While my discussion on Shipping is focused on how fan fiction has handled relationships, here I am looking at the relationships that Mrs. Rowling has ended the series with. Many of these we know only from secondary and tertiary sources. While this may be less than satisfying, it is what it is.
Mrs. Rowling has established the following pairings:
- Harry married Ginny
- Ron married Hermione
- Neville married Hannah
- Draco married Astoria
- Luna, Percy, and others made less documented matches
The situation presented is fairly bleak. Some of these hold up reasonably well; others raise serious questions about long-term viability.