R/Hr--A Very Short Courtship

[TR_IV]

Are u kidding me, JKR would not throw in such a huge twist that would take the focus away from the horcrux destroying and the war against voldemort!!!

[Spoiler]

Can't see that happening. Marriage, yes, but not in book 7 and certainly not with Bill and Fleur. Hermione can't stand her. Can you really see Ron getting married at 17? He's too immature and Hermione wouldn't either.

Who says her parents wouldn't let her go back to the wizarding world? We know hardly anything about them. Even so, Hermione can still reassure them about the situation. I disagree with this editorial.

[love4wood]

Originally Posted by _Icicle_

Maybe, but you're forgetting one little detail... hasn't Ron got to be of age too? They'll have to wait til March at least.

Ron already is of age! Or do you mean in the Muggle world-why would they wait for that? Perhaps I didn't read the editorial carefully enough.

[_mione_]

However much I would like it, I'm afraid JKR would not go so far as to marrying the two in the series. It would just send the wrong sort of message to her young readers, who, like my insipid cousin, would take even the slightest hint of support from a respectable person whose reputation is very well generally liked and twist it to fit their needs.

No matter how much I would certainly like to see them married, I do wish to see it only in fanfiction.

[Durmstrang_DE]

I would love for that to happen, but sadly, I don't think it's likely. If it did happen, I'd be very happy indeed, though. Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley were married when they were 18 though I think? I don't know, I swear I hallucinate half of my facts. lol

[crashnburn]

I doubt Hermione's parents would want to take her away from the country... you're reading too much into this.

Hermione is smart enough to convince her parents she will be fine. And she is of age, so she can use magic pretty much anywhere now. Her parents already know she is a witch, so she could use magic in front of them. She can apparate, so her parents can't force her to do anything, really. I don't really think they'll get married in the beginning. Maybe at the end though.

Nopp it'll never hapen....Ron and hermione might maybe annonce their engagement...but they'll neer get married in book 7

[notabanana]

Originally Posted by _Icicle_

Maybe, but you're forgetting one little detail... hasn't Ron got to be of age too? They'll have to wait til March at least.

There was a whole chapter dedicated to Ron's coming-of-age birthday in book 6. The only one not of age (as of now) is Harry.

But I still don't think Ron and Hermione would get married anytime soon. Imagine if you were a senior in high school and two people you knew were married. Its just not right.

[Waterspout]

FROM ARTICLE:The constant bickering, prodding, and jealously will be gone. I believe that we have seen the last of the Ron/Hermione fights. They will still disagree, of course, but it will be in a less petty, immature manner.

I never went for R/Hr because I believe fighting and bickering is no way to start a relationship. Kindness does. Where's the love?

So if this happens, I sure hope all the fighting stops! They have enough to worry about, with a war and all.

[FaceofBoe]

I can see them getting married ... but not until the epilogue.

[LindseyH11387]

Person I think that they may elope, not at the begging though. Throughout the books we have seen many refrences to Hermione being Molly and Ron Arthur. I really don't see Ron having enough guts to ask just yet, or Hermione for that matter.

[headwig3]

Interesting. But like most of the other people I don't think that Hermione and Ron will be married that quickly! I mean don't you have to wait till your out of school to get married? It would be too wierd for Harry. Besides no hunnymoon>?

[FacingTheMusic]

There's just too much speculation. First of all, Hermione's parents aren't figured in the story much, so I think it would be a big leap for them to suddenly interfere so much. The only time, to my memory, that we ever see them is at Gringotts in book 3 (I think it was PoA, correct me if I'm wrong). I agree with HPdork though, they are of age and Hermione will be 18 in September. I think the two will get married eventually, but not yet. I can't wait to see their cute dating days. Awww. And I think Harry and Ginny will get married eventually too. It's got to be one big happy Weasley family!

[CrookshanksG]

I am as big of Hr/R fan as the next one, but marriage early in book seven? Hmmm, not that I wouldn't mind of course, but at the same time, these still are considered children's books (even if more adults are reading them then kids) and encouraging children to marry young isn't really something I think Jo would do. Nor is it very acceptable nowadays. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[rach_rach]

haha. nice editorial. but i'm not sure if they will marry at the beginning of the book, and i doubt they will have kids in this book. no offence, because i think mrs. and mr. granger are wise people, they let their daughter stay at the weasleys for almost the whole summer and everything. so i don't think they are THAT attached to hermione. if hermione wants to leave to be with ron, to fight, even they will feel kinda bad, i think they will understand. then, at the end of the book will be their wedding. hmm...that sounds nice. ahhh can't wait for them to be together

[Marie0903]

Originally Posted by FaceofBoe

I can see them getting married ... but not until the epilogue.

I agree. I like Ron and Hermione together, but marrage at 17? It, besides being too young, is a huge leap from Ron stroking Hermione's hair.
I also agree with C.J.Cowles that Hogwarts will be open, but JKR doesn't talk about the teachers being married let alone the students.
It was a well written essay, and everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion.

[Chris_04]

Originally Posted by TR_IV

Are u kidding me, JKR would not throw in such a huge twist that would take the focus away from the horcrux destroying and the war against voldemort!!!

(I can't believe I'm still crazy enough to read shipping editorials...)

I totally agree 100%. Ron and Hermione definately won't get married in the beginning of book 7. No way. That'd be too big a plot twist to throw at anybody (especially me, because I took until I read the HBP to ship at all). I think this is wishful thinking on the author's part. It'd be a big leap in a few months for Ron to go from stroking Hermione's hair to marrying her. Obsessive R/Hr shipper Oh, yeah, this crossed my mind when I was talking to a friend, wouldn't we all hate it if Jo finished book 7 without telling us that they ever got married, or... anything in the epolouge?
I am, however, totally supportive of Lupin/Tonks. That'll be fun to read

[Abcde]

I may be totally wrong on this one, but I could swear at some point that Jo said that there were some serious edits on the part of Hermione's family, something about having a little sister who wasn't going to go to Hogwarts, her parents being more invovled in the story, and ultimately she 86-ed all of it because she just wanted her parents to be in the background and essentially just be Hermione's point-of-origin in a literary sense, just to give her a backstory, but not to complicate matters. Of course, I can't find it on Jo's site (and I could swear that is where I saw it) so like I said, I could be totally off.

In any case, even if the Dentists did try and keep Hermione out, she knows what is at stake, I doubt she would capitulate on that. And in a literary sense, the ONLY point to having her parents interfere would be to get Ron and Hermione married, it wouldn't accomplish anything else (except to isolate Harry a little more, but that could be accomplished much more dramatically). I have had friends who married before highschool ended, and really, all it does is worsen the melodrama. I think that perhaps a wedding would be a great way to celebrate Voldy's downfall though.

If anyone knows about the nixed backstory on Hermione, please let me know where it is!

[ayezhp]

I think a marriage is really unlikely in the beginning of Book 7 (possibly in the end), but they will most definitely get a lot closer over the course of the book.

And in answer to:

Originally Posted by Waterspout

I never went for R/Hr because I believe fighting and bickering is no way to start a relationship. Kindness does. Where's the love?

I distinctly remember reading that over breakfast one morning when Ron and Hermione were fighting, Harry thought they sounded just like an old married couple.