Book Five Romance -- was it all you were expecting?

Oh finally i get to post my opinions on this !!!!!!

Harry/Cho - I have to admit i'm not much of a h/c shipper but i thought his whole first hand relationship experience was pretty cute until things went complicated.It's understandable of Chpo's feelings of hurt towards Cedrics death but i don't think she had to take it out on defencless Harry who had actually done nothing. She also was plainly the leader of the relationship taking Harry to miss Puddifoots where she talked to Harry about her past with cedric...not exactly romantic. I reckon they could have worked out if Cho hadn't been so silly about her jealousy against hermione .No i don't think harry and cho will get back together.

Hermione/ron: i think this is a one sided relationship.Ron seems to like Hermione but Hermione feels only platonic towards him.The tension that JK Rowling says is between Ron and Hermione is more so of the tension hermione feels towards ron because she knows he likes her and she doesn't want to break his heart. Her response to Ron's christmas gift is a definite sign she see's as as no more of than a friend.

Harry/Hermione: i think in this area there were many signs pointing towards the couple. Hermione is very loyal towards Harry and it seems she's even risk her life for him if it came to that.Harry seems to go to her for advise more than ron now and they seem to have more physical contact. I think it would be a very sweet relationship because even though it says the wo have a platonis relationship now, it doesn't say it will last and something more will develop..

Ron/Luna:this would be a very interesting relationship! Ron doesn't seem at all interested in Luna but she seems quite intrigued with him. He doesn't seem to mind her attention though.

Ginny/Harry: I think it's cool how ginny has an identity now and she has moved on from Harry to which he is releived and happy for her. I don't think anything will grow from this except good friends.

I'm not going to say anything about Ginny, except one thing. I really don't think Ginny should get together with anyone. I know it was a possibility for her to get together with Harry, but OotP did say at one point that she's accepted Harry as just a friend (that's why she'll talk to him now :) )

And, Harry and Cho. I really don't think they should have gotten together in the first place. She's just not made to be with a guy like him. I mean, a girl with emotional problems and a guy with some anger...issues. I just can't see that kind of couple stay with a long term relationship.

And, finally, Ron and Hermione. There are SO many things that lead to them getting together: (brace yourself, now...I'm a Ron/Herm. shipper. ;) )
-They're always bickering over stupid things. Don't couples ALWAYS do that?
-Ron is always furious when Hermione mentions Viktor Krum...jealousy, maybe?
-In book 5, before one of the Quidditch matches, Hermione kisses Ron on the cheek. Doesn't he just keep walking, dazed, touching the spot where she kissed him?
O.K., I'd find more proof, but I have to go to the dentist. :grumble: Besides, how much more proof do you need?

I also agree that Ron and hermione are going to get together. Hermione is kind of like me when it comes to guys, she's very subtle. I noticed small little things that pointed towards it. They are very subtle. the harry hermione thing is not going to happen, I think JKR made that VERY clear when she said they were plutonic friends. Sure they could eventually begin to like each other but I sincerly doubt it. Theres so much tension with Ron and hermione, the kind where you've got a friend you'd have a great relationship chemistry with and everything and how it gets all ackward. They seemed alot clser in this book too, and they acted toward each other as I had with my old boyfriend( currently best friend). And with that guy I can see myself getting back together with him and marrying him one day so, yeah, I think Ron and Hermione are made for each other.

mostly every relation failed so i dont think about if there has much ove present

OK, I know it sounds a little out there and I know it'll never happern but, think about wouldn't it be cute if Draco realizes that the reason he teases her and makes fun of her is because he really likes her? You know like a fatal attraction? I don't know but I think it would be cute. :eyebrows:

Okay, before i comment on any couple i would like to say that i am in fact a Ron and Hermione shipper so prepare yourselves! *puts on helmet* okay so here goes:

Harry/Cho: I dont think this two should never, ever get back with eachother again! Cho clearly and obviously still cares about Cedric...i dont know what she is playing at and even if she DID like Harry she still cares about Cedric and seemed more interested in Cedric than in Harry cause all she wanted to do was talk about Cedric when she was with Harry. I mean, she has emotional issues and i dont think she should be in a relationship. As for Harry, i really feel sorry for this guy cause he fancied her so much in the 4th-5th book. I think ever since Siruis' death, he clearly moved on. In the compartment, in the train back Platform 9 and 3/4 - he found out that Cho was with Ginny's old boyfriend. He obviously didnt care much and i think he's moved on from Cho. I think this relationship will never become a reality cause Cho will be gone in the 7th book and they will only have the 6th book to be an actual couple, which is a short amount of time between them.

Hermione/Ron: Okay since i AM a Hermione+Ron shipper, i put all of my faith into them. I do think they will get together somehow. They obviously fight alot, as if they were a married couple! Everyone knows Ron has feelings for Hermione, and hopefully Hermione's feelings will soon become or grow more in the 6th book. I am probably making a big deal out of nothing but i personally think Hermione is a BIT too annoyed with Luna. She obviously fights/argues with Luna alot. Hermione probably knows that Luna fancies Ron and maybe she is jealous? i dont know but i guess its just a theory. But i do know that they will get together eventaully.

Harry/Hermione: Obviously, they both think of eachother as none other than just good friends. If they were ever to think more than just good friends than that would have to be brother and sister. Harry obviously has no feelings for Hermione, and Hermione has no feelings for Harry. Hermione even encourages Harry with being with Cho and gives him some advice.

Ron/Luna: this is a very odd couple! it's obvious Luna has some sort of a thing for Ron, but Ron doesn't feel anything toward Luna. So thats basically it.

Ginny/???: It's pretty amazing that we learn more about Ginny in ths book. She went out with 2 guys! :OO but clearly, she didnt feel anything much to them i think. I doubt that Neville and Ginny would get together 'cause i dont think Ginny would return any feelings for Neville, even though Neville obviously has feelings towards Ginny. I do think that Harry and Ginny should get together, though im not 100% sure that they will. Ginny might deny the fact that she still might fancy Harry cause she blushes here and there. Also, Ginny is a seeker! Similarities between the two, right? Also, i could tell Ron is a bit anxious for Harry to go out with Ginny cause in the book, during the train back to Platform 9 and 3/4 in the book - When Ron found out that Ginny wasnt going out with anyone, he suggested to find someone else and he threw a 'furtive' look at Harry.

Well those are all of my theories and stuff so yeah! That took me foever to type!

Ron and Hermione: I was expecting snogging from them but that didn't happen. My money's on the next book. That's when the action will get going.

Harry and Cho: She didn't deserve him. Plain and simple she didn't deserve him and I'm trying to be as unbiased as I can since I'm a H/G shipper. But anyway, she used him, she played on his feelings and used him. If she tries to nose her way back into his life in the next books I will be very upset.

Harry and Ginny: What can I say? It didn't happen. She seems to have "given up" on him. Does that mean she doesn't like him anymore? I don't think so. I think she still carries a torch for the leading hero and is trying to get over him by dating other guys. I don't think it's working. Harry, he's noticed her, not as a sister, not as girlfriend material, but just as Ginny. Supposedly small but powerful. He is subconscioulsy checking her out. The scene where he saw the firelight reflected in her eyes? Come on! There's something there.

Harry and Hermione: I see friendship. Only friendship.

Okay that's all for now.

R/Hr: I think they're together right not. Really.

H/Hr: No way. Ever. In book 5, they're friends, nothing else.

H/G: As fairy said, Ginny has given up on H. I can't believe that's final though.

Harry and Luna all the way!!!

Well i think that hermione and harry should get together because they are much more closer to each other than hermione and ron. I mean Ron and Hermione might be attracted to each other phyisically but not personially and harry and hermione share that part! I really didn't like Cho that much but that because she keep crying over freakin Cedric! I mean come on hes dead! I know thats a tragdy but i mean do you think that rushing into another relationship will help you? Come on Harry needs someone to understand him and someone who will listen! Like Hermione! But i mean theirs still 2 more books to go so we are just gonna have to wait and see!

I think almost exactly like Ronald Weasley and FairyDust... Great to see you people! :)

Reading the book again,I can see only two possible pairings for Harry:Hermione and Ginny.That's because they're the only two female characters who've been developed and fleshed out enough to ever be set up as possible love interests to the protagonist of the story-Harry.And WHY does no one mention Lily and James?The part where he goes all idiotic trying to impress her is hilarious.

Well, for my two cents, I think that the romance aspect was a little lacking. I think I've posted on this before...it may have even been in here....but, I really expected to see Hermione and Ron get a little closer.
The attraction between them is still there, Ron's still jealous, Hermione's still waiting for him to get a clue.
The Harry and Cho thing upset me a little. But, being a girl and seeing other girls act like that, I know that it happens. JKR wrote it up beautifully.

Reading the book again,I can see only two possible pairings for Harry:Hermione and Ginny.That's because they're the only two female characters who've been developed and fleshed out enough to ever be set up as possible love interests to the protagonist of the story-Harry.And WHY does no one mention Lily and James?The part where he goes all idiotic trying to impress her is hilarious.

I agree with all points.

Why are you all so sure about R/Hr relationship. As for me I didn't see any there. If it turn out to be, I will admit I was wrong. But only I see two good friends, without any love connection.

Many hints in the previous books could foretell HP and Cho dating but I didn't expect themt o break up as wuickly as they did. I don't think Cho is the person HP will really truely fall in love with that this was only a little crush but breaking up this fast changed my opinion.

It wasn't all I was expecting - I was certainly expecting more between Ron and Hermione given all that went on in GoF! But I guess the hints we did get were enough to let us know there's still something going on. Ron was still jealous, Hermione was still toying with his mind, they still bicker, and we see the opinion expressed twice that Hermione sounds like Mrs. Weasley.

Harry and Cho - it had to happen. JKR spent two books building up Harry's crush on her... and it didn't work out very well. The fact that Cedric was her ex-boyfriend and he died in front of Harry spells out disaster, don't you think? It makes it worse that she wanted to talk about it when Harry just wanted to forget. She cried too much, she was too jealous, she was just not the right girl for him. It's good that it ended before it got any worse.

No one expected Ginny to have "given up" and start dating other boys, did they? I certainly didn't, but it was a good surprise. It was a good way for her to come out of the shell she puts on around Harry and be herself. Harry can see her as the vivacious girl that she really is - he knows she's a good Quidditch player and a talented witch, and she's not afraid to stick up for herself and others. Whether or not Ginny is actually OVER Harry is debatable - the book only says she's "given up" - but I personally believe she's not.

Actually I was quite pleased with the lack of or more romance in book 5. It was pleasant to have Harry feel these natural feelings of stomach flipping and throat dry versions that we can relate to. Since we're only seeing the parts of Harry's life and his romance, I think that's its going fairly well considering he has so much on his shoulders.
It's difficult to assess other romances aside from Harry's own but he is observant albeit somewhat clueless. He can usually digest if something is fairly going on. What I find really interesting is his reactions with other females, I.e: Ginny, Hermione, Luna, Cho in particular. (also small bits from Angelina and the others in the background) It's a very nice contrast.

I liked Harry and Cho's little romance but I'm disappointed about how little romance there was between Ron and Hermione! I mean their attraction to each other is totally there so why can't they just grow up and admit they like each other? Well, I hope they have that in HP6 because if they don't I'll throw my book on the wall and then pout about how this book stinks and totally rules at the same time.

Honestly, I think there's so much more to these books than the little adolescent romances that, while interesting, I just don't think much about them. They're inevitable to be realistic, and Rowling has handled things very tastefully so that it doesn't become a soap opera. When these kids get old enough that it matters more, I'll care more.

Good point but I mean I'm a 12 yr old girl. That's bascially ALL I think about.

Personally, I thought it was going to be much more romantic and not the hysterical relationship between Cho and Harry. Being a R/Hr shipper I think it's becoming more and more obvious the "thing" between them. C'mon, the jealousy from Ron when Hermione was writing the letter for Viktor was really notorious. Ginny was pretty notorious too, dating 2 guys...that was a bit of a shock. But I think that everything'll become clearer (or confusing?) in Book 6.

I agree with Pegasus in that romance is only one aspect of the books.

Seeing as I read the books in one week with no previous factors or opinions at hand, I wasn't expecting anything when I opened OotP except a failed attempt from Harry/Cho. I don't know why, but I just had a gut feeling those two weren't going to work out.

I don't know about others, but I'm highly suspicious of Ron and Hermione. Whether something or nothing went on when they were away from Harry is a mystery :huh:

Ginny's "new image" of dating other boys (well, just Michael) didn't come as any surprise. I think I liked her character from the moment we met her in PS/SS, and CoS brought new insight about her significance.

BTW, if anyone's going to debate the different couples, might I suggest the love thread? :tu:

I think the focus of this thread is whether or not you were expecting the lack there of of romance in OotP, so yeah...

I don't know about others, but I'm highly suspicious of Ron and Hermione. Whether something or nothing went on when they were away from Harry is a mystery :huh:
Yeah, I've been thinking about that too in my 2nd read. In the Spanish version Harry (in the early, "I'm-so-mad!" chapters) says something like "I bet you had a real nice time the two of you here while I was in my house alone" or so. Can't check out right now. Maybe next time.

Harry will go out with Ginny. In the 1st and 2nd book she really fancied him but now she says she doesnt like him. but i think that he will realise how beautiful and lovely Ginny is!

Or the other option is Harry and Luna. which i dont think is possible because they are two completely different characters which i dont think suit eachother.

Hermione and Ron will go out with eachother but they will realise that they really dont get on when they are together and decide to be friends or nothing will happen at all between them. something is going to be said or done in the sixth book.

Oh, my...more and more love thread. Let's stick to the original question so this doesn't get locked, shall we?:)

I cannot wait to see the 3rd film! All the books are getting evil'er! the sixth book is going to be really bad and evil! what can happen that hasnt already happened?

Oh, my...more and more love thread. Let's stick to the original question so this doesn't get locked, shall we?:)

Well - I'm glad Harry got his first romance out of the way...I was beginning to feel the hero with oh-so-much on his shoulders was going to be left aside.

Not a fan of Cho Chang - but in a way I'm glad she was Harry's first romance/kiss. It fizzled so quickly, showing Harry that physical attraction does not a good relationship make. He'll be that much wiser next time around and look for substance (I hope!) :huh:

I think JKR played the romance between them well. Their mutual attraction coincided with Cho and Cedric's attraction. Cho sounded disappointed when Harry asked her to the Yule Ball (I know, book 4 :blush: ) after she had already said yes to Cedric.

And the tension between her emoting>behavior, and Harry's confusion>helplessness worked well. Harry was, after all, a 14/15 year-old teen with no prior experience.

I lean towards the R/Hr ship, so I saw their interaction as romantic. I was waiting for more development there, but I'm just impatient. I think a slow build to their romantic relationship (if indeed there is one on the way) will be a good antithesis to the Harry/Cho romance and the Ginny/Harry infatuation.

I think that the Cho romance was pretty good. I agree that its good her got it out of the way. I thought the whole line about "it was wet" was pretty funny- and a lighthearted approach to a mature subject such as love.

I'm a little disappointed by Cho being the only romance in OotP. I'm a "third year" and there's PLENTY going on in my school already. Is there such romance going on, and Harry is just too blind to realize it? Is there a romance between Ron and Hermione we haven't seen (aka Harry hasn't seen)

Happy Posting! :)

this is the most romantic book so far some of the lines were funny but I think the later books might be a bit more.
perhaps harry and hermione harry and cho hermione and ron who knows

this is the most romantic book so far some of the lines were funny but I think the later books might be a bit more.
perhaps harry and hermione harry and cho hermione and ron who knows

Welcome nimbus4000! :welcome:

I'm a new member too. If you're interested in theories about the romantic link-ups in the HP series, check out the 'Who Will Fall in Love with Who' thread in Divination Studies!
http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=24879

By the way shipping refers to which theory you subscribe to. The main ships are the H/Hr (Harry & Hermione) and the R/Hr (Ron & Hermione) ships.

Welcome again and Have Fun!

I'm still disappointed with the lack of Ron/Hermione flirtation/relationship. Maybe they're growing up a bit...Still! They like each other I know it! Oh well, I'll try to be patient....

Hermione and Ron? Buahhh... :shrug: No, please. No. Better Viktor Krum. I find Ron simply annoying when Hermione is around. I would kick his ***** for half the awful things he told her.

Please continue your discussion in version 2 (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=31474) of this thread, thanks!

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