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Originally posted by Obsession
I totally understand why movie-only fans are a lot more Harry/Hermione slanted though. Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe gave off a lot more romantic chemistry than hers with Rupert, and it probably didn't help that half the movie crew thought Harmione would end up together. ALSO it doesn't help that they completely whitewashed Ginny's character in the movies.
I don't understand how people can stan Snape. I saw the Lily/Snape plot coming from as soon as book 2 (and don't ask me how I knew, I was just pretty certain of it - obviously not the whole setup but definitely figured he'd been in love with Harry's mom) and I still don't find Snape's hate towards Harry sympathetic or his outright prejudice to some students easy to dismiss. He's just a git who did some heroic things here and there because of his man-pain (and because Dumbledore was able to exploit that man-pain).
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TBH apart from book/film 2 it was always Hermione and Harry who were left to go on the big adventure and fight the big fight.
Ron is first to get taken out in book 1 and doesn't go with them on the time travel adventure in 3.
Ron abandons Harry in book 4 for a while, leaving Harry with only Hermione.
Ron is taken out half way through the department of mysteries, again leaving Harry and Hermione to clean up.
Ron abandons them again in deathly hallows.
It kinda gives Harry and Hermione a lot of alone time that could have developed into a romantic story.