JK Rowling & Emma Watson admit that realistically Hermione would have gone for Harry Potter and not the lowly Ron, who could never make her happy [Just for fun]

2comment · 2014-02-02T14:34:10+00:00

It's not that I agree or disagree (or even care), but Rowlings been trolling to remain relevant ever since her books and the movies were done.

ajswdf · 2014-02-02T16:09:31+00:00

I'm re-reading the series now, and I have to say that the relationships are the most unrealistic part of the whole series. I mean, none of the teachers who live in the school seem to be married or have sexual partners. Being childfree is a requirement to work at Hogwarts.

christiefrontdrive · 2014-02-02T16:31:20+00:00

Anyone who read the books knows that Ron and Hermione's getting married wouldn't have gone well. Maybe not bodies buried in the woods bad but definitely divorce bad.

This is because she doesn't understand him or respect him. She equates him being blunt with being hostile, which he rarely is. Throughout the series we see Hermione do way more nasty and intentionally shitty things that we ever see Ron do.

The TRP part of it is that no matter what Ron does, Hermione responds to it. She can't let one little comment from him go, she has to get butthurt about everything he says. If you were wizard looking for some good witch LTR in that universe, there are a thousand better choices than Hermione. Luna Lovegood for one.

Here is an article that explains this nicely: Deconstructing Miss Granger.

That entire site is full of essays on the series and they are excellent. If you like reading the series you should definitely read some of them.

Concerning the Potterverse.

Harsh-Noise · 2014-02-02T17:32:40+00:00

What the fuck are-we talking about

404041 · 2014-02-02T13:43:51+00:00

The best part:

The comments obtained by The Sunday Times also seem to indicate that Rowling thinks Ron and Hermione "would have ended up needing relationship counseling."

/u/betaRonWeasley posting on /r/relationshipadvice lol.

Staple_Stable · 2014-02-02T21:39:38+00:00

The only relationship in HP that really ever made sense to me was the James-Lilly-Severus triangle, in that it was actually plausible. I remember being pretty upset with the whole Harry-Ginny and Ron-Hermione shit because they just seemed so fake and forced.

Spartacus321 · 2014-02-02T16:22:16+00:00

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2014-02-03T00:06:34+00:00

Nah player Hermione would be out back getting spit-roasted by Victor Krumm and one of his team mates.

2014-02-03T03:49:09+00:00

Her ending up with Ron was perfectly in line with redpill logic. Preselection works both ways. A 6/10 girl like Hermione sees 10s and 9s like Cho and Ginny (Rowling made it a point to note numerous times that Ginny had matured into a babe by the time Harry got to her) lining up to be with Harry and decides shes better off settling for the second most famous hero in the wizarding world.

Remember that Ringo Star got mad pussy too, even if he wasn't Paul McCartney

O3EAN · 2014-02-02T19:59:25+00:00

TIL A lot of people on TRP have read Harry Potter

2014-02-03T04:39:24+00:00

This is probably true. HP was originally written as a kids fantasy book by a 20-something, broke writer who was never cool in high school. Over a decade of writing, it is neither RP nor BP that her ideas about her characters changed, given that she has had a massive change in life experiences, maturity, status, etc from the beginning to the end.

Ron getting Hermione IS beta wishfulfillment, similar to the fat loser chode getting the hot chick at the end of a Hollywood movie. She wrote it because it would "feel good" to her audience (kids / teens / moms). Saying that in reality a random chump wouldn't hold down an attractive / high status / intelligent girl for very long IS realistic. And maybe more authors will start writing books that way, so boys don't growing up thinking that being low-status-but-nice will win the girl in the end.

W-Z-R · 2014-02-03T11:10:52+00:00

The actual story is Beta porn and what JKR just said is RP.

Harry is the absolute central figure, he acts Beta from time to time but he is the chosen one, literally the entire Hogwarts universe revolved around him so of course she would have gone with him if it were real.

Edit: I honestly prefer Malfoy, he was arrogant and cruel, but he had to actually deal with things by himself and kinda grow up before his time whereas Harry was getting preferential treatment the moment he stepped into Hogwarts.

Abbrevi8 · 2014-02-03T00:19:09+00:00

But it gives gingers hope!

Ohai2you · 2014-02-02T17:18:18+00:00

I don't really see Ron as beta.

He's described as tall (and as of the 6th book) athletic.

It's clear that Hermoine is into the dumb, tall, athlete types from her previous relationship with Viktor Krum.

DragonflyRider · 2014-02-02T19:18:22+00:00

NO! Ginny is the one!

2014-02-02T16:50:46+00:00

so obvious, harry is a short ass no wonder Hermoone wouldnt touch him with a 10 foot pole

AveofSpades · 2014-02-02T16:05:44+00:00

What the fuck are these things?

Fiction is for children. So much interesting shit in this world, including hard science, that wasting your time with fiction is mental masturbation. Get your Shakespeare fix in, then avoid fiction

kasp-throwaway · 2014-02-02T20:12:19+00:00

Ummm so realistically she would have gone for the wizard with glasses instead of the red head wizard.

Did at any point during the interview someone point out the book is filled with magic and wizards?

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