You go, Darren!
I don’t even hugely ship Hermione with either Ron or Harry, just a little. But…… I just think JK Rowling has the right to feel any way she wanted toward her story. I mean, it’s HER story; Harry Potter is HER creation, HER world. We’re just blessed to be a part of it. I don’t hate JK Rowling for regretting the Hermione x Ron pairing; though I understand how their shippers would feel about that; but the thing is, she created them and she has the right to change her heart and mind about her characters, even if the transcipts/movies - small or big - were all done.
Because. They. Are. Hers.
Maybe I’m also saying this because I’m also a writer. Lol. And I know what it feels like to regret some of my finished work and wish to restart everything. Writers are crazy like that.
Ron and Hermione do make a bit of a strange couple. I would've preferred Harry/Hermione myself.