I started shipping H/Hr when I was eleven and first read the series. The hug towards the end was what got me into liking the idea of them. I had friends that would argue for R/Hr until they were red in the face, but I never saw it (this was pre-GoF). I still didn't see R/Hr, except as a one-sided thing, and when it happened, I still didn't feel it (I love Ron and I love Hermione, but that dynamic just never did it for me). I wasn't a rabid H/Hr shipper, and I really would not have minded OBHWF had it not been for the wank and the way it was written.
About a year ago, I got into Avatar: The Last Airbender. I didn't think about the shipping or know anything about the fandom, but the book two finale got me into the idea of Zuko/Katara. I cursed myself when I learned more about the fandom and how Zutara was viewed, plus that they weren't canon. It made me wonder why I get into these ships that have wank around them or that don't end up canon.
When it came to the second generation of Skins, I fell hard for Cook/Effy, mostly because Jack O'Connell and Kaya Scodelario had such amazing chemistry, among other things. I loved Luke Pasqualino, but Freddie was such a blah character and poor Luke didn't add much to the characterization. When Freffy happened in s4, I felt like it was strike three.
*sigh* For once, I want to love a ship with no wank and that ends up canon. Oh, well, maybe next time.
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I started shipping H/Hr when I was eleven and first read the series. The hug towards the end was what got me into liking the idea of them. I had friends that would argue for R/Hr until they were red in the face, but I never saw it (this was pre-GoF). I still didn't see R/Hr, except as a one-sided thing, and when it happened, I still didn't feel it (I love Ron and I love Hermione, but that dynamic just never did it for me). I wasn't a rabid H/Hr shipper, and I really would not have minded OBHWF had it not been for the wank and the way it was written.
About a year ago, I got into Avatar: The Last Airbender. I didn't think about the shipping or know anything about the fandom, but the book two finale got me into the idea of Zuko/Katara. I cursed myself when I learned more about the fandom and how Zutara was viewed, plus that they weren't canon. It made me wonder why I get into these ships that have wank around them or that don't end up canon.
When it came to the second generation of Skins, I fell hard for Cook/Effy, mostly because Jack O'Connell and Kaya Scodelario had such amazing chemistry, among other things. I loved Luke Pasqualino, but Freddie was such a blah character and poor Luke didn't add much to the characterization. When Freffy happened in s4, I felt like it was strike three.
*sigh* For once, I want to love a ship with no wank and that ends up canon. Oh, well, maybe next time.