I love H/Hr to death but I can't help wondering "What if JKR goes with R?Hr?"
I,myself, would sulk for awhile and get over it but still think Harry/Hermione should of happened.
What do you think? I bet people have posted this topic before but I want to know how us newbies would react.


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Merging this with dreamcatcher's related poll above. Here's her message:

To say that I would be pissed like hell wouldnt say how much I would feel.But,well,it her universe ,then,after passing weeks sulking I would carry on with my life(hey my life has plenty of time off this word full of magic,a pitty that I cannot spend more time here...)and continue to read ONLY fics H/Hr(that I do since I've boarded this shipp anyway...heheeh).

PS-I wouldnt mind Harry with Luna....well...not that much anyway.....

H/HR forever!

Ok if JKR desides to Hr/R I will burn all my Hp stuff ( well no maybe) cry for days and as much H/Hr fanfiction . I only have to say this please God no not Hr/R but H/Hr please.

Sondra

ey no matter what we guys have lots of H/Hr fics to get us through the other shippers making fun of us... not that i care about what they say (only if they're mean that is)

I would be really disappointed, because JKR's created this beautiful and deep friendship that has become stronger and stronger throughout the books. But if R/Hr happens, I would still have the belief in the back of my mind that they will split, and Hermione will end up with Harry post-Hogwarts. Well, that's what I was like when I was reading this R/Hr fic. But if Harry ended up with Ginny... *shudder* What I would really hate is if H/Hr happens, then she decides that they don't work, so it becomes R/Hr. I would just cry.

But even so, JKR has given us such a beautiful relationship between two people, and it surpasses even romance, and that this bond between Harry and Hermione will interfere with any romantic relationship they have with other people. It's already been questioned by Viktor and Cho, and this is only after 5 years of friendship. Who knows what'll happened after 10 years?

Jo

Wouldn't really care actually, as long as JKR makes R/Hr more convincing than it is now. I would be more annoyed at the idea of a H/G pairing than a R/Hr one. I wouldn't mind if Harry ended up with Luna (better than Ginny) but Harry/Hermione always comes first. Anyway there are other interesting plotlines besides the romantic pairings.

My first reaction would probably be to scream and throw the book against the wall. Then I would go on a tirade to anyone who would listen about how much I can't believe R/Hr happened and what a catastrophe it is.

Eventually I would accept it though. I love JKR and HP way too much not to accept it.

But I think I would always remain a little sad and disappointed deep inside. I love H/Hr way too much not to feel some kind resentment. Oh my, thinking about this is depressing!

I doubt that Rowling would hook up Ron and Hermione in an unbelievable fashion. At this point, Ron seems too immature for Hermione, but so does Harry (no wonder she dated Krum). However, I wouldn't lose any sleep over R/Hr if it were to happen.

I'm going up or down with this ship...no matter what waves come through our paths

Yeah, i would be mad. yeah, i would throw stuff, and yeah, I might cry. I mean, 7 books of hoping and praying that H/hr will happen will do that.

If JKR put R/Hr instead of H/Hr..I would cry. Honestly, I would be very disappointed after reading all these GREAT essays on H/Hr because I got my hopes up, y'know? And then..I would shut myself in my room and be mad at JKR for being a fooger ball like that. hahaha..Then..I'd read fanfics for the rest of my life. XD

But..I'd rather not think about that..because I truly believe Harry and Hermione will be together!! I will stay loyal to the H/Hr ship, no matter what! *feels proud* ^.^

Ah..ok..I think I'll stop now. Hehe.

--Sandie--

Since a bit of people replied to my "How would you react?" post I decide to ask another question. How would you react if neither R/Hr nor H/Hr happen?

I would be a bit sad that H/Hr didn't happen, happy that R/Hr didn't happen, mad if H/G happens.

So what do you think ?

I would be fine if Harry, Hermione, and Ron all come out single at the end of the series.

I would accept it. HP is too great for me to feel otherwise. HP is more than just about ships afterall.

Deep inside I would feel sad that H/Hr didn't happen though. I mean, I've been looking forward to the moment it happens for a long time! I believe in H/Hr and all their greatness! And for it not to occur can be somewhat depressing. However, I'd get over it. There will always be fan fiction to keep me entertained with the idea of H/Hr and all the bliss that comes with it.

But if Harry or Hermione end up with someone else (like H/G) at the end, I might be angry. I might throw something and scream. Haha I'll probably get really pissed at first.

I personally would start paying more attention to my other non-HP ship that I sail on. And if that ship didn't happen, then I'd start wondering about my abilities to judge who would make a good couple.

I've been there before. I don't there's been a book, or film or TV show that I've loved in the last thirty years that I haven't found something to 'ship' in it. Some of those ships have come in and some aint. The former gives a great feeling of vindication and a warm fuzzy glow. The latter normally involves a great deal of denial, but you'll probably find that after a while (ten, twenty years maybe) you'll get over it.

If H/Hr doesn't happen I will be very surprised.


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Mrs. Potter I, I like your answer... Yeh...I would be sad..if H/Hr not going to get together, and if R/Hr I would be mad if H/G I will go oversea to Rowing...and throw all my Hps book at her...

I agree..Harry Potter in General is not about Shipping...(even though, I am H/Hr ship) but all it about BOY WHO LIVED..TO BECOME THE POWERFUL HERO N WORLD...

I would accept.it would be a way that JK would use to not get into a war with the shippers that doesnt get their pairings at the end.It would be an open door to us all.

But really,I would be very pissed if in the end she does OBHWF.I prefer that in teh end harry,Hermione and Ron are with no one,maintaining the doors open to all the shippers......the diplomat speaking...but the true me would love more if JK goes with I believe she will do: Harry & Hermione Forever!!!

I would actually like that outcome.

I just want the friendship trio to be intact and healthy at the end of the book.

well, i probably would be upset, but not surprised. But I would be even more upset if R/Hr did happen and H/Hr didn't, and even more upset if H/G happened. That is my least favorite ship.

First off, I think I would be legitimately upset. But then, I think I'd just let it go. It is JKR's series...and I can always go to fanfiction, which in many cases is almost as good as JKR's work.

I have to say, after almost 4 years in fandom, that I really wouldn't give two hoots anymore.

As of OotP, for Harry, it's Hermione or bust. H/G to me doesn't have a strong foothold in canon and I have this certain 'fantasy' about R/L to ever pair Luna with Harry. I would not mind if Harry gets together with a muggle though, as a muggle would be one who sees the real Harry and not the scar, if you get what I mean. But I would REALLY detest if the sibling theory proves to true, as H/Hr would be as sunk as the Luke/Leia ship.

For Ron, I wouldn't mind at all if he was partnered with Luna. I have this 'fantasy' that Ron and Luna were very good childhood friends and that somewhere along the way (accident or otherwise), Ron lost his memory of her. Yeah, I'm too much into "Love Hina", lol.

For Hermione, if Ron or Harry ain't available, then I would not mind pairing her with Krum. Till up to OotP, Krum has shown Hermione nothing but goodwill and good intentions, not like some fanfics make him out to be. I really respect him as he was the first to see through Hermione's 'bookishness' and her phyical features to see the beautiful girl that is inside. That's more than I can say for Harry (though he's getting there in OotP), and MOST certainly not Ron. Unless Ron's conspiracy theory proves to be true .

In short, I would not mind R/L and K/Hr. I would mind H/G and H/L.

Now if no ships are confirmed in Canon by book 7, I'd say all the better. That's because all of them can live throughout fanon! That is tru only if sibling theory proves to be false, though...

Well, I would close the book for some days very angry, then I would accept her choice...but I never will agree with the R/Hr couple...never...

I would think that JK would have became crazy...she gave so much hints for those two couples...

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Personally, I would and could be tolerant of Ron/Hermione eventually given both are willing to compromise to grow up together and just get along without too much bickering. But, for the life of me, I just can't (*taking deep breaths*) fathom the idea of Harry with Ginny. It just makes me squirm whenever I think of the possibility! Don't get me wrong: I have nothing against Ginny (she's a great gal!), but would anyone else feel as if ginny would one-up hermione in a sort of unjust way if she ended up with harry? I'd really feel sad if Hermione ends up with someone but Harry......*thinking happy tawts* thinking happy tawts*

wow i havent been here in a while ::laughs::

anyway, i would be pretty upset if harry/hermione didnt happen - but if jk paired harry or hermione with anyone else, i'd be furious.
im slightly ashamed to say the only reason i picked up the book was because i saw part of the movie with harry meeting hermione on the train - and wanting to know if they became a couple. thoughout the series though, i've come to love the ship-less harry potter, and decided that i would be happy if no one got together at all.. unless it was harry/hermione.
so i guess... if there was no ships at the end of book 7, i'd actually be really grateful... less obsticals for fanfiction to overcome! XD
but i would be SUPER grateful if h/hr happened... thats just the way i am i guess.

hmm - i've answered questions like this before but....
if r/hr happened... i'd be really really *REALLY* depressed. I'd probably sit in shock for ten minutes, just skimming through the book and wondering if there was any h/hr moments i had missed... then, i would snap at inocent people, glare at inanomate objects, and just be in a very pissed off mood.
then after two days of this i'd break down and cry in this little unnoticable dark corner of my room with a carton of chocolate ice-cream and weep.
after a few hours (spent consuming all the icecream my poor unstable body could handle) i'd hop on my computer, rant about it in IM's and spend the rest of that miserable month cramming on h/hr fanfiction

then i'd start focusing on a different couple to get my mind off of it.

Scully: WOOT! Peter Pan is my hero!

i will be a bit disappointed that H/Hr didn't happen and be relieved that the other ship sank too.... as for any choices i hope Harry and Hermione doesn't marry or get involved romantically with any of the Weasleys and live a single life or marry other people....

~Karen

Just keep shipping. Just keep shipping.

Be a bit disappointed, but I'd just keep plotting up all the little bits of proof and tell everyone that the only reason our ship didn't turn out was that Rowling didn't want to upset those "legions" of shippers.

I mean, J. M. Barrie almost killed the Peter/Wendy ship, but I just rife through his notes and keep shipping.

I suppose it gets a little dangerous when shipping takes on a life of its own. But that's where the fun it.

There's always fandom.

jetso

I think I'd probably feel better. No one wins. That's one of the reasons why I've always thought Hermione will die. Cause these shipper wars need to stop. Not that I'd feel better if Hermione died, you know what I mean.

But even if she didn't, they're teenagers. Even if they got married in a ritual ceremony that binded them forever, even if their bodies were glued, I doubt anyone of them will 'end up' together in the long run. They're still kids. There are things they need to experience and see before they settle down and all.

I'd be okay if they all just went their separate ways. Speculation is always more fun.

If neither H/Hr and R/Hr happen then I will be disappointed, but happy. All 3 of them single at the end is fine to me, but with other people then no.

H/G getting together will make me very upset and angry or Harry with anyone else..except maybe Luna. Hermione with Krum I don't mind, but anyone else..I find too weird right now and Ron I could care less.

Well, I have to say that neither is better than R/Hr. I would much prefer Hermione with anyone but Ron (or Draco). She deserves someone who respects her and her view point. Though Harry is the best choice, someone like Neville who respects her would be all right.

I would be...outraged because I've been shipping for H/Hr for the LONGEST time..and it turns out no one gets together in the end. So..I'd just probably mope for a while thinking JKR went off her rocker..then, I'd recover and sail away with D/G . Hahaha. ^.^
--Sandie--

I think I would feel hurt on so many levels.

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R/Hr wouldn't be that bad, would it? Hermione is practically living with Ron in the summers anyways.

I would be terribly upset and disappointed. I would cry for months. No, seriously, I've been so much into H/Hr since the first book. How could I not feel all depressed? It might sound kinda corny, but this couple has made me feel so many precious things that no other has. So... yeah, I would cry, A LOT. Though I would try to respect JKR's decision, I'd definitely disagree with it. If R/Hr is the way to go for her, and is the type of romantic relationship she wants to write (with only the basis of arguing and Ron's jealousy, nothing deep) then so be it. But I seriously think JKR is settled in a deeper level. Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers for H/Hr. I'm in love with the idea, I can't help it.

I would be really ****** off!
they have to get together.......they just have to!
But since i'll love the series no matter what horrible things happen ...i'll continue reading the book and just completly hate the other girl that cacthes harry's heart!

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If R/Hr did happen, I'd do my best to find a way to get around it.

For example, if the 7th book didn't have an epilogue and finished like the books have (ends at the end of the Hogwarts school term), I would reason that Ron and Hermione would eventually break up. Authors of many fanfiction see such a thing happening, and from life experiences, I could see the two breaking up after some close time together. I doubt Ron and Hermione's relationship would cause her to stop caring for Harry, so once Ron is out of the picture, Harry would be the one to console her and there you have it.

If JKR does however present some sort of epilogue with Ron and Hermione being married and all...well, I'll just say that Ron met with a very unfortunate accident with a hungry acromantula sometime in the near future, so Harry must console Hermione and there you have it again.

Hope that made sense. If it doesn't, it's okay...I sometimes can't explain my own reasoning.

I think that R/Hr may very much happen, I still love H/hr but I wouldn't be too bothered in R/Hr happened. She has been building up alot and I feel if she did maybe turn it at the end it may not look to good. It would make Hermione look like a scarlet women for flirting with Ron in the series then going for Harry (because movie viewers don't see the book stuff) and Harry would be a bad friend for doing that to Ron.

I must admit that I would be somewhat disappointed if H/HR didn't happen. Just as I am somewhat disappointed when any book/movie/story doesn't end the way that I want and/or are expecting it to end.

But when all is said and done, I just want Harry to live. I don't know if I could read these books again if she kills him.

I would shrivel and die. Just joking. I'll accept it. We can't do anything else! However I don't think JKR will do that.

It would suck...plain and simple.

I'd eventually get over it, but I am so into this ship, I would just forget the books and read fanfiction ( )....

If Hermione goes with Ron....I just don't know what Harry will do. Being the opinionated romantic I am, I won't like him loving anyone else, and I just hope that somewhere down the line he gets together with Hermione.

JKR wouldn't do this to us, would she?