Ron/Hermione
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Ron/Hermione is a Harry Potter pairing featuring Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in the books/films. Canonically, they are married and have two children, Rose and Hugo Weasley.
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[edit] Terminology
Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan fiction community.
- Romione - combination of Ron and Hermione's first names. Invented by MsBigBad.
- Heron - combination of Ron and Hermione's first names. Invented by Mugglenet. Unlike several other pairing substitutes, Heron can also used as a name for an R/Hr shipper, without any suffixes like -ian or supporter.
- Good Ship R/H - The Good Ship: The name of the R/Hr ship, in lieu of an HMS/SS ______. Invented by the Sugar Quill.
- "We believe in trees!" - The official FAP motto of The Good Ship. Inspired by a quote from alphabet, who said that previously she didn't blatantly ship R/Hr; doing so would have been like saying "I believe in trees"; it was just so obvious. All sorts of other users agreed with the tree analogy, saying that, like R/Hr, trees are "sturdy", "long-lasting", "eternal", and "they have to grow".
- Saplings - a term for R/Hr offspring, derived from the tree motto.
- "Rocks don't speak" - a catchphrase of The Good Ship, deriving from a skit where Ron describes himself as Harry's rock during the GoF period; Hermione points out that they weren't talking to eachother at the time, and Ron replies with "Well, dear, rocks don't speak, do they?"
- heRmiONe - a term used by R/Hr shippers as proof that their very names show Ron and Hermione should be together.
[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan fiction community.
[edit] 2000
- On February 7, 2000, Penny Linsenmayer, one of the early members of Cassandra Claire's inner circle, made the following post to HP Anonymous:
- ROMANCE PAIRINGS: Ron and Hermione have plenty of potential -- lots
- of sexual tension in that relationship. I think
- there's a possibility for Harry and Ginny, although I'm not sure she
- is developed enough as a character yet for any of us to think
- she's quite right for him. She had such a small role in POA. It will
- be interesting to see how that turns out. She could develop
- into a character that we will all think is worthy of Harry's romantic
- partner. For now, I don't see any of the females currently in
- the cast as being quite "up to snuff" (I think Hermione is better with
- Ron so I've discounted her) [1]
- In October 2000, the ship war started. It involved Harry/Hermione fen versus Ron/Hermione fen. It took place on HPforGrownups. [2] The Harry/Hermione shippers were Penny_Linsenmayer, Ebony, Lori Summers, Cassandra Claire, and Heidi8. The Ron/Hermione shippers were Elanor Gamgee, Zsenya, Moey Knight, and Firoza. Heidi's involvement was not so much a shipper but as defending her Harry/Hermione loving friends in spite of the fact that Heidi was a Draco/Hermione shipper. [3] This ship war eventually led to the creation of SugarQuill on January 5, 2001 because some Ron/Hermione and canon-centered fans felt extremely uncomfortable with the resulting climate. That climate included what some felt to be a victory for the Harry/Hermione component who were free to be more aggressive with their views on HPforGrownups and in other fannish circles. It left those on the Ron/Hermione shippers in the cold, being dismissed as canon nazis. It worked towards uniting certain fan bases in a bandwagon around Cassandra Claire with Heidi being front and center as one of the leaders in protecting Cassandra Claire and that community. The ship war elevated their status in fandom.
- On October 4, 2000, Cassandra Claire said:
- On December 22, 2000, Ebony made the following post to HPforGrownUps:
- Message 7557
- From: "Ebony "
- Date: Fri Dec 22, 2000 12:47 am
- Subject: Re: The Kiss
This post goes to further emphasize the influence that key stories like Lori Summers's Paradigm of Uncertainty had on other authors and those authors' ship preferences during that era.
[edit] 2001
- On January 9, 2001, Ebony coined the term One Big Happy Weasley Family. [6] She will use the term again on January 22, 2001 with the acronym attached to it: "Nah, no-shipping is not a disorder at all! Just a preference. Now, the condition known as the One Big Happy Weasley Family (OBHWF) syndrome... *that's* a disorder. ;-)" [7][8] This term became one used against canon purists, intended to be disparaging. It would later be frequently used by other members of the Inner Circle like Heidi8 and Cassandra Claire. According to various sources, Ebony's creation of this phrase was one of the reasons that users from sites such as Sugar Quill and canon purist would not like her as a person. Despite this, the term almost immediately became co-opted by Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny fans as a way of insulting Ebony and others like her by throwing their words back at them.
[edit] 2002
- On September 8, 2002, the Livejournal community sidekicks was created for the Ron/Hermione ship. [9]
- On November 1, 2002, the Livejournal community goodship was created for the Ron/Hermione ship. [10]
[edit] 2004
- On June 12, 2004, the Livejournal community honestlyronald was created for the Ron/Hermione ship. [11]
- On August 21, 2004, the Livejournal community trio100 was created for the Harry/Hermione/Ron ship. [12]
- On September 20, 2004, tarie posted the Harry/Hermione/Ron manifesto to Ship_manifesto. [13]
- On November 14, 2004, majrgenrl8 posted the Ron/Hermione manifesto to Ship_manifesto. [14]
[edit] 2005
- February 13, 2005, the Livejournal community Books_freckles was created for any Hermione/Weasley member ship. [15]
- On May 28, 2005, the LiveJournal community rwhgficexchange was created as a Ron/Hermione fic exchange. [16]
[edit] Major Archives
[edit] SugarQuill
SugarQuill is a Harry Potter fan fiction archive which favors the Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione ships. It was founded on January 5, 2001 with the goal of creating a seperate haven for Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione shippers who were not happy on HP4GU's mailing list.
[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] Influential Stories
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[edit] Mailing Lists/Live Journal communities
[edit] Ron/Hermione shippers
[edit] Ship Size
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[edit] Images
[edit] External Links
- Unchained.com: This website focuses specifically on the relationship between Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. This site also spawned the now popular name for the couple "Romione"
- Ron and Hermione on Facebook: A fan page in Facebook dedicated to Ron and Hermione.
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