Hermione cleans up nicely for the Yule Ball, she just doesn't want to put in the time and effort needed to tame her frizzy hair in the book. And she had Madam Pomfrey shrink her buck teeth after she had been hit with an exploding engorgement potion in class in third or fourth year. I think it was fourth year because people noticied it at the same time as the Yule Ball.
I have been reading some of the fan fiction but have avoided the shipping. It has always annoyed me with any fan fiction I have read.
As for Ron and Hermione, I never had a problem with it. Opposites attract and Ron is smarter then people give him credit for. Hermione cannot beat him in chess and he has more common sense then Hermione does. Hermione is great with the books but not as good with the application. Ron gets when to use spells but isn't the greatest about learning them. They are a good mix.
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