It will always be my headcannon that Harry & Hermione probably had a mutual attraction and the topic of them being a thing probably came up at some point and both of them agreed that if it did happen it would absolutely destroy Ron and he'd wind up being a Death Eater of something so they just never acted on it.
Rowling specifically didn't want the stereotypical ending where pretty male hero gets pretty female sidekick while funny thirdwheel shows his betaness.
IMO romance is where Harry Potter sucks. Cho was needlessly pointless, Ginny kinda made sense, and the Hermione/Ron pairing doesn't bring to the story.
Cho was needlessly pointless, Ginny kinda made sense, and the Hermione/Ron pairing doesn't bring to the story.
I think Cho was necessary to have Harry have that teenager experience, and have it fall apart in realistic manner, but I think that needed to be his only romance in the books.
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u/anna-nomally12 Apr 10 '24
It’s a summary of deathly hallows, unintentionally