by Aj Frost

Created on: November 27, 2008

The characters in Harry Potter are products of the overall suspense provided by author JK Rowling since Book 1. The very idea that there should be even more romantic tension is ludicrous. The Harry Potter books are set up in such a way that the romantic tension is present beginning about Goblet of Fire and reaching its optimum conclusion with Deathly Hallows; the movies set up the tension from the beginning, but that's a different story altogether.

Why would there be any more reason for the characters to be romantically involved? This isn't some cheap "chick flick," it is a continuing story of one boy's heroic journey. There is not a shred of evidence that any respectable critic of family literature would ever want the Harry Potter series to delve into the daydreams of vapid people. This isn't a book for particular demographic, but rather a transcendent piece of art that can appeal to everyone.

Limiting the scope of the Harry Potter series into episodes of forbidden love is simply inane. Harry and Ginny, Ron and Hermione and the rest of the characters all have particular reasons in their respective arcs to not be bogged down by such wishes of bliss. Rowling provides the right balance of action, mystery and romance throughout the series, so the very notion that there needs to be more involvement is not needed in the slightest. Furthermore, there is credence in the fact that the books were set up from the beginning is such a way that there truly would not need to so much romantic side story to fill up a bulk of the books.

As for Dumbledore, it was revealed by Rowling for having feelings toward Grindelwald. Would the readers truly be keen on exploring that relationship? I somehow suspect that if that was the locus of the Harry Potter series there would be an enormous outpour of negative feelings towards the characters; it would probably be the most banned book of all time if that was the case.

Rowling gives her readers the proper amount of romantic involvement throughout the series. Starting from Goblet of Fire on, there is enough to be found in the books for a satisfactory climax, in terms of romanticism. Why would there need to be so much more than is already contained within the stories? It really does not make any sense to add the already rich plot without adding more lust than there is contained. Adding more nonsense, subplots of endless romantic action would simply move the focus of the story away from the characters, but instead to their escapades. It would ruin a perfectly beautiful book series.

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