The Chos and Cedrics of the world (was: Why I'm pro-H/G)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 10981

Jim wrote:

> In Cho's defense, she hasn't show us any Fleur-like tendencies. 
She's 
> been nice to Harry, and turned him down more kindly than I ever was. 

I'm more a Ginny than a Cho, but I agree--it's unfair to assume that 
Cho is flighty, shallow, etc. just because she's pretty and talented 
and popular.  She seems really nice from the little we know, e.g. when 
she tells Harry she can't go to the dance with him.

Cedric falls prey to the same stereotype--almost all of the 
Gryffindors dislike him.  He's handsome, popular, a prefect, captain 
of his Quidditch team, and worst of all, of course, beat them at 
Quidditch, ergo he must be a jerk.  But the fact is, the guy's a class 
act--we know that from the first match, when he calls for a rematch 
because of the Dementors.  Etc. etc.--everything we know about him is 
good (okay, he doesn't believe Harry didn't put his name in the Goblet 
of Fire, but you can't blame him for that).

Amy Z
who can't believe she's sticking up for the Popular Crowd