My Harry Potter Loving, Non-Heteronormative Kid

[przed]

Ros' Harry Potter love continues unabated, so we were getting deep into The Goblet of Fire while we were on our trip. We'd hit the section about the Yule Ball, and Ros was trying to guess who Hermione was going with. Which led to this exchange.

Ros: Who do you think Hermione's going with?
Me: I don't know. (I honestly couldn't remember from the movies)
Ros: I think she's going with Krum!
Me: Hmm, I think you might be right.
Ros: But that would make Ron jealous.
Me: It could.
Ros: Because he probably wants to go with Krum because he really likes him.
Me: Huh. Well, you're not wrong.
Ros: But that might be hard because they're both boys.

I feel like I'm doing the parenting thing right. Though I'm a bit sad that she realizes two boys going to the ball would be a bit difficult.

I was hoping to put up a London post tonight, but I cashed out right after Ros did. So instead, have a preview, with a Harry Potter flavour.

Ros and me casting spells at the Harry Potter Experience:


I think we make a good wizarding team. *g*

Comments

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

I think he must not be named would simply shrivel up under your combined attack.

You know, she might not be realising it's hard for two boys for the same reasons an adult or older kid would think. She might be thinking about clothes, or who would issue the invitation, something like that - kids have quirky ways of looking at things sometimes. It might be worth asking her why she thinks it would be hard (after all, in your country and mine same sex marriage is legal so someone somewhere has to be able to ask someone for a date...)and see what she says.

[przed.livejournal.com]

We do look formidable, don't we. *g*

Hmmm, I think I'm going to go with your way of thinking. Because it's not that she's not aware that she can marry a girl or a boy here. There are families in her school with two moms or dads, and our next door neighbours are two lovely gay blokes that she hangs around with constantly. I shall definitely bring it up.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

And that, of course, was me. Grr - stupid LJ - it won't let me stay logged in!!

[przed.livejournal.com]

I reckoned it was you. Silly LJ.

You're not wrong that kids that age have a completely different set of assumptions about the world that can be quite weird and wonderful.

We're getting close to the end of The Goblet of Fire, and Ros is now convinced that Harry and Krum are also sweet on each other, and they're in a big love quadrangle with Hermione and Ron. I am not disabusing her of this notion. (A shipper is born.)