Did She Get It Wrong ?

[Canary42]

I note that G K Rowling now believes she got the marital pairings wrong in her Harry Potter books.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26007732

Personally I thought she got it spot on - the Harry/Hermione possibility was just too obvious and twee.

[pixie373]

Could have been harry with Ron.

[jim360]

Hmm, good point! On the other hand even the idea of Dumbledore being a (celibate) homosexual has turned a few fans off. Two separate gay romances and the books would surely have never got off the ground!

My old neighbour down the road denounced the books as inspiring witchcraft. He'd surely have a fit if Harry and Ron and Hermione and Ginny got together! Hmm... there's a thought for some fan fiction. Bet it's been done already though.

[belrec]

That would have made an interesting ending pixie :-)

I feel that ron/hermionie was a good fit sometimes similar people attract and sometimes opposites attract and both can work well.

persoanlly i felt ginny did not get the focus needed but then they had to chop so much out and they still made the last book into two films!!

[LyndaB]

I loved the books, and I thought the ending was spot on. For J K Rowling to now say that she thought that Ron and Hermione should not have got together smacks to me of the desperate ramblings of someone who has been out of the public eye for too long. Ron and Hermione HAVE been happy together - obviously a case of opposites attracting - as they were still together 19 years after the story ended. And don't forget that Hermione in the book was not a beautiful girl (unlike the actress who played her in the film) but rather a plain girl with buck teeth and lots of bushy hair. I think that for her to finish up with Ron was perfect. I loved the whole series of books and have read them all several times.

[China Doll]

Not interested in reading the books but I have seen the films and they're fun. I think Hermione and Ron was just right, he needs straightening out and she needs relaxing, they complement each other :c)

[Cloverjo]

Perhaps JK shouldn't have paired any couples off. It always felt like an unnecessary add-on, in the book and the film.