Author's Notes 7/21/2005 - Post JKR Interview for HBP

I must admit that I am extremely disappointed in J.K. Rowling. It's not that she's officially made it clear that the final pairing won't be Harry/Hermione though I think she's missing a great opportunity to show what true love and friendship is all about, but it's that she's so clearly condescending in the MuggleNet interview about the H/Hr fans.

I don't like the implication that she's laughing at us. She's the one who fanned the shipping wars, and I'd like to think she'd have more respect for such committed people even if we're supporting a non-canon pairing. I have found Pumpkin Piers to be some of the most educated and articulate people I have ever known. The essays and theories on this site have stretched my imagination and knowledge in ways that would never have happened otherwise.

I still respect the author for her great knowledge of mythology and admire her world-making skills, but I deplore that she seems to lack a deep knowledge of human relationships. Or perhaps I'm just sad that in the end, despite all her wisdom, she's just like everyone else when it comes to seeing love through a Hollywood lense.

So perhaps I'm `militant' and `need to read more closely' though I submit that we at least had to work to justify our belief, but I don't really and have never cared what the official pairing was. I will support Harry/Hermione just as I have always supported Buffy/Angel from Btvs, Clark and Chloe from Smallville, and unconventional couplings from other shows that I have always just found more satisfying than the official ones.

We didn't make up the signs. We may have interpreted them differently than others, but they were always there and they still are. OOTP is still our bible even if it's only for H/Hr friendship, which is still lightyears ahead in maturity of a R/Hr romance.

Please remember that we still have Portkey and that sometimes, the readers can see more than the author herself. I hope to see you here.