Shippers and Non-Shippers

[jenny from ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 28100

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., tillrules at a... wrote:
  
> The reason I like the idea of relationships is that JKR has handled 
the feelings of the characters so well thus far. Who cannot relate to 
how Ginny pines after Harry and thinks she's not good enough for him?  
Or Harry's infatuation for Cho?  Or Hermione's frustration wiht the 
boys over the Yule Ball?  JKR makes the realtionships scenes fun and 
important, without making them central to the plot.>

Tillrules hit the nail on the head for me.  I was Ginny many, many, 
*sigh* many times when I was younger.  I wasn't shy, but boy, did I 
know how to pick those unrequited crushes!

One thing to add, though, is that I have a feeling these romantic 
trysts may become a bit more central to the plot.  There's the whole 
FITD theory as well as the possibility that certain pairing-offs may 
cause others to become jealous or feel left out and act on those 
feelings, then causing some ugly results.
> 
> Also, there is the desire for a happy ending for all concerned. 
<snip>    It would seem that he at least deserves to have a girl 
> friend.>

Here I must agree again.  Harry deserves whatever it is he wants.  If 
I was 14, a witch, a student at Hogwarts and a fictional character, 
well, then I'd have to be that girlfriend for Harry.  As it is, I am 
31, a Muggle and, last time I checked, a member of the RL, so all I 
have is my imagination (I do have one hell of a cutie boyfriend, 
though).

I can't lie; I read the scene where Harry asked Cho to the dance over 
and over again on my first reading of GoF.  Even now I always hope she 
says yes when he asks her.

--jenny from ravenclaw ****************************