Hr doesn't happen because of R/Hr, then I will scream expletives until I lose my voice.

Wish I was kidding.

However, I think the worst damage is that I would love what little faith I have in romantic love.

If Love is...
1) Bickering for every little stupid thing that you don't like
2) Screaming at each other from across the room
3) Make snide little comments about the other person whenever I am mad at them.
4) Trying to change them from what they are to what I want them to be.
... then I really don't want to have anything to do with it.

And if H/Hr doesn't happen because of H/G, then I would be forced to admit that the romantic plot of the HP series is the most CLICHED FABIO-ON-THE-COVER ROMANCE PLOT EVER WRITTEN! And seeing as JK is a personal role model AND one of the most gifted writers I've encountered, I would rather gouge my eyes out than admitting the above.

Ships I can TOLERATE (NOT "LIKE") aside from H/Hr is Neville/Hermione (I want Nev for Ginny because he's so cute when he sticks up for her in OOTP, but if JK forces H/G together, then I want my man Nev to get the best girl in the school) and Harry/Luna (alright, I REALLY REALLY want Luna for Ron, but who knows? Maybe a Harry/Luna ending will create a romance a la "Addams Family" since the only connection they seem to share is their experience with death)).

Enough ranting.

Peace
Anasazi
-Rabid H/Hr, R/L and N/G supporter-

now, would this sound bad if i say that i rather have them die together heroicly if H/Hr does not happen? i am sorri but i just couldnt see anyone else to butt in to such a beautiful relationship~~

If Harry and Hermione doesn't happend, I am going to have a severous nervous and emotional break down; and i am going to burn all the Harry Potter books (Kidding ).
But, not matter what happen I'm always going to be a Harry an Hermione shipper and hopefully H/Hr fanfictions are always going to be around.

*Appears from the Darkness*

*Sighs* If H/Hr didn't happen. . . I would probably be in total disbelief for about 2 or 3 days. But if JKR makes R/Hr canon. . . I'd be disgusted. As it is now, for R/Hr to happen it would be wrong, just wrong. For me to even read the next books JKR make Ron mature, a lot, a whole lot. And even then i'd still disagree with it. I'd have to skip those parts. I don't know why, but I physically can't read R/Hr, I feel like I'll throw up everytime they get too near each other. Samething with H/G and that whole "knight in shining armor" thing. Now for the real theme of this thread - the ships i would accept are Neville/Hermione and Harry/Luna. N/Hr because if iI can't have her with the boy who lived, then she'll be with the other boy. And H/L because she seems to have an understanding of Harry that no other girl, except Hermione, has. Still I'd probrably throw away the Books and hide in the dark corners of fanfiction for the rest of my life. I think the song by Dido sums it best -

I will go down with this ship
and I won't put my hands up and surrender
there will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love(with H/Hr) and always will be

*Sinks into the Shadows*

If JK went in the romance direction of anything by H/HR, It would as if I had been shot through the heart. The H/HR ship as been a big part of my life; picking me up when I was down. I would be more angry and disgusted then sad for her to take away my "drug of choice". I guess I would go through H/HR detoxification *laughs*

I might even have to stop reading the books. I know that's pretty childish, but reading anything other H/HR makes me gag.

And anasazi, you've pretty much summed up everything I've been thinking.

Sincerely,
Selenity

I was in love with the imagery of Dido's song when it came out. It fit so perfectly with any of the pending ships I have with so many fandoms!

There will be no white flag above my door...

Never! I think I'll say that book seven is really a glorified fanfiction JKR wrote to please the R/Hrs and that the rea one is still to come!

But what's the point of speculation? H/Hr is canon!

If JKR doesn't write Harry/Hermione, I would like her to write Hermione/Viktor. I like that pairing because I like the way Viktor treats Hermione -- he looks beyond the book-ish surface and sees a kind, strong girl who will stand up for the things she believes him. That's why I <3 Viktor so.

For Harry... I don't know. Aside from Hermione, I don't really a see a good match for him. Ginny's too... too irresponsible, too <i>immature</i> for Harry (because I really do think he needs someone to tell him when he's being stupid or stop him from running headlong into danger) and Luna too flighty and vague. I'd prefer Luna over Ginny, though, because they have at least made a connection on a somewhat deeper level.

If it didnt happen, I would be very upset, and heart broken, but not totally surprised. I am prepared for aboput any ship. I love JK so I would continue to read, and be heartbroken, but eventually get over it. Then I would read 2132839 h/hr fanfictions to keep the pumpkin pie alive. Thats what fanfic is for.

I could accept Hermione with Neville I guess. Not the best match, but better for her than any other guy.

I am not sure about Harry. Harry/Ginny is too cliche and fairy tale like, but she is the girl that I see next best suited to him after Hermione. Harry/Luna is not cliche, but they are totally unsuited for each other. Harry has to be with some known character. There is not enough time to develop a good friendship and then romance.

I guess that if she sets it up well enough I could accept H/G. I have found only one H/G fic that I think is a possible way for canon. However, if she does it well enough, I could accept it.

Guys, let's refrain from poking the troll.

On Topic:

I think Hermione/Krum is a ship that's too often maligned or ignored. There was something about Victor that appealed to Hermione. Something that made her carry on a relationship with him for months in GoF. Now, obviously, what she felt for Victor isn't as strong as what she felt for Harry, but if H/Hr were an impossibility (say, if Harry were to die) I think that Hermione/Krum would be something interesting to explore. He seemed to adore Hermione for who she was.

I'd pick it over R/Hr because I'm not against R/Hr just because I'm for H/Hr, but rather because I just think that Ron and Hermione would make an awful couple.

I have a funny feeling that whether its Hermione or Luna, one of those girls are going to find a deeper relationship with Harry in the next two books. At this point it can go either way depending on who he turns to for comfort. He shares a couple of things with Luna that he doesn't with Hermione.One-both have parents that are dead and two-they've both experienced someone dying in front of them. There has to be a reason why it was meant for them to experience some of the same things like being able to see the Thestrals (including Neville) and the others can't. I would be brokenhearted if he did choose Luna,but I'd get over in time. Maybe in the last book we'd understand why they fell in love and he didn't fall for Hermione. We can see in the fifth book Hermione's feelings (although she won't say it to him out loud) have changed since fourth year. She helped him get through the tournament although she didn't have to necessarily. She could have gone with the crowd and belived that he now bought into his own hype like Ron did, but she chose to stand by him even through the Rita Skeeter nonsense. However I can't entirely blame Rita for everything. She pointed out some observations that some already had about Harry and Hermione,that maybe they had feelings for each other and were afraid to admit them. Rita's approach albeit,tactless made for an interesting drama. So all we have to do is wait and hope that Harry will make the right choice. And all I can say is, may the best girl win!