Ginny - Not

[Richard Shepard]

> > Richard:
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> > Kids learn from their parents.  How does Molly express love?
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> zanooda:
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> And yet, I doubt that Molly would tie shoelaces for her grown-up sons, LOL!
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Richard:

You know what I meant!  I was responding to the idea that it was completely out of character for Ginny.  I was simply trying to explain why I thought it was the kind of thing I could definitely believe Ginny would do for a boy/man she really cared about.  But not just the shoelace thing, the bloody nose, Christmas sweets, and all.


> > A girlfriend that "takes care of her boyfriend" is not exactly 
> > a rare thing :)
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> zanooda:
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> Sure, but couldn't she do something else? For example, Harry missed a button while buttoning his shirt and she helped him to get it right - this would have been much better, IMO. It still shows care, and it still has something to do with clothes, but it's something that is easier done with outside help, so it doesn't look so strange. 
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> I'll give you an example: I actually sometimes tie my husband's shoelaces, because he has back problems and it's often painful for him to bend down. However, if he had perfectly healthy back, I would never do it, because it would have felt weird, even for a married couple. So, unless Harry has the same disability as Dan, that scene looked very strange :-). I don't know about "icky", but it was annoying and embarrassing to watch - to submissive, IMO :-).
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Richard:

Well, you do have to remember that the scene in question is before they get together.  Ginny is working on getting Harry to admit his feelings and ask her out.  So maybe Ginny knew exactly what she was doing and what Harry might think about when she did it.  Maybe she is trying to drive him so crazy that he will finally lose his composure and just kiss her full force right in front of everyone :)