Harry Potter Speculation

[polarpi]

Okay, HP fans...I need some help here. I just finished re-reading HBP, and I *thought* I remember Ron and Hermione had "hooked up" during the course of the book. Now, having re-read it, I can't find a "significant" scene that shows that the two of them became a couple (a la Harry and Ginny's kiss).

Do any of you remember something that I must have read over?

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by polarpi

Okay, HP fans...I need some help here. I just finished re-reading HBP, and I *thought* I remember Ron and Hermione had "hooked up" during the course of the book. Now, having re-read it, I can't find a "significant" scene that shows that the two of them became a couple (a la Harry and Ginny's kiss).

Do any of you remember something that I must have read over?

I just finished it (like 5 minutes ago) and it's really noted where Hermione is crying on Ron's shoulder during the funeral. That's what's noted as them 'getting together' but nothing official like the Harry Ginny kiss.
I admit it. I've read HBP about 10 or more times and I still cry at Dumbledore's funeral.

[polarpi]

Originally Posted by porkfriedrice

I just finished it (like 5 minutes ago) and it's really noted where Hermione is crying on Ron's shoulder during the funeral. That's what's noted as them 'getting together' but nothing official like the Harry Ginny kiss.
I admit it. I've read HBP about 10 or more times and I still cry at Dumbledore's funeral.

See, that's the only thing I could find, too - but couldn't that just also be one friend consoling another?

Maybe it'll be laid out more this Saturday!

[FloridaTish]

I know I shouldn't have spoiled the final pages (the Epilouge) of the new book, but I'm very glad I did...The last chapter pages were photographed and are out on the web.

If anyone wants to read the last chapter (which reveals a lot about the characters), just PM me and I can send you the photos of the last pages.

[ZTABullwinkle]

Originally Posted by FloridaTish

I know I shouldn't have spoiled the final pages (the Epilouge) of the new book, but I'm very glad I did...The last chapter pages were photographed and are out on the web.

If anyone wants to read the last chapter (which reveals a lot about the characters), just PM me and I can send you the photos of the last pages.

No offense, but just for this reason I will be avoiding most Harry Potter sites like the plague till after I read the seventh book.

Oh. Bloomsbury (the publishing company in Britain) is having a live reading with JK Rowling in Britain at midnight BST. I am hoping there is a way to listen to it here in the US. Anyone know if you can?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ZTABullwinkle

No offense, but just for this reason I will be avoiding most Harry Potter sites like the plague till after I read the seventh book.

Mugglenet.com has actually closed all of its forums down until next Tuesday so as to avoid the possibility of spoilers.

[FloridaTish]

I know that most of the Harry Potter fansites are intentionally staying "Spoiler Free". I was able to locate the pages that someone had photographed through a link in an article on msnbc.com.

I am a huge Harry fan, but I was dying to know how it ended. I still have 90% of the book still being a big mystery to me, so I have not 100% ruined it for me...

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by polarpi

Okay, HP fans...I need some help here. I just finished re-reading HBP, and I *thought* I remember Ron and Hermione had "hooked up" during the course of the book. Now, having re-read it, I can't find a "significant" scene that shows that the two of them became a couple (a la Harry and Ginny's kiss).

Do any of you remember something that I must have read over?

I'm rereading HBP and came across this...p. 282 to the top of p. 284.

[polarpi]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I'm rereading HBP and came across this...p. 282 to the top of p. 284.

Thanks, christiangirl - when I reread HBP, that's another area that *could* indicate the two of them were going to get together, but it says in the middle of 283 (in Harry's thought's) "...what if Ron and Hermione started going out together, then split up?" (italics added by me)

I just think that we (by we I mean many readers) jumped on the "Ron and Hermione" bandwagon without any "proof" (for lack of a better word) that the two of them did become a couple.

Who knows, maybe that'll be cleared up in the beginning of the book tomorrow?

Now, I'm going to try and stay away from GC and these threads, but knowing me, I'll slip up at least a little (especially if it winds up taking me a while to read DH)...

Now, for me....16 hours!

[lyrica9]

i wanted to reread all the books before DH came out, but presently i'm still in the beginning of GOF i can't decide if i'm going to torture myself and finish the other books first, or read DH and then finish rereading the rest and read it again. it's a tough decision, but i'm going to a huge party at a local bookstore in a little over an hour, so yay!

[AlexMack]

Hey guys 4 minutes!

Harvard Yard and Cambridge are doing a giant Harry Potter thing tonight (including Harry and the Potters) so I was taking the T into Boston to go to a surprise birthday dinner and got discreet pictures of, I kid you not, a perfect trio of people dressed up as the malfoys. It was scary how good they looked. My pictures suck because I got them from the back but I'll try to upload them somehow and share them. The guy as Lucius Malfoy could easily have been in the movies, he was that good.
Of course my boyfriend just rolled his eyes. I kept pointing out everyone in costume and snickering Funny thing is, my old school uniform has a perfect Ravenclaw tie.

EDIT: It was 4 minutes when I started. Happy HARRY POTTER 7TH BOOK DAY! I'M SO EXCITED!

[Drolefille]

time to get the hell offline til my book shows up in the morning!

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

time to get the hell offline til my book shows up in the morning!

I plan to stalk my UPS guy and then jump on him with a huge hug in the morning. See you tomorrow after you've read it!

ps. It's like Christmas!