It's not that I don't love R/Hr...

[connielane]

...because I do. But I definitely think I'd like it more and be more interested in it if I weren't involved in the fandom. As it is, there's a tiny bit of bitterness there, and I feel kind of annoyed sometimes when people talk about R/Hr as the "real" romance of the HP series. Because I don't feel that way at all.

Obviously, I don't expect everyone to share my particular perspective, even if they ship the same pairings. But it makes me sad that there still seems to be an implicit rivalry between R/Hr and H/G. And, more significantly, that I'm not exempt from it. I find myself getting very defensive about H/G lately, and even sometimes annoyed that people seem more interested in R/Hr than H/G now (Which is only to be expected, right? Because, I mean - FINALLY).

This isn't directed at anyone in particular, and I know I'm being incredibly annoying and whiny, but I had to get it off my chest. I just love my OTP, and wish I felt that other people loved it as much as I do. But there's obviously nothing at all that I can do about that. The world does not revolve around me and my needs. :P


In other news, I have no comment whatsoever on BoldGate. I'm currently sticking my fingers in my ears and just hoping it will all unhappen. Because I reallyreally do not want to leave LJ.

Comments

[greyashowl.livejournal.com]

There will always be a rivalry because we are talking about two different ships (even if they don't have the characters in common). People will always want to think that theirs is more important as it makes them feel more important. Others like that 12_12_12 obviously thinks Ginny is a bit of a Mary Sue, so that makes them feel more justified in making their OTP more special and important.

You know H/G is my first but I think a lot of people preferred R/Hr because it wasn't as in your face. We read the books though Harry (he was always my fave so his romance was more important to me), however, I don't think some people have grasped that concept. Ron and Hermione had more page time because Harry was with them a hell of a lot more and it took him time to work out what was going on between the two.

Ginny is a different matter. We never saw her side of anything really, except her crush, which even 12 year old Harry could work out. What happened to turn people off Ginny was Harry's about face towards her, suddenly the sun shone out of her arse. Ginny was never all that and a bag of chips (we know that), but what people failed to see was that we were seeing Ginny through Harry's rose coloured glasses. All the other characters opinions never changed but his did. This is what shits me, when people fail to see this.

[reciprokates.livejournal.com]

Totally second that.

Everything is from Harry's perspective, of course his friends behaviour is in his focus again and again and again, romance or not.

And so true to the whole Mary Sue crap, of course she literary is "his" Mary Sue.

BTW: I like both ships, but am a bit more interessted in H/G because Harry just is the main character, thorugh which we saw/see this world.