If I'm just reading the text and the clues she's leaving (and not taking into account that she leaves misleading clues) I'd have to say Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny and Neville/Luna.
The only reason I like Ron/Hermione is because it's like... just there. *g* Maybe it's there to be misleading, but it's still there. :p
I'll cry when it turns out it WAS just there to be misleading. *sobs*
I actually don't think R/Hr are misleading. I do think they will have a relationship of some kind, a few dates maybe (money is on HBP). It's just the permanence of the relationship that's always been sort of dodgy to me. I kind of see them as that couple that builds up the fire, but then burns out too quickly once it really gets started. Except it's more like a gas fire... once it hits the tank... KABOOM! All is left in ruin afterwards.
It's the timing, the situation around them and their pre-existant general antagonism towards each other that's going to burn out the relationship methinks. It's their arguing, compounded by the added pressures of the war, the distance JKR is writing between Harry/Hermione and Ron, Hermione's House Elf crusade (which Ron has never really got behind) versus Ron's own needs, his desires for greatness (back to the Mirror of Erised here) and possibly side effects from the DOM brain attack (considering JKR is a sadist, there will be some nasty repercussions from that). Maybe even Molly may show some dissent in a Ron/Hermione pairing (she won't be totally open about it of course, but she'll make her dissatisfaction known somehow). Basically, I see a huge blazing row between Ron and Hermione and it ends their relationship. They either don't make-up because there's too much damage done to the friendship or something bad happens to one of the Trio and they simply can't make-up. What happens? That PS/SS chess game foreshadowing kicks in and Ron is "taken" by the "White Queen" ... whatever that means.
I'm also not suggesting Ron gets pissed at Hr because she's canoodling with Harry or anything... but I do think JKR is writing distance between H/Hr and Ron. It's really noticeable in OOTP. H/Hr off doing their own thing while Ron is playing Quidditch or whatnot. I think JKR was very purposeful writing Ron's almost irrational jealousy of Viktor. Not necessarily dropping the anvils about Ron's feelings for Hermione (although that's part of it)... but to show us how jealous and possessive Ron can be when it comes to Hermione. And not just with Viktor, but brief moments (in OOTP) he's suspicious of Harry too! Foreshadowing? I think so. I think in HBP, Ron (possibly also influenced by nasty DOM brain scars) is going to think something naughty is going on between H/Hr due to all the time they're off alone ... but in reality, it's just H/Hr trying to figure out a way to help Grawp, Dobby or some other problem pressing on them (or just Harry).
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Date: 2005-01-02 09:31 pm (UTC)The only reason I like Ron/Hermione is because it's like... just there. *g* Maybe it's there to be misleading, but it's still there. :p
I'll cry when it turns out it WAS just there to be misleading. *sobs*
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Date: 2005-01-03 01:46 am (UTC)It's the timing, the situation around them and their pre-existant general antagonism towards each other that's going to burn out the relationship methinks. It's their arguing, compounded by the added pressures of the war, the distance JKR is writing between Harry/Hermione and Ron, Hermione's House Elf crusade (which Ron has never really got behind) versus Ron's own needs, his desires for greatness (back to the Mirror of Erised here) and possibly side effects from the DOM brain attack (considering JKR is a sadist, there will be some nasty repercussions from that). Maybe even Molly may show some dissent in a Ron/Hermione pairing (she won't be totally open about it of course, but she'll make her dissatisfaction known somehow). Basically, I see a huge blazing row between Ron and Hermione and it ends their relationship. They either don't make-up because there's too much damage done to the friendship or something bad happens to one of the Trio and they simply can't make-up. What happens? That PS/SS chess game foreshadowing kicks in and Ron is "taken" by the "White Queen" ... whatever that means.
I'm also not suggesting Ron gets pissed at Hr because she's canoodling with Harry or anything... but I do think JKR is writing distance between H/Hr and Ron. It's really noticeable in OOTP. H/Hr off doing their own thing while Ron is playing Quidditch or whatnot. I think JKR was very purposeful writing Ron's almost irrational jealousy of Viktor. Not necessarily dropping the anvils about Ron's feelings for Hermione (although that's part of it)... but to show us how jealous and possessive Ron can be when it comes to Hermione. And not just with Viktor, but brief moments (in OOTP) he's suspicious of Harry too! Foreshadowing? I think so. I think in HBP, Ron (possibly also influenced by nasty DOM brain scars) is going to think something naughty is going on between H/Hr due to all the time they're off alone ... but in reality, it's just H/Hr trying to figure out a way to help Grawp, Dobby or some other problem pressing on them (or just Harry).