Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix Movie SPOILERS SPOILERS — Page 8

I love Ron in the books and while overall I don't like the movies/writing of the movies, I do still like Ron in the movie. I have never been one for Harry/Hermione, but you know there's going to be Ron/Hermione in the new book... there just has to be.

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Ron/Hermione is pretty much a guarantee. The moment he was holding her and they were crying sealed it. Hopefully though when the book starts they aren't a couple. I want to read what it is like for them to admit their feelings.

Well a major plot thread in book six was Ron and Hermione finally coming to terms with how they feel about one another. Harry even has a line where he says he always knew this was going to happen. I think the bit where they are holding each other at the end means they are finally a couple. I wonder if Mrs Weasley has any inkling?

I never really understand people who fantasize about non-canonical pairings. I guess I always just take what the author writes as law instead of imagining who would make a better match.

Man, what would it have been like if Juliet had gotten with Mercutio instead?

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JKR has talked about Ron/Hermione stuff from the movies and mentioned how prophetic it is... like they know what's coming or something, even though she hasn't told them anything. That's why I'm expecting them as a couple in book 7.

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Spoilers don't make the books better, they just *spoil* some of the fun... I love what JKR said on her site... I can't find the exact quote at the moment, but it's something about how "I want kids who have grown up wih the books" (like me) "to go on this last journey with them without knowing where they're going."

BTW, everything she writes, including her rant about skinny girls, is well written... which I find incredibly annoying and unfair.

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A leak now? People can't wait 3-4 days? Like I said...WAY too seriously...

"I never really understand people who fantasize about non-canonical pairings. I guess I always just take what the author writes as law instead of imagining who would make a better match."

Because some people enjoy the characters, but don't really care for the direction they're headed. You don't always have to agree with the author's decisions. That's what is nice about having your own opinion. I always thought Harry and Hermione were a better match. It doesn't mean I'm in denial about what Rowling writes. It just means I have differing preferences. I don't know why so many people find that odd.

Ginny would be my second pick for Harry (Cho was one of the blandest characters Rowling created). I would have loved to see Ron and Luna paired up. Luna would have made Ron seem more interesting, at least. But to me, Hermione's personality overshadows Ron and a pairing of the two of them just diminishes his character further.

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"I still don't understand. So basically you just make up your own story in your head as you read?"

No. I never said any such thing.

"It's not really a matter of agreeing with the author's decisions. She's the author."

That's exactly what it is. Anyone can disagree with an author's decision. Stephen King wrote an entire novel about exactly that called Misery. But in the case of that story, the fan literally forces the author to change his decision. I've never been so stupid or presumptuous as that.

"You can speculate and write alternative versions, but at the end of the day what JK Rowling says goes."

It's really not that hard. I read what she writes. Then I say, "Ok, but I would have preferred _______." I've never asked nor required her to change anything.

That's all there is to it. I don't deny or ignore what she writes. I don't really "speculate" or write alternative versions. It is totally a matter of having a different preference from the author. Rowling has written how she wants things to work out for the characters. I totally accept that. I'm just saying it may not be how I would have chosen. It doesn't matter in the end, but my opinion is totally valid. I really like all the choices Rowling has made with the exception of the Harry/Ron/Hermione couplings.

Haven't you ever loved a novel while reading it, but absolutely hated the ending? Same thing.

I would prefer to have Harry and Hermione together. That's all. It's pretty simple to think it, actually. Anyone can do it. Give it a try...

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