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Yes, okay, it's easy to guess the ending of most romance books. The heroine meets the hero in chapter 1 and by the epilogue, the pair are married and probably have a couple of kiddies splashing around in a swimming pool whilst the lovebirds watch the scene indulgently from patio loungers while sipping cocktails.
But if a plot is slightly unusual, I am a whizz at guessing who's going to marry who. My friends marvel at my romantic insight.
After the fourth Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - I was conducting a Harry Potter quiz at a national science fiction and fantasy convention. I confided to the room that even though we were only up to book four with three more books to go, I thought that Harry would end up marrying Ron's kid sister, Ginny. ( I didn't like to reveal that I'd decided on this by the end of book 1)
"No, No!" shouted the horrified quiz winner. "Harry loves Cho Chang-"
There were nods of agreement from the others in the room-
So, a pat on the back for me because Harry did marry Ginny. I guess romance fans know just what signs to look for ...
Pssst, it's all Secret Squirrel and please don't tell anybody, but for the first time in several years I really had trouble thinking up a subject for this week's blog. Shhhhhh....
