The Romance (was HBP: the Good, the Not So Good, and the Ridiculous (Spoilers))

[Richard Shepard]

> > md wrote:
> >
>  I personally think that KJR didn't really
> > bring the relationship to light very well.  I don't
> > think Harry and Ginny had enough interaction, we are told they are dating
> > but we don't see them dating, it's just "Harry and Ginny spend time
> > together, Harry has feelings, DD dies, Harry breaks it off."
> > 
> 
> Joann:
> I really don't like H/G but even I would have liked them to have had at least *one* conversation about their new relationship after the kiss. The focus is on how Ron is going to take it. After Rons approval we get a paragraph four lines long saying they go for a walk, then Rowling promptly skips a head a few weeks! They never said *one* word to each other! People waited for six books for this and this is what we got?
>


That is a good point.  There was no reflection or even enjoyment about the fact that it finally happened.  From Harry's point of view it was just getting to go out with the girl he liked, but Ginny had been dreaming about this at least since he saved her in the Chamber of Secrets.  And the readers!  

They did a pretty good job of kindling this romance with the HBP movie.  Hopefully they will illustrate the intervening time and have a strong "break-up" in the next movie.  All the kids are getting better at the actual "acting" stuff, so I bet they will be able to pull off some convincing romance and heart ache even if they are all just close-as-siblings-friends in real life.  

Thanks,
Richard