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

[firoza.livejournal.com]

All of which make it the most prominent, I agree. But as for it being "the" romance ... that's very subjective to me, and it's not something I care to argue (which is one of the big reasons the "rivalry" frustrates me). The most important "ship" to me has always been the Trio. R/Hr and H/G are subplots. Yes, R/Hr was a more developed subplot, but for me that heavier development is balanced out by Harry's importance in the narrative and the fact that we get to witness firsthand his falling in love with Ginny.

I agree. R/Hr was my OTP prior to OotP, even though I felt that Ginny would end up with Harry, and the series would end as OBHWF. This is why I used to argue for R/Hr but not H/G since I felt R/Hr had more development. I was waiting for Ginny to be more fleshed out and IMO JKR delivered starting in OotP. Since, then I've found myself rooting more for H/G. My love for H/G started out small but has increased with OotP and HBP, with DH cementing it. My love for R/Hr started out strong and was cemented in CoS when Ron belched slugs for Hermione and has remained the same since. Thus, by DH my love for BOTH R/Hr and H/G has balanced out (if that makes sense). I love them both.

The reason I consider H/G my OTP is because of Harry - he is my absolute favourite character in HP and ergo his romance is my favourite romance. For me, Ron, Hermione and Ginny are on an equal plane and so I love them equally because of Harry. He loves them so much and therefore so do I. If I was to rank them, it's Harry at the top, then Ron, Hermione and Ginny at the same level, then the other HP characters. But above and beyond romance, the TRIO relationship is my favourite relationship in DH and the whole series.

Yes, I was initially disappointed with the scant amount of H/G and Ginny in DH, but since my reread, I no longer feel that way. The Trio relationship was the star of DH and that IMO is as it should be. The R/Hr and H/G romances did and should IMO come "below" the Trio friendship, as subplots rather than the main "ships".

BTW, the Ginny-Cho jealousy scene made me grin and indicated to me that the attraction between H/G was still there, even if the romance itself was banked for the moment. I did not find it jarring nor did it make me dislike Ginny :).

LOL, sorry for being so long-winded. This comment is probably more than you asked for :D!

OBHWF 4EVA!!