Ginny Weasley

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Ginny Weasley
Date: 8/1/00 5:30 pm  (ET)

Hi:

Congrats Melanie -- you've successfully convinced me of Ginny's growing
strength of character. I'm still not a H/G shipper by any means mind you
(<g>) . . . but GoF SPOILER WARNING

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<<<The Ginny in GoF who refused to name Hermione's Yule Ball date because
"That's her business" has come a long way from the Ginny in CoS who
giggled as she told everyone that "Percy has a *girlfriend*!">>>

Excellent point!! We don't see much of Ginny in GoF, but what we do see
does show some measure of growing maturity & character.

I liked your thoughts about how she might develop an individual
relationship with each member of the Triumverate. I especially agree with
your prediction that she & Hermione have the potential to develop a good
friendship. Hermione could stand a female friend or two in her teenage
years. <g> But, her classmates have their own clique as you pointed out,
and Ginny's a good bet to be Hermione's confidante.

I agree that I personally don't see her being taken into the
Triumverate. I think JKR would have headed in that direction by now if
that was her intent.

Since you confessed why you feel a connection with Ginny, I'll confess
why I've been so adamantly & vocally opposed to the H/G thing. I'm the
reverse. I was Hermione on the inside (the bookish nerd who knew *all*
the right answers but was far far too shy & reserved to ever volunteer
them in class), but very Ginny to the outside world. More than my fair
share of unrequited crushes. Looking back on my adolescence, it's a side
of myself I don't much like at *all*! So . . . I'm consequently not much
of a Ginny fan and can usually not muster much sympathy for her. And,
that's why.

So . . . I don't see much hope for the H/G relationship for fairly
objective reasons (she's still pretty much a background character in
my mind, not included in the Triumverate & Ron's kid sister as far as
Harry's concerned at the moment). But, I'm also against it for my own
weird emotional reasons. :--) And because I'm strongly in the H/H camp.

Penny