Author: Phoenixwriter

After reading OotP I think some points in GoF now look quiet different for one the Yule Ball. Rather than to reading into Ron's comments, look at what Harry does and what Hermione says. But if you recognise after GoF Ron never argues like that in OotP and it's kinda strange.

Anyway to my point its something I want make more clear now maybe I explain this whole scene like Mike did with the PK because there are interesting descriptions of how Ron sounds or how Hermione looks. I mean if we this scene use like that than we can do this with this one, too. But like I said it will do it in a H/Hr way because I think its strongly H/Hr and not R/Hr. Its not that much how Ron react because he react absolute in the line of R/Hr but Hermione react more in the line H/Hr what I will show here.


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Hermione came over and sat down in Parvati`s empty chair. She was a bit pink in the face from danicing.
"Hi," said Harry. Ron didn't say anything.
"It's hot, isn't it?" said Hermione, fanning herself with her hand. "Viktor's just gone to get some drinks."

This interesting especially that JKR did chose Parvati who got a dance and not Padma. To this image now. Harry dos welcome her though in all books if they are at hogwarts I never read he said Hi to her. Its interest that he wasn't able to say "Hi" as she did so before the dance but now he is it. To Hermione, just imagine this image how she sit at Harrys side and fanning herself with her hand its a picture of nervousness it shows that she is flattered, exitement. You even see it how she introduce herself she speak about the temperatur and ask if its really hot. This on reminds lightly how she asked Harry in the PK scene in OotP "You had to be nice to her, hadn't you!" something like that. There you see emotions in this questioning. Its not written how Harry say this "Hi" but this image let guess it was as if it wasn't the Hermione from the libary much more that pretty girl which turned just at this moment up.

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Ron gave her a withering look.

This interest way to look at someone I did look this up and find different concepts for it:
disease, criticizing, dirtiness, death,destruction, inferiority, criticizing.

I don't show the synonyms I show now the Antonsyms:
developing, flourishing, growing, rejuvenating, reviving, thriving;
growth, vigor; accepting, approving, complimentary, praising

If you ask me this shows every negate feeling of a crush. Anyway At this Antonsyms you see how Rons look isn't like that its a cruel look, nasty. So keep in mind this kind of look than Hermiones nervousness than you might recorgnisse how wrong or displaced Rons look might be.

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"Viktor?" he said. "Hasn't he asked you to call him Vicky yet?"
Hermione looked at him in surprise.

Its strange that Ron comes to that. I mean how should she call Krum? Mr. Krum? No, at this moment Ron runs complete wrong. Thats where it started this brawl. So if Ron later after the Ball calls Krum, Vicky he remember Hermione everytime at this moment and what he did tell her after he called Krum, Vicky. Thats why I say if Ron were sorry he didn't say this name like that. This include till the very day in OotP Ron isn't sorry for his behaviour and still think he had all this right to act like that. This implied that Ron didn't change in this area. He never saw his fault it was and is Hermiones fault.
And its nice to know that Hermione wasn't looking at Ron as she sit down on Harrys side.

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"What's up with you?" she said.
"If you don't know," said Ron scathingly "I'm not going to tell you."
Hermione stared at him, then at Harry, who shrugged. "Ron, what -?"

For "scathing" I use again Antonsymos and concepts to that I add synonyms because its very interesting what that says.

Concepts: criticizing, unkindness, assertion (negative), taste (bad)
Synonyms: belittling, biting, brutal, burning, caustic, critical, cruel, cutting, harsh, mordacious, mordant, salty, sarcastic, scorching, scornful, searing, severe, sulphorous, trenchant, withering

Antonsyms: complimentary, flattering, honey-tongued, just, kind, respectful, sweet

This say Rons comment was rather mean, sarcastic. In a way you can smell it from miles. But the part which I think is interest is how Hermione looks from Ron to Harry and he is shrugging. This shows both are clueless. If you take OotP than I do think its an interest picture. Both are clueless but Ron isn't it. Now I come to my own expierince how I remember if a trio sit like that together and the girl had a date which she enjoy is rather nervouss, sit down and dos this with her hands and looks more to Harry than to Ron because if she did watch Ron she get it earlier something is wrong. And Ron react like that but the other on her side act like herself clueless this looks for me not like a scene for R/Hr its H/Hr. You need to keep in mind that Padma is still sitting there by Ron side. If I did saw that in RL I rather think its this quiet guy and not the loud one. But thats only me and my expierince.

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"He's from Durmstrang!" spat Ron. "He's competing against Harry! Against Hogwarts! You - you're -" Ron was obviously casting around for words strong enough to describe Hermione's crime, " fraternising with the enemy, thats what you're doing!"
Hermione's mouth fell open.

Ron use at first Harry to describe her crime. IMO its important that Ron get her only as he mentioned Harry.

Spat
Concept: fighting, arguement, disagreement.

Fraternization
Concept: friendship, alliance

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"Yeah, well- that's his story," said Ron nastily."And what's that supposed to mean?"
"Obvious, isn't it? He's Karkaroffs student, isn't he? He knows who you hang around with...hes just trying to get closer to Harry - get inside information on him - or get near enough to jinx him-"
Hermione looked as though Ron had slapped her. When she spoke, her voice quivered "For your information, he hasn't asked me one single thing about Harry, not one-"

Now Ron tells Hermione that Krum wanted never go out with her. He is only her date because of Harry and not because she is a girl, a pretty girl and not because she is someone nice.
This jinx part is again interest because this remind on the Firebolt. Hermione did in the 3th year everything that nobody could or would come near enough to Harry so they could jinx him. And here Ron tells her she dos exactly that and bring Harry into danger. That explain why Hermione looks like slapped and her voice is shaking. Its because of what Ron says and not because of Ron. Thats interest.
Entry: nasty
Function: adjective
Definition: mean
Synonyms: abusive, annoying, bad-tempered, beastly, *****y, critical, cruel, despicable, disagreeable, distasteful, evil, fierce, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, ornery, owly, ruthless, sarcastic, sordid, spiteful, squalid, unkind, unpleasant, vicious, vile, wicked
Concept: unkindness

Entry: quiver
Function: verb
Definition: shake
Synonyms: agitate, beat, convulse, dither, jitter, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, shiver, shudder, thrill, throb, tremble, tremor, twitter, vibrate
Concept: motion (fast)

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Ron changed tack at the speed of light. "Then he's hoping you'll help him find out what his egg means! I suppose you've been putting your heads together during those cosy little library sessions-"
"I'd never help him work out that egg!" said Hermione, looking outraged. "Never. How could you say something like that - I want Harry to win the Tournament. Harry knows that, don't you, Harry?"

This reaction is which I meaned if I said H/Hr. Because its how Hermione react about Ron comment that she would help Krum. She looked outraged and did say "Never" two times as if she need to show how impossible it is that she ever help someone else than Harry. That she would ever use her knowledge to help someone other than Harry. She even say Harry knows it and than she need to ask him to be sure that he believes her. Its very important in this brawl R/HR that Hermione react the most and intensive as Ron questioning Hermiones loyality to Harry. She don't act like that because off Ron she do it because off that what he say about Her priorities of Harrys importance in her live.

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"You've got a funny way of showing it," sneered Ron.
"This whole Tournament's supposed to be about to getting to know foreign wizards and making friends with them!" said Hermione shrilly.
"No, it isn't!" shouted Ron. "Its about winning!"
People were starting to stare at them.
"Ron," said Harry quietly, "I haven't got a problem with Hermione coming with Krum -"
But Ron ignored Harry too.
"Why don't you go and find Vicky, he'll wondering where you are," said Ron.
"Don't call him Vicky!" Hermione jumped to her feet....
Ron watched her go with a mixture of anger and satisfaction on his face

There you can see where R/Hr are crashing Hermione thinks the tournament is about making friends by Ron is it winning. This reminds me what Ron did see in the mirror. All what he saw was about winning.
Harry come into play after Ron started to shout and People were looking at them.
A little not maybe you did recorgnise it everytime there are bright describtion how someone looks or speak is this an emotional scene that say The PK scene is one and the Sirius/Voldemort arguement between H/Hr is one. By "Sirius" its IMO the most dynamic in all books there.
About this Yule Brawl this is for me an example how it looks still OotP between this three. There you see R--->Hr and Hr--->H. Hermione react the most as Ron questioning her loyality for Harry. She said this "Never!" What she already said in PoA as Harry asked if she were even by the game. She said she would "never!" miss a game with him. In other words Hermione would never act against Harry this one can even implied that she would never fall for Ron. Because this is against Harry.

Entry: sneer
Function: verb
Definition: mock
Synonyms: affront, belittle, brickbat, burlesque, caricature, condemn, crack, curl lip, decry, deride, detract, dig, dirty dig, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, mock, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, smile, sneeze at, sniff at, s******, swipe, taunt, travesty, twit, underrate
Concept: assertion (negative)

Entry: shrill
Function: adjective
Definition: high-pitched
Synonyms: acute, argute, blaring, blatant, cacophonous, clanging, clangorous, deafening, discordant, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, harsh, high, metallic, noisy, penetrating, piercing, piping, raucous, screeching, sharp, strident, thin, treble
Concept: sound (loud)