Ginny's crush

[Julie (a.k.a. Viola)]

No: HPFGUIDX 20677

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., devika261 at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/12/01 9:54:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> heidi.h.tandy.c92 at a... writes:
> 
> 
> > I don't see Ginny as crush-lorn over Harry at this point in 
canon. 
> > There's been NOTHING in book 4 to indicate that she is mooning 
over 
> > harry
> 
> Personally, I think that Ginny still has a crush on Harry, but I 
don't think 
> that it is the same kind of crush she had in CoS.  Ginny may still 
have 
> feelings for Harry, as evidenced by her disappointment at not being 
able to 
> go with him to the Yule Ball, 

But is it really disappointment? Harry certainly thinks it is, but 
Harry often makes assumptions that are later proved wrong. 

We also assume that the Valentine Harry receives in CoS is from 
Ginny - I'm of the opinion that it wasn't. Her discomfort in that 
scene (which Harry interpreted as embarassment over the Valentine) is 
later revealed to be fear over discovering that Harry had the diary. 
The only person who says definitively that the Valentine was from 
Ginny is Draco, and why should we believe him?

Then again, I like to think that there's quite a bit more going on 
under the surface with Ginny than we've seen thus far. I've got a few 
pet theories - but the bottom line is that Harry sees Ginny as "Ron's 
kid sister with a crush on him" and interprets all her actions 
accordingly. Whether he's right remains to be seen. ^_^