#double FUCK you steve kloves

[rmwb-fanfics]

Movie!Ginny meets Book!Ginny.

“Well, how do we send her back?” Hermione asked, wringing her hands nervously.   Ron squinted at the other, less bright Ginny. “Why does it look like there’s grey paint poured on her skin,”   “What do you mean?” Harry asked, trying to remain respectful. She was right there after all.   “It looks like there’s some muddled filter over her. Like I'm looking through a dirty lens,” he said, gesturing vaguely in the other Ginny’s direction.   “Yes, where I come from, everything is grey, sad, and lifeless,” she said quietly.   Ginny, his Ginny, hummed at the back of her throat. “That must suck,”   “I don’t know,” the other Ginny shrugged.   There was a long silence. “You really don’t talk all that much, do you?” Ginny asked the annoyance in her voice was palpable.   The other Ginny shook her head.   “Right, well-“ Harry began but was swiftly interrupted.   “Your shoelace is undone,” the other Ginny said, pointing at Harry’s foot.   “Oh, erm…” Harry looked down. Indeed, the laces were loose, spilling onto the floor. “Thanks,” he crouched to fiddle with them while the rest of the room fell silent.   “Fucking hell,” Ginny sighed, collapsing into a chair opposite herself.

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[vivithefolle]

I'm a bit confused. You said in one post that you thoroughly dislike Hermione and that you had no respect for her at all. Yet ... you like Romione? idk, it seems contradictory tbh. I like when Romione shippers acknowledge her flaws and messed up moments but when someone that dislike and even hate her character that much ships Romione and I see them posting about them and calling them "cute" just seems weird

I’ll share with you my whole thought process so you can understand where I’m coming from:

Itty-bitty Vivi who read Harry Potter for the first time (at 13/14, so not so itty-bitty I guess, oops): Woaaah Hermione and Ron yaay!!! They're awesome I love them! They're my OTP always and forever!! Best thing to happen in Harry Potter!! JKR is a genius!

Slightly less itty-bitty Vivi discovering the Harry Potter fandom online (thankfully years after the ship wars, else I probably wouldn't have survived): Why is there so much hate towards Ron? And why are people so opposed to Romione?? It was meant to be since the first book! Or, okay, the second book is when I realized it was gonna happen, but still! Oh well, here is a fic where Hermione berates Ron for everything and he is the only one actually working for their relationship. Cool, more Romione!

Even less itty-bitty Vivi starting her own Tumblr and going around, adding her grain of salt to debates and talking about stuff: Yeah! Ron is great! He's done bad things of course but Hermione has done her fair share of bad things too! Actually, now that I'm rereading the books, I'm reminded of this person I used to call a friend, who was quite smart and cultured but would often be very harsh to me because they claimed it was “for your own good" and “because I'm more mature than you"… I still wanted to be around them, because they were just so smart and passionate, but we often rowed and eventually they really just went too far and tried to make ME out to be the bad guy and most people believed them because they had a reputation as someone cool and logical while I was known for being emotional… wait, what the fuck, that's… that's exactly what happens in the fandom with Ron and Hermione! What the fuck, was I Ron? Admired their intelligence, praised and supported them, fell in love even but was met with scorn and open disdain?!… no, no, come on. Hermione wasn't that bad.

Vivi rereading Half-Blood Prince (and no, this wasn't about the canaries, but about what Hermione was doing after): Oh my god she was that bad.

Vivi as she ponders alternately: Wait, what about JK Rowling? What does she think about all that? What was her intention, what did she want to accomplish with the characters? I know books belong to their readers but if I want as objective an analysis as possible I must try to understand her thought process while she wrote.

Vivi learning about a staple of British literature called “literary alchemy”: The quarreling couple!! Sulfur and Mercury, the Red King and the White Queen, who must marry for the story to end happily!! And their union is represented by… a rose!! Oh my god, that is brilliant, that is so cool! Romione was ALWAYS going to happen, I knew it! Ha!

Vivi discovering the “[Ron] needed to make himself worthy of Hermione” quote: Wha… but… what? Worthy? As if Hermione was some sort of precious trophy or whatever? What the hell? Wait, Ron had to make himself worthy of her but Hermione didn't have to make herself worthy of him? Is it because Ron is the boy or some shit like that??

Vivi going through JK Rowling's interviews and finding sexism and double-standards galore: Yep, it's because he's the boy. And that bit about Hermione being based off herself when she was younger… ouch. And to top it off the scriptwriter pretty much worshipped Hermione…

Vivi rereading the books again: Is it just me, or does Ron hardly ever get any praise or acknowledgement from the adult characters? Meanwhile Harry and Hermione get stuff like “as good as Charlie Weasley" or “brightest witch of her age"! And, damn, I used to side with Hermione because I love cats, but she was completely awful in POA! She apologized but then the plot made her out to be right even then?? And I always thought her Yule Ball entrance was kinda over-the-top, but damn if that's not compensating for something! Also what the hell, I get that Harry is suffering and all but will someone PLEASE pay attention to the fact that Ron is being bullied BY A FOURTH OF THE STUDENT BODY AND NOBODY SEEMS EVEN REMOTELY CONCERNED????? Also what the hell is wrong with the sixth book, I never liked it much but it's like it's trying to make every character look bad, wtf?? And, and, holy shit I never noticed but Ron was asking legit questions during the Horcrux Hunt debate but Harry kept deflecting or mocking him but it's still Ron who had to apologize in the end??? And I've read a whole post about how Hermione punching Ron is the appropriate reaction for a very small child and not a supposedly “mature" character, and that Harry had to SHIELD RON FROM HER, oh my god?? It's… oh my god, what the fuck is wrong with JK Rowling?

Vivi, in denial: Well, Harry Potter is decidedly not a romance. It's about love, but romantic love is quite far down the priority list when it comes to it. JKR has herself confessed that she wasn't too good at writing romance, and I don't blame her because writing romance is hard. But I did enjoy Romione! When I was little I saw it coming from a mile away, granted I was already savvy in literature but that must have been because she was doing something right! And then the sixth book happened… the sixth book which… which was released after the Harry Potter movies were being filmed, wasn't it?

Vivi looking up the timelines: Oh my god. Oh my god it's even worse, the movies were being discussed before Goblet of Fire came out. Come to think of it, I always found that the Trio felt… different, after Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry and Ron especially felt like they had gotten dumber? And Hermione was suddenly explaining everything when exposition used to be split between her and Ron…

Vivi, in mourning: So that's what happened. Ron ended up being shortchanged to make Hermione look better, because Rowling was fonder of Hermione than she was of Ron, and the scriptwriter too come to think of it. Curse you, Steve Kloves!!!

Vivi, who is nothing if not what Pokémon fans call a nostalgiafag: But… but… yeah, it sucks that Ron was shortchanged, and actually yeah it's a freaking travesty and I WILL freaking spread the world about this, mark my words, but, but I still… I can't help it, when Hermione “looked up at Ron and her frostiness seemed to melt" I melt too. When Ron compliments Hermione or tries to take care of her as much as he can I… it still does something to me, I still find myself rooting for them even if I know there's the awful sixth book and the stupid post-Locket beatdown. Their kiss, for God's sake, I've just realized that Ron may have swept Hermione off her feet physically, but it's Hermione who jumped him, you could say Hermione metaphorically swept Ron off his feet!! God damn it, that's good, that's so good!

Vivi, at war with herself: No, I can't let myself be blinded by nostalgia!! The facts are that Hermione shows borderline abusive - even actually abusive - behaviour, this can't be denied! I don't want to root for an abusive relationship! I don't want to root for a relationship that relies on my favourite character being dumbed down to work!!!

Vivi, about to uncover the secrets of the universe: … wait a second. I don't have to.

Vivi, having an epiphany: Reading Solstice Muse's Romione fanfics gives me such happiness because she just gets the characters! She doesn't portray Hermione as perfect and never fucking up, and she always treats what happens to Ron with respect… Well, especially since she can't play them off as a joke since she often makes Ron the POV character. But, yeah! I can still like Romione… if it's well-written. Which, well, isn't the case in the original books… at least, isn't the case anymore after Rowling's bias got the best of her. Even though they do have their great moments.

Vivi, finding purpose in her life: I am going to spread awareness. I am going to tell the world. Fuck, just rereading the books, I've noticed how blatant the favouritism is and how unbalanced it can be. No wonder the fandom seems to collectively scoff at Ron - the books themselves do whenever it's convenient for them! The fandom plays favourites, because the author herself played favourites, and the worst part is that she didn't even realize it! Imagine you spend your life getting into traumatic situations out of love for your friends who always receive compassion and validation for their feelings about said traumas, but YOUR trauma is hardly touched upon and in the rare case it is, it's only to be mocked or used against you… Fuck! You're a piece of work, JKR! And the fandom just swallows it whole like a bunch of lobotomized snakes! Screw it! Screw it, I'm going to say it like it is, and I'm going to say it LOUDLY! People are going to hear about what Ron goes through and we'll see if Harry and Hermione look like the only ones worthy of therapy then!!

Present day Vivi, as she scrolls through the (heavily filtered) Romione tag on AO3: Ugh, another Drarry… and another… and another… oh, a Hinny-centric fic for a change, cool but I'm looking for more Romione than that, sorry. Gah, why is it that Romione appears as a secondary ship everywhere but they can't get their own stories? I've just seen a Snupin come up for God's sake! Oh, finally, a full Romione!! *clicks* … … … awww that was so sweet. Kudos! Okay back to the search… oh, another one!! *clicks* … … … it's Ron-bashing. It's Ron-bashing and it's not tagged Ron-bashing and that's why it showed up in my search AND I'M GOING TO FREAKING RIOT-

#vivi answers #ask #romione #ron weasley #hermione granger #ron weasley defense squad #ron weasley defence squad #ron x hermione #harry potter series #anti jk rowling

[vivithefolle]

I really like your posts especially the Hermione critical ones. I'm trying to convince my friend that Hermione isn't perfect and your posts explain it really well. If it's alright with you, can you share some links to your posts in chronological order? For e.g. the fourth book, fifth book, and so on. Or maybe starting from some tame Hermione critical posts to some extremely critical ones? Which post should a Hermione stan read first? Thank you in advance!

Oh wow, thanks Anon! I’m super flattered!! ;v;

So, if you want to check out those particular posts, you can browse through my #hermione critical tag, or the #anti hermione granger one - although I haven’t posted in that one in a while.

Nonetheless… I’ll try to compile a small list for you:

“Opinionated”

Hard work VS natural brilliance

Hard work again

“Wish fulfillment”

“Actually, I’m highly logical”

Steve Kloves’ vision of Hermione

Helping with homework: Ron VS Hermione

Of cats and rats

The futility of Marietta’s punishment

The ethics of a cursed parchment

On abuse

On abuse²

Ron’s splinching

Double standards

More double standards

“Intellectual compatibility”

It’s actually Hermione who resents others’ success, not Ron

Why Hermione isn’t that great

Actually she’s pretty bloody annoying

Hermione fans, mimicking their heroine

Two can play at this game

Double Character Assassination

The portrayal of Hermione in fanfiction and how pretty much everyone gets her wrong

The arrogant know-it-all show-off

CoNtRoVeRsIaL oPiNiOn

A typical Hermione fan and the reaction entailed

The Lavender debacle + Hermione’s behaviour and why Ron didn’t pick up on her “hints”

On the subject of “hints”

Why I have a hard time shipping Romione as much as I used to

Hermione’s lie

Dolores Jane Granger

Not propping Ron up

Hermione Granger and What Character Arc?

Hermione Granger and Why she must Never be made Minister of Magic are you freaking out of your mind

Hermione Granger and the Violation of Human Rights

Hermione Granger and the time Ron saved the day thank goodness

J.K. Rowling and the Consequences of Not Rereading One’s Work

J.K. Rowling and the Misremembered Characterization

J.K. Rowling and the Dangers of Projecting Too Hard

The Harmonian way of life (or why most of the fandom tends to dislike Harry/Hermione shippers on sight)

ViviTheFolle and the time I got angry

ViviTheFolle and the time I got worked-up

ViviTheFolle and whacking a dumbass Ron-basher with the Truth

ViviTheFolle and the day I fucking snapped

Hope that’ll give you enough arguments to convince your friend!

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