Why did JK Rowling put Ron and Hermione together?

“I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That's how it was conceived, really,” Rowling says in the interview. “For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron.”
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Were Hermione and Ron meant to be together?

Another one of JK's list of retcons no one wanted to hear, she revealed that she never intended for Ron and Hermione to ever end up together. Disregarding everything she wrote or said in interview before this retcon, Rowling said she caved into fan demand to bring Ron and Hermione together.
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When did J.K. Rowling decide to put Ron and Hermione together?

By this point Rowling was being very open about Hermione having feelings for another character. The context from Half-Blood Prince made it clear that person was Ron. From the above quotes I'd deduce that Rowling was happy to publicly confirm the basis of a relationship between Ron and Hermione in 2000.
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Why did J.K. Rowling not put Harry and Hermione together?

In an interview with Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, Joanne Rowling stated that the reason for the Hermione/Ron pairing (and perhaps by implication Harry and Hermione not ending up together) was "wish fulfillment."
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Why are Ron and Hermione a good couple?

6 GOOD: THEY COULD HELP EACH OTHER BE MORE OPEN-MINDED

While Hermione is extremely organized and serious, Ron is lazier and goes with the flow. In these ways, they can complement one another. Ron is able to help Hermione enjoy life a little and take time to laugh and have a good time.
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J.K. Rowling Confirms A Hermione Theory We Suspected All Along



Did Hermione cheat on Ron?

HOGWARTS REUNION STORY WARNING: Ron-bashing Nineteen years ago, Hermione Granger was dating Ronald Weasley. The night before their first anniversary, Hermione catches Ron cheating on her. Devastated, Hermione moves on with her life, until she runs...
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Is Ron and Hermione a toxic relationship?

Yes, it is a very toxic relationship. Ron and Hermione would not even be friends without Harry, and they aren't very good at resolving their arguments. Throughout the books we see the cycle of “argue, ignore, pretend that everything is fine, rinse and repeat”.
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Did J.K. Rowling regrets putting Hermione with Ron?

J.K. Rowling says she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione in the Harry Potter books. In an interview to be published in Wonderland and excerpted in the U.K.'s Sunday Times, she said, "I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That's how it was conceived, really.
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Did Ron and Hermione get divorced?

There's one particular timeline where Ron and Hermione never ended up married, which causes huge ramifications for their adult personalities. The only problem with that scenario is that it was Ron who happily married Padma Patil, and Hermione remained single.
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Who was Hermione originally going to end up with?

"I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment," said Rowling, according to Variety. "That's how it was conceived, really. For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron."
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Did J.K. Rowling want Hermione to end up with Draco?

Though Hermione and Ron do end up together at the end of the HP Saga, the acclaimed author has said in several interviews that she considered having Hermione and Draco end up together in the end. Rowling even suggested that Draco bullying Hermione was like adolescent hair pulling on the playground.
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Did J.K. Rowling say Hermione is black?

But I decided not to get too agitated about it and simply state quite firmly that Hermione can be a black woman with my absolute blessing and enthusiasm.” In December Rowling addressed the online outcry by tweeting “white skin was never specified” and that she “loves black Hermione.”
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What did J.K. Rowling regret about Harry Potter?

"I felt a huge sadness that I wouldn't write a graduation scene," she told fans on Pottercast. "I knew from early days that we would never see them graduate... I felt sad that the book wasn't gonna end with that Feast scene, the graduation scene. But it couldn't...
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Why did Harry stop liking Cho?

Cho didn't like Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger; she believed that Harry had romantic feelings for Hermione, instead of being friends. This was one of the reasons that Cho and Harry fell apart. However, she fought with Dumbledore's Army during the Battle of Hogwarts, and the most of them survived the war.
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Does J.K. Rowling think Harry and Hermione should have ended up together?

JK Rowling has said she believes Harry and Hermione should have ended up together. Warner Bros. Although the ending she wrote featured Ron and Hermione getting hitched, even JK Rowling eventually confirmed the fan theory, saying that she may have made a mistake.
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Why did Harry marry Ginny instead of Hermione?

The explanation is very simple - Harry has a very strong sexual desire for Ginny. He has no such feelings for Hermione. Sex is a fundamental aspect of adult relations. Sex is, in fact, the characteristic that defines the difference between a platonic relationship and a romantic one.
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Who did James Sirius Potter marry?

James Sirius Potter was born on July 16, 2005. James is the eldest child to Harry and Ginny Potter. He has two younger siblings, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. He is the husband to Mavis Longbottom, and the father to her children, Maverick and Jasper Potter.
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Do Harry and Ginny get divorced?

In the epilogue to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is set 19 years later, it's revealed that Harry married Ginny Weasley, Ron's sister, and they have three children. Ron and Hermione have two kids together.
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Why do Harry and Ron dislike Hermione in the beginning?

Harry and Ron initially dislike Hermione because she is so adamant about following the rules (she even contemplates telling on them in order to preemptively prevent them from sneaking out at night).
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Was Hermione meant to be black?

Rowling has pointed out that there is no reason why Hermione should be white. The books don't explicitly mention her race or skin colour, and she is often portrayed as black in fan art. The two-part production will open at the Palace Theatre in London's West End at the end of July.
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Is Emma Watson with Tom Felton?

What is Tom Felton and Emma Watson's relationship now? While they never got together romantically while filming, the pair remain close friends and even admit to having a soft spot for each other to this day.
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Does Hermione love Harry or Ron?

2 In Deathly Hallows, Hermione chose Harry over Ron

Second, Ron saw that Hermione chose Harry over her, which should have been a sign that she had a solid preference in who she spent her time with. None of that mattered, though, and in the end, the two became a couple.
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Is Ron Weasley abusive?

But it is a culture that does not stop men like Ron Weasley from being emotionally or verbally abusive, even "harmlessly" as young boys, that leads to the normalization of all types of abuse in adulthood.
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Did Ron bully Hermione?

10 Ron Bullied Hermione

Hermione, in fact, was bullied by Ron in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Before the trio fights the troll together, Hermione overhears Ron making fun of her. Why is he making fun of her?
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Why was Hermione always at the Weasleys?

Probably because they were busy a lot with being dentists and she was bored being at home by herself, so they would let... hoggywartz reblogged this from potter-plotholes and added: Personally, I think the reason she wanted to spend the time at the burrow has more to do with how she felt more...
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