Subtle Signs

Essays, Theories, Analysis and Opinion Pieces which are written before the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. These pieces do not represent the views of all H/Hr shippers across the fandom. If you have any essays to recommend, please send that in to scarletserpent at gmail.com.

Some of the articles archived here, have been saved from now dead H/Hr sites. And re-archived here as they cannot be found eslewhere on the web.

Author: Anonymous: Hippogriffs as Symbolism of Love; Shakespearian Sexual Symbolism
Author: alexism: Why the H/Hr relationship is important
Author: Anya: The Beginning of Great Things: PS
Author: Argog24: Tainted Relationships; The Waiting Game; New thoughts on the Rowling-Austen connection
Author: Ashleigh: H/H Hints in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author: Athena: The Power of Love; Is Hermione Frustrated About Ron?; Analysis of JKR interview quotes; Harry Choosing Hermione Over Cho; Hermione as Yente?
Author: BlackKnight86: "Platonic" is not a Bad thing
Author: Bingblot: The Canon Ship
Author: Caina: Fleur And Ron; Who does Harry love? (OOTP evidence of Harry's love for Hermione)
Author: Cayster: Is JKR redherring us? The Revised Edition
Author: Cdelight: In Defending Hermione...; Some R/Hr Rebuttals
Author: CheeringCharm: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Deconstructing the Fable; Why Not Ron and Hermione?
Author: Darynthe: Handling Hermione: 2 Approaches; H/Hr: A Gallon Of Gas A Match Short Of Explosion; The Potter Code; Negative Imagery Surrounding Ginny
Author: jatkinson: Harry's Subconscious feelings towards Hermione
Author: Jen: Essay against Harry/Ginny
Author: goldy_dollar: Friendship, Bravery, and Love
Author: Grace Granger: Love, Interrupted: A Theory by HMS Harmony; Whose gaze does Hermione avoid?; Why Ginny Isn't For Harry
Author: Gwendy: Magical Dream Theory; The Fountain of Magical Brethren Theory
Author: Hawk: Hermione/Fleur - Jealousy or Dislike?; The Draught of Peace; What Krum saw in GOF; The OoTP Christmas Gifts
Author: innermurk: Arrogance and Anger or Banter and Violence?
Author: Jewal: Jane Austen's Emma
Author: Jim Ferer: Why I Believe Harry and Hermione are Perfect for Each Other
Author: Kallie: Shallow Sailing?
Author: Later Player: Harry/Hermione in OotP
Author: Libbie: H/H Hints in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author: Louielacious: Keeping the Partnership; Six Times a Charm; Lockhart, Krum & Harry; Tying The Knot I; Tying The Knot II; Tying The Knot III
Author: McG: A Heart Once Given…; Working It Out
Author: Meg: The Unusual Perfume
Author: Parker: The Heart of Harry/Hermione
Author: Penny Linsenmayer: H/H Partnership
Author: Perdita Potter: Romantic Imagery in OOTP: Circular Movement vs. Stagnation; A Look at Literary Patters: Charms I - Bluebell Flames Charm; A Look at Literary Patters: Charms II - Impervius and Protean Charms; A Look at Literary Patters: Charms III - The Summoning Charm; A Look at Literary Patters: Charms IV; Analyses on the Use of Setting: Cho vs. Hermione; The Veil Mystery Unfurled
Author: Phoenixwriter: "Did she corner you...?"; Different POV’s; Harry, Just Harry; Symbolic Flight; Phoenix Files; Out of the Fire; Analysis of The Yule Brawl; The Fundamentals of Love; Why H/Hr?; Welcoming Scene; Light against Darkness; The Hippogriff and the Thestrals
Author: platonia: R/Hr more like Molly/Sirius
Author: Potter_Phile: The Bickering Couple (and why R/Hr ain't it); Harry and Hermione. How can you not ship them?
Author: rawles: H/Hr Does Not Make Sense (A Pro-H/Hr Essay)
Author: Sabs, Jade and Steve: PoA - The H/H Canon Bible
Author: Sarmi: Astronomy O.W.L.: Mars & Venus
Author: Sherry: Bemused and Breathless, a H/Hr Theory
Author: Sienna: The Key to Predicting Book 6: Part 1; The Key to Predicting Book 6: Part 2; The Key to Predicting Book 6: Part 3; The Sphinx: A Symbol of Eternity
Author: Sirius83: Buckbeak the Hippogriff: Symbolism for H/Hr; Ootp Post-Kiss Analysis; Hermione's Feelings in OotP
Author: thereader: My View Of Rowling's Take On Hormones, & Harry's Love Life
Author: thetrueship: Hermione's Kisses: The H/Hr kiss versus the R/Hr kiss
Author: Turambar: Deliberate Omissions: Hermione is Harry's Blindspot; H/Hr, love and flying; Order of the Phoenix Welcome Scene; Who does Hermione love?; Symbolic Harmony; Strength and independence; Why Harry and Hermione make future R/Hr and H/G pairings impractical; Why would Hermione prefer Ron to Harry?; Precious stones
Author: Williamturner: From Little Things, Big Things Grow; Harry and Hermione Through The Years; Then and Now
Author: Wolfraven: JKR’s Hippogriff: Tweaking the Symbolism