Ship noun, verb, shipped, ship-ping
Noun: Short for romantic relationship, popularized in fanfiction circles.
Verb: To endorse a romantic relationship.
Noun: I see a ship developing between Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
V: I ship Ron/HermioneShipping according to Tvtropes: quickhttp://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Shipping
*A red curtain is quickly drawn back, revealing a large red sofa. Two people sit on the sofa, one a small, young blonde boy in a casual suit. The other is an older woman, also blonde, who wears a stylish black dress. A tattoo can be seen on her left arm. They both smile*
BOY: I'm Keith.
WOMAN: And I'm Sandra.
BOTH: And this...is Shipper On Deck!
*Snazzy theme music plays, and the camera pans over the studio audience, eventually returning to Keith and Sandra*
KEITH: Hello. As you all know, I'm Keith, and this is my lovely partner Sandra.
SANDRA: This is a little show we call Shipper on Deck. *She laughs* Now, I know what you're thinking: Shipping? What? I've heard it before but...
KEITH: Well, don't be confused. Shipping is the act of pairing two characters together, and is actually quite common among fans of many different media.
SANDRA: Just ask the Pokemon crowd! *They both laugh* But in all seriousness, don't. They're crazy.
KEITH: Basically, we're here to introduce you to the common ships and whatnot of Potters Army. We're a large, respectable Harry Potter RP site, we should have ships of our own!
SANDRA: And that's where we come in. Today we take a look at PA's most popular ship...Ginevra Malenki and Darren Riddle.
KEITH: Shippers have a habit of giving their ships names for the sake of time and sanity. This is most often done by combining the names, though some name them differently. For the sake of our writer, we'll simply combine names.
SANDRA: So, from now on, when you see the word: Darevra, we're talking about the DarrenxGinevra couple.
KEITH: Darevra is a ship that has transcended time. Seriously. This thing should have a website dedicated to it.
SANDRA: Right you are Keith. For those who don't know, Darevra is far and away the most popular and well respected ship on PA. Despite the fact that the two characters are not together, this ship holds a strong and loyal fanbase.
KEITH: Trying to chronicle the entirety of Darevra would be like trying to eat the MOON. It's impossible. All that we can safely reveal is that Darevra may or may not have happened in the past.
SANDRA: Whether it did occur or not is irrelevant, only that it caught on like wildfire. Two strong, independent characters, both played by veteran, experienced rpers? It could only end well.
KEITH: Darevra has a tendency to pop up randomly and confuse newer members-
SANDRA: And by 'newer' we mean anyone who wasn't here at the beginning of the site.
KEITH: But a few posts make it abundantly clear to this clueless newbie that Darevra is the ship to ship.
SANDRA: Unfortunately, due to lack of activity by either character, the ship has recently been shunted to the sidelines. But still, and forever more, the Darevra flame glows bright.
KEITH: Well folks, that's all for now.
SANDRA: But be sure to tune in next time as we cover the infamous Ne'os and Sam. This is-
BOTH: SHIPPER ON DECK!
*Snazzy theme music plays again. Screen fades to black*