Harry acceptance of her also came with a whole lot of ignoring her/tuning her out when she got going. I mean, Harry tells us repeatedly how he can't be bothered to deal/listen to her when he doesn't want to (when he needs her to save his ass, he's all ears. When she's offering him advice otherwise, you can almost visualize his eyes glazing over).
The things with Hermione is, she's insecure and begging for people to listen to her. She likes being thought of as the smartest person in the room, she likes when someone challenges her so she can go debate-crazy on them, she likes to throw around her knowledge without knowing she does. She thrives on it. Harry doesn't placate that need in her, because he doesn't want to hear it. It actually annoys him tremendously.
Ron on the other hand, looooooooooooves to let Hermione shine in this way, even though he doesn't know he's doing it. Yeah, sometimes they push things too far and things get heated (especially when they're younger and don't know any better), but Ron's never afraid to call her on things, and she enjoys it. Not every time, but if Hogwarts had a debate team, she'd be the president because she enjoys it that much. And Ron gives he all the practice she needs.
I always put it this way: Hermione and Harry would make excellent business partners. They bounce ideas off each other well, they succeed well when they work together, but at the end of the day, they need to be apart because too much time together and their personalities annoy each the piss out of other (we see this mostly from Harry's POV, since every extended period of time he has to spend with only Hermione--when Ron's MIA--he feels the need to mention how she's annoying him).
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The things with Hermione is, she's insecure and begging for people to listen to her. She likes being thought of as the smartest person in the room, she likes when someone challenges her so she can go debate-crazy on them, she likes to throw around her knowledge without knowing she does. She thrives on it. Harry doesn't placate that need in her, because he doesn't want to hear it. It actually annoys him tremendously.
Ron on the other hand, looooooooooooves to let Hermione shine in this way, even though he doesn't know he's doing it. Yeah, sometimes they push things too far and things get heated (especially when they're younger and don't know any better), but Ron's never afraid to call her on things, and she enjoys it. Not every time, but if Hogwarts had a debate team, she'd be the president because she enjoys it that much. And Ron gives he all the practice she needs.
I always put it this way: Hermione and Harry would make excellent business partners. They bounce ideas off each other well, they succeed well when they work together, but at the end of the day, they need to be apart because too much time together and their personalities annoy each the piss out of other (we see this mostly from Harry's POV, since every extended period of time he has to spend with only Hermione--when Ron's MIA--he feels the need to mention how she's annoying him).