fair, but remember. As mature as they have to be in the situation they've both been thrust into and decided to partake in, they're still just kids, barely freshly 18. While I imagine Hermione isn't as cut off as Harry was due to his oppressive family and Dumbledore's lengthy attempts to keep him safe and 'locked up' from harm, I doubt she gets much interaction with the wizarding world outside of the odd owl over the Summer.
They've been friends for years, but Hermione only started sending out obvious signals around Goblet of Fire era, and Ron literally only twigged on midway through Half-Blood Prince. In the film, it's implied that they started their journey for the Horcruxes before Hogwart's school year started, so all things considered, Ron and Hermione have been "together" for a bit less than a year at this point.
Also, consider that Ron is upset and crying about being worried about his family - an entirely magic family that can at least have a chance to defend themselves and know what their up against. Meanwhile, Hermione's family are plain old muggles who probably couldn't begin to comprehend what their daughter or her world is involved in; and in order to prevent any harm coming to them she literally had to give them up. She erased permanently every memory of her they ever had. Whether they fail or succeed she can NEVER go home, she can NEVER have a family.
So, I mean...Come now, while I agree that later on they both have to mature and define and handle their relationship better, considering all of the things going on around them, I can't really blame Hermione feeling like that at that moment.
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Flabulous
8 years ago
True. They are kids, immature and in the heat of the moment. Still, if we do a simple gender reversal, would it go as unchallenged as it has here? My annoyance is less about how she treated him in the story, and more about the narrative being pushed to the audience - the narrative that says "girls, shuffle into a position where you can hold the power to judge your male unquestionably". Exactly what she was doing here. "I'm always angry at him". Always? Could that be more unfair? Again, if this goes unchallenged, it's saying that until she's called out on it, she forever has the power to find him guilty, should her bad moods so desire. Even writing these sentences, it's working me up. I shouldn't have to even argue this case it's such a no-brainer. No-one has the right to say their partner is guilty until proven innocent. This is casual witchhunting in the modern relationship. How can we kick up a fuss about the tragedies of Salem and yet casually let this same mechanism of judgment go as if it's cute! If I judge you guilty, no evidence or reason will save you. This is a frame that needs to change. It's madness, it shouldn't have to be challenged, but until it is, it must be called out for what it is!
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karey-clarke
8 years ago
I have only watched the movies but I took the meaning of that line differently. Hermione is a logical person and logical people aren't always good at expressing romantic feelings. I believe she was more frustrated than anything with Ron because she believes he should be able to tell that she loves him. Frustration often manifests as anger so i believe she equated that as she was "always angry with him." We don't really see how they are together after they become romantically involved so it could be that she is no longer "always angry with him."
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