After reading the interview with JKR, how can ANYONE still believe that Harry and Hermione will ever be together?!

Oh my gosh, that is so funny! Of the entire human race, 56% of us are idiots.

It's pretty obvious that it's Hermione/Ron. =/

I think it is extremely obvious that Harry ends up with Ginny and Ron with Hermione. There is no way that people can't notice that! And really... people still believe that Dumbledore is alive when JK herself said that he is dead... I guess some people really don't read the signs, but then again I don't want to be rude, lol

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OMG. I love you Emerson. People are so retarded to think that JK's word is wrong. In the HP world, her word is law.

I agree, Emerson. It makes me so angry to hear of these people 'wishful thinking'.

wow, ppl are dumb. haha

who actually thinks harry and hermione r gonna end up tght?

Either fans are deliberately answering the poll wrong for giggles or most fans just don't hear or read JKR interviews. Sadly, reading comprehension is generally deplorable, so many fans just don't see the Ron-Hermione connection on their own.

If anyone actually still thinks that Harry and Hermione will get together.... they can't take hints or understand English! lol! I always wanted Ron and Hermione to get together! I hope that Ginny and Harry get back together... they were cute!

Just because their names are alliterative, doesn't mean they're meant for each other :) and the "made in america" ending is hi-la-rious.

Actually I think most of those people do know that it is Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny, but they just don't want to believe it. I just think there are a lot of Harry/Hermione shippers out there who just want this relationship to work out in the books as well, as in their fanfictions xD

am i in the top 20? or top 10?

i love emerson's posts. R/Hr forever !!

Haha, I love it when Emerson addresses this kind of delusional stuff. I completely agree, how can only 19% believe that Harry and Ginny will end up together!?

Either who ever they were polling deffinatly doesnt read the books or maybe they just were polling random people people who dont knoe nothing about Harry Potter. What ever they did they deffinatily did it the wrong way because everyone who like Harry Potter and actually goes on MuggleNet know Harry and Hermione will never happen because Ron and Hermione are going to happen JKR said it herself and everyone also know sif you read the books that Ginny and Harry are still in love with each other so who ever went to get the votes sorry but you did a REALLY BAD JOB!

Ok ppl, what's wrong with wishful thinking? Why is it that whenever Emerson says something everyone thinks like he does? Stop thinking "of the entire human race, 56% of us are idiots"... Just give the people that want to believe for the time being that Dumbledore isn't dead the right to do so... give them a break, seriously.

That's because most of the people on Scholastic's web site are four and five year old little girls who made a wrong click on their way to the Magic Tree House page, and decided to vote in the Harry Potter poll because they think Daniel Radcliffe is a cutie and Emma Watson is pretty.

How can we be sure? Nobody knows - I think it is not possible to speculate about possible couples because nobody knows who will survive.... nobody can be sure that Harry, Ron, Hermione survive.... what do you think?

ummmm. jk said it herself. therefore, it's true. however, she does joke around a lot. but you can tell she's joking in the way she says it.

Haha, thats funny! 56% of people out there are complete idiots! I cannot believe that there are still people out there that belive that stuff! I had to convince a 6th grader that Ron and Hermione are the couple, not Hermione and Harry!

Emerson is my favorite. Those results made me so angry. People need to realize the truth when its put in front of them.... "Come on guys," Well said, Emerson- WELL SAID!

first of all, 56% of the harry potter population have never been in a relationship and haven't picked up on like the 50 hints per books of ron and hermione. second, how have we not heard this theory before? is this guy gonna be famous if he's right?

well i mean people do have a right to think whatever they want 2 but seriously i mean J.K. HAS given us so many hints about R/H that i mean it's weird that people would think otherwise. And about the whole Dumbledore thing...i do remember her comfirming somewhere that he was INFACT dead....but again people have the right 2 think whatever they want but honestly it's just odd that they would go against her word. Am I right?

Emerson, I hope your inbox is ready to deal with the vast amounts of hatemail you're going to get from Harry/Hermione shippers now! Anyone with a modicum of sense knows that they're delusional, but most of us are clever enough not to admit it on a very very popular website!

Are they out of their minds???? They probably all got together to make a statement by voting. The only statement I'm getting off of this is DELUSIONAL! Does that term mean anything to them? How about 'several sunlit days'? Whatever, we know what's going to happen and thats what really matters, isn't it? It's what the real fans that will be lining up at midnight think.

Are these people complete IDIOTS! OF COURSE Ron and Hermione end up together and OF COURSE Harry and Ginny do! Plus, JK said so, and her word is god.

Top 20! But yeah, I think that is a pretty good idea that he's got formulated. And for the idiots that haven't actually read the series, I don't get how they can think that Harry and Hermione are going to get together. But other than that, I should get back to re-reading for the (at least) 4th time this year before the books come out.

well, if anyone dies all bets are off anyway... anyway, Olbermann's "alternate ending" is the funniest thing I've read all summer

The Harry/Hermione shippers were stuffing the ballet because you could vote more than once. I've actually given several Harry/Hermione shippers links to the article. And they still think Harry/Hermione. Most of them are pretty stupid.

Ha, top 50. Cool. Anyways, that's really dumb. Her word is the word of God in the HP fandom and universe. I know that's what all those shippers want, but they really should put down what they think will happen. Unless of course, they think Harry and Hermione will end up together, for REAL. Then, maybe I'll steal Emerson's word and say they really ARE a but delusional. Nothing against H/Hr shippers, I think it's really an adorable ship. But if you think it's going to happen, well....

Right on, Emerson. Right on. It's one thing if it's "What's your favorite couple?" Okay, yeah. That I get. But this question asks for that which is plausible. I'd say JKR's direct statements of fact make it awfully plausible. *shakes head sadly*

harrypotterqueen10, you're right. Hagrid said in the first book you can't bring people back to life. Sooooooooo when they were carrying Dumbledore's body at his funeral, it's pretty obvious he's deader than a doorknob.

Maybe some ANVIL-SIZED hints fell on their heads, causing extensive brain damage?

i dont think harry's going to die but i think i'd still rather see him die than sacrifice his magical abilities. .. (in reference to the oberman article)

*starts laughing* Oh, wow. That's great. Those poor people... I feel so sorry for them for when DH comes out. *grins*

Well, that only shows that a lot of the Harry/Hermione-shippers haven't read the interview. Or the last book. Or any of the other books.

I think there are just some people who don't want to admit that Dumbledore is really dead. Also, you would think by now that everybody knows that its Ron&Hermione,and Harry&Ginny. Especially since the interview that Emerson and Melissa did. Oh well I guess they will find out in Book 7 they are wrong!!!

Oh, come Emerson! Don't you know that J.K. Rowling was just lying to you to further her big red herring about Ron and Hermione? /sarcasm Ugh - I can't even type that with a straight face. LOL Seriously, Emerson, you pegged these guys two years ago - they haven't changed. They're just as delusional now as they were then - perhaps a bit worse. Quite frankly, I'm surprised Scholastic published the results of that poll with all the problems they had. The H/Hr fans at Portkey and Harmony forever were bragging about how they spammed the poll just to make R/Hr fans angry. As an R/Hr fan, I an honestly say that doesn't make me angry at all. That kind of petty, childish behavior is amusing - pathetic, but amusing. From what I've heard, someone went so far as to create a bot for the poll. The results of that poll are not accurate in the least.

ha ha i watched this yesterday!

That is the case of *very* hopeful shippers...while I may not be the biggest fan of Ron/Hermione, I still think its cute and know its going to happen. Shippers are hard headed...its just a fact.

I would hate it if harry lost his magic. I wouldn't read another Harry Potter book again :) And then if Jo did that, she'd probably be sitting and laughing because she knows that she stole a little piece of everyone's soul. I think he's right in saying that Harry isn't going to die. I mean, if Jo did that, it would RUIN the franchise that's been built. And so many people would be angry.

It's Ron and Hermione. And I watched the video. I was like freaking out. I watched that very thing. Omg.

I'm kind of surprised Emerson agrees with Keith Olbermann's article. Seriously, Harry being zapped of his powers? That would be a terrible ending, in some ways it'd be better if he died. Plus I can't believe the Harry-is-a-Horcrux is still such a popular theory...

this chaps ideas of what will happen are pretty vague. he basically says harry will defeat voldemort after locating the horcruxes but have to sacrifice something in order to do so. well duh! i could have told you that. sorry im not impressed by his predictions

what the fudge??? so they think harrys gunna end up with hermione and rons gunna be single for the rest of his life or sumthing!!!???? LMFAO. these people obviusly haven't paid any attention to the books; cmon if theres anyone in here who cant see that its soooooooooooooooooooooo obvius that harry and ginny love each and that ron and hermione have loved each other since the third book then ur blind. ournewcelebrity, that comment just made me laugh so hard, thx, u just calmed me down i was soooooooo angry about this article

See, Ben...Emerson posts news stories sometimes...and, like I said, it's usually the interesting ones. I agree with the speculations, which also agree with what's in Mugglenet's book...the fact that Harry would have to give up magic though makes we cringe. I suppose he could still inhabit the wizarding world as a sort of squib, though. And the fact that 56% believe Harry and Hermione are going to get together makes me lose faith in the human race.

Gryffindork 1, thank you! Most of the H/H shippers are probably fans of the movies and haven't really read the book. I mean come on! seriously! R/H have been the little love/hate pair throughout the whole series! it is so obvious that they will get together. Anyone who has read the book can clearly see it. J.K.'s word is like the law! What she says goes! get it right people....

lol well the Harry/Hermione shippers were obviously voting a lot! Anyway im more interested in Keiths predictions-and i must say they are exactly the same as mine! I honestly believe that that ending would prevent an 8th book but also an angry backlash! I wont revea what the predictions are as i honestly believe they are highly potential spoilers-but worth reading his views even if you are avoiding them!