Yay! Someone else to help me defend our heroine Hermione Granger!! :-)
I'm not a Ron *hater* but I don't think much of his character; he didn't lend that much to the Trio and his main purpose, I feel, was to weigh Harry down and continually push for the status quo, just as you say. Hermione would be pushing for something - doing homework, saving the elves, seeing threats - and Ron would be all "she's mental, Harry, forget about it/her".
Which I why I like those fanfics where Ron is jettisoned and Harry, now taking on board more of Hermione's influence, is vastly improved by the experience. :-)
but she could have found some support somewhere.
That would have been very interesting indeed.
Say if someone, like Neville, actually supported Hermione in a pursuit which was dear to her.
Why, she'd drift out of the Holy Trinity, become 'best friends' with that other person.
THIS COULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
So Rowling just ignored the possiblity, full stop. No other muggle-born around who could see Hermione's point of view. At all. Uh huh.
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Date: 2011-04-02 11:16 pm (UTC)I'm not a Ron *hater* but I don't think much of his character; he didn't lend that much to the Trio and his main purpose, I feel, was to weigh Harry down and continually push for the status quo, just as you say. Hermione would be pushing for something - doing homework, saving the elves, seeing threats - and Ron would be all "she's mental, Harry, forget about it/her".
Which I why I like those fanfics where Ron is jettisoned and Harry, now taking on board more of Hermione's influence, is vastly improved by the experience. :-)
but she could have found some support somewhere.
That would have been very interesting indeed.
Say if someone, like Neville, actually supported Hermione in a pursuit which was dear to her.
Why, she'd drift out of the Holy Trinity, become 'best friends' with that other person.
THIS COULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
So Rowling just ignored the possiblity, full stop. No other muggle-born around who could see Hermione's point of view. At all. Uh huh.