Ginny

[flying_ford_anglia]

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No: HPFGUIDX C5561
From: flying_ford_anglia
Subject: Ginny
Date: 8/1/00 8:01 pm  (ET)

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Ginny seems a like a spare part to be honest. She served her purpose as
the gullible damsel in distress in CoS, and hasn't really had much to
do since then. She slots into the 'Hermione's friend' role now and then
mainly because Hermione doesn't hang out with the other Gryffindor girls.

When Harry and Hermione accompanied the Weasleys to the Quidditch World
Cup it seemed odd to me that Ginny was left hanging out with Bill, Charlie
and her Dad, while the leading trio went off and did their thing. That
doesn't suggest a close relationship between Hermione and Ginny.

Later, when everyone is scouting round for dates for the Yule Ball, Ginny
appears to react when Harry says he'd asked Cho Chang, but she then admits
she'd already accepted Neville's invitation. Not only had she decided
she didn't stand a chance of going with Harry, but she'd resigned herself
to being Neville's second choice. Hey, what a boost for her self-esteem!

An alternative view is that she really *likes* Neville, and that's why
she got annoyed when Harry and Ron suggested no one would want to go the
Ball with him (rather than because she knew Hermione was going with Krum
and that's why she turned Neville down).

I reckon a Ginny/Neville relationship is her best hope for a speaking
part in Books 5-7.

Neil