"to me it's about the characters and characters only, and the plot and the whole story...I couldn't care less much about who hooks up with whom and I can't see what the big deal is about."
I completely understand that, but there's a social aspect to every character. Human beings are social creatures and you have to have an appreciation for how someone acts around others to understand their own character as well. For instance, Sawyer is interesting because of his very lack of social intimacy. He doesn't know to repent for his sins or show that he actually cares. Sure, I ship him with people, but it's what happens when he's in that social situation that's interesting. So I don't think you can completely exclude relationships from a character's own complexity even if character itself is what attracts you.
In the case of H/Hr (and C/C), I can see in terms of their individual characters why they would make sense together. Harry needs someone dependable, Charlie needs someone to be his reason for staying clean. Hermione also needs someone dependable, and Claire would've lost her head long ago if she didn't have Charlie to help her out and be do dedicated. It's my own perspective, I know, but it certainly isn't just about "OMG THEY ARE SO IN LOVE!!!11". Relationships would be boring it they weren't made up of interesting people.
And likewise, I'm sorry if that was a bit defensive, but hopefully you can understand where I'm coming from.
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I completely understand that, but there's a social aspect to every character. Human beings are social creatures and you have to have an appreciation for how someone acts around others to understand their own character as well. For instance, Sawyer is interesting because of his very lack of social intimacy. He doesn't know to repent for his sins or show that he actually cares. Sure, I ship him with people, but it's what happens when he's in that social situation that's interesting. So I don't think you can completely exclude relationships from a character's own complexity even if character itself is what attracts you.
In the case of H/Hr (and C/C), I can see in terms of their individual characters why they would make sense together. Harry needs someone dependable, Charlie needs someone to be his reason for staying clean. Hermione also needs someone dependable, and Claire would've lost her head long ago if she didn't have Charlie to help her out and be do dedicated. It's my own perspective, I know, but it certainly isn't just about "OMG THEY ARE SO IN LOVE!!!11". Relationships would be boring it they weren't made up of interesting people.
And likewise, I'm sorry if that was a bit defensive, but hopefully you can understand where I'm coming from.