How about you get rid of the whole ship and just make it so that Harry has close friends and taht is it? No offense but it is incredibly difficult for those who don't like the Harry/Hermione ship to get the edge vote wise when you announce that there is a possibility of this being Harry/Hermione, even if there are more then valid reasons not to have him with her.
Author's response
I am sorry you feel ripped off. In fact, I gave double weightage for Cho votes (every one vote was counted as two). Besides, I gave my word that it was a poll and I tried to be as fair as possible.
As for Cho, regardless of the ship, she is a very prominent character in the story and I will be developing the character. The ship is very mild and Harry/Hermione is not going to be prominent. The accent is on the plot, not on sappy romances.
Thanks for your opinions, and thanks for reading and reviewing.
Regards,
Maidros