How Book 5 should start

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 2024

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, eggplant88 at h... wrote:
> After Harry's friend is murdered right before his eyes, after being 
> threatened with death and stabbed, after being tied to a tombstone 
> and tortured so badly he wants to die, poor Harry is suffering from 
> something like post traumatic stress disorder. Harry is like a
shell 
> shocked soldier at the start of book 5. A month after his horrible 
> encounter with the dark lord he's at the Durseleys and he's still 
> having nightmares, his hand shakes, he's lost a lot weight, he
isn't 
> sleeping or eating much and he just doesn't look good. His friends 
> are worried about him so he spends the last month of the vacation 
> with Ron and Hermione at the Weasleys home. He regains his health 
and 
> starts to cheer up largely because of Ginny Weasley, Harry falls in 
> love with Ron's sister.

Eggplant,

That's interesting.  He certainly will get less than nothing from the 
Dursleys, who'll make things worse if anything.  The loving Weasley 
house is just right to help. Harry could turn to Ginny for comfort, 
and I've always favored her because I think her loving background 
bodes well for her as a mate. OTOH, Ginny may not have the emotional 
wherewithal at her age to deal with Harry in the state he's in, and 
I'd hate to see their future ruined that way. I only disagree with
you 
to the extent that I don't think Harry can fall in love right now.