Silver lining and where to find it.

[kempermentor]

> zanooda:
> Here is another translation-related question on DH. Remember how Ginny invites Harry to her room on his birthday? She says that she wants to give him something (like what?! :-)) to remember her by, because he can meet some Veela during his travels, and he answers that there won't be many opportunities for dating. Then she says: "There's the silver lining I've been looking for"(pp.116 and 99 US and UK respectively). 
> 
> Ok, I know what "silver lining" means (something good in something bad, right?), but still, it's not very clear to me what she wants to say. Where exactly was she looking for that silver lining :-)? Does she mean it in general, like, you know, everything is so bad - LV is on the loose, people are dying, Harry is going away to fight LV and he may never come back etc., but at least he won't date Veelas :-)? Or is it something else? 

Kemper now:
I don't think it's what Geoff suggests (concern about dating someone else) I think the dark cloud (which has a silver lining if the sun hits just right) is that Harry is going off to do something that could get him dead.  The silver lining in that real danger is that if he's has to do this dangerous thing, he won't be dating or one-night-standing any other girl.  I think she is saying this sarcastically.  She knows he's not going to dating anyone.  The veela comment was just a ruse to get him into her room for whatever it was they did.

That's my read, anyway.

Kemper