NEWS: Pottergate relationship shocker

http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/harry-and-hermione/images/24467992/title/harry-hermione-photo

 Okay, a slightly tabloid-y title, I know.

This happened, which caused the twitternet to explode with fanfic fury:

The interview is slated to appear in a forthcoming issue of Wonderland magazine, for which Watson served as guest-editor...here's the gist:

[Rowling] said: "I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That's how it was conceived, really. For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron."
She added: "I know, I'm sorry, I can hear the rage and fury it might cause some fans, but if I'm absolutely honest, distance has given me perspective on that. It was a choice I made for very personal reasons, not for reasons of credibility. Am I breaking people's hearts by saying this? I hope not."

So you want my two-penneth worth? (Probably not, but you've read this far, so hey...)

This, for me is pretty obvious. I always wondered why the clearly go-getting Hermione was lounging around with a bit of rough.  It also demonstrates a key feature of writing; no matter how much you plan and plot, and we know JKR to be a thorough planner, CHARACTER MUST DICTATE THE PLOT. You can force characters into situations, but if their personalities don't match, the result will not convince. In this case, Rowling admits she let her own emotions take hold of the plot, but the characters she had created ten years previously had grown into different people than she wnated them to. Which is another aspect of writing: You can't really control your characters, as much as we would like to convince ourselves that we can.

Thoughts? whack 'em in the comments.

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