Ginny and Riddle

[davewitley]

No: HPFGUIDX 37623

> Me:
> > Poor Devin got a lot of flack for pairing Ginny with Harry a few 
weeks ago because she is the only other character to have had a 
serious run-in with Voldemort.  I believe he is on to something, 
though.
> 
> Christine:
> 
> <<<<*nods* As do I. Even if nothing romantic comes of it, there is 
the undeniable fact that Ginny has had an experience that gives her 
an understanding of Harry on a level that no one else has.>>>>>>

Penny:
> I'm sorry, but I always wonder about this whenever it gets raised 
because, well, Ginny was *unconscious* during the entire battle 
between Harry & Riddle in the Chamber.  She says that the last thing 
she remembers before losing consciousness was Riddle coming out of 
the diary.  So, I guess I'm always perplexed about this so-
called "bond" between them.  
> 
I'm not sure if Penny is answering my point or Christine's, but the 
logic does go through a dog-leg.  I'm with Penny that AFAWK Ginny's 
experience (even if she had extended discussions with Riddle) doesn't 
necessarily give her a deeper understanding of Harry, or a 'bond' 
with him (or Voldemort) in that sense.

What I meant was that Ginny has symbolically been placed in 
relationship to Voldemort-Riddle in COS.  This (in my argument) gives 
her a symbolical relationship to Harry which may well be exploited in 
future books.  This was really what I was referring to in saying 
Devin was 'on to something' - not any implications for a romantic 
relationship.

BTW, in my reply to Laura I inadvertently anticipated Philip Nel's 
discussion question on gender.  I have already jumped the gun on 
rules in the Potterverse, and I may compound my errors by coming in 
belatedly to the Percy discussion.

Penny again:

> ....and has no experience whatsoever with psycho-babble

I don't pretend to know much about this archetypal symbolic stuff 
either: a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it isn't half fun 
making it up as you go along!

Pippin - I'm still wondering about sexuality versus femininity as 
what this is all about (if it's about anything at all!).

David