What did JK Rowling say about Ron and Hermione?

“I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment,” Rowling said. “That’s how it was conceived, really. In a later interview, however, Rowling (possibly backtracking) said she thought Harry and Ginny were more like soulmates, whereas Ron and Hermione were a kind of an opposites-attract couple.

When did Hermione start liking Ron in the books?

Of the two of them, it was Hermione who realized she liked Ron first as she dropped heavy hints in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire of her attraction. She fully realized she liked him by the time of the Yule Ball, but didn’t do anything because of Ron’s tactless behavior at the time.

Did JK Rowling regrets pairing Ron and Hermione?

J.K. Rowling says she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione in the Harry Potter books. In an interview to be published in Wonderland and excerpted in the U.K.’s Sunday Times, she said, “I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That’s how it was conceived, really.

When did Ron and Hermione first kiss?

1. Ron & Hermione, Deathly Hallows – Part 2. This is the kiss we had all been waiting for, and it turns out to be as epic as we had hoped. Ron and Hermione finally have their first kiss, drenched in water, moments after defeating a horcrux.

Does JK Rowling have any sympathy for Ron and Hermione?

After Rowling and Watson discuss how Hermione was there for Harry all the way through – which can’t be said for Ron – Rowling seems to have a little sympathy for Ron/Hermione. “Oh, maybe she and Ron will be alright with a bit of counseling,” she says.

How did Hermione first meet Harry Potter?

The pair first meet on the train, where Ron is attempting to teach Harry a ‘spell’ his brothers gave him, and where Hermione immediately rubs him the wrong way. For much of the first movie (and book) she is characterized as a ‘know it all’, and both Ron and Harry find her insufferable.

Why is Hermione looking at Ron’s nose so closely?

Hermionenoticed the dirt on Ron’s nose right at the start. Why is she looking at him that closely, then? She tries to stop Ron and Harry from meeting Malfoy for the Midnight duel. Even Harry is baffled by how interfering she is. Is she already protecting Ron? Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa.

How did JK Rowling get the idea for Harry Potter?

Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990.