SHIP: Neville as the spoiler (was: Ginny marked by Lord V, etc.)

[blpurdom]

No: HPFGUIDX 34261

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "uncmark" <uncmark at y...> wrote:
> Agreed, Harry obviously has a crush on Cho, but as heroic as Harry 
> is, he is still a kid to Cho and if (as I suspect) Cho was in love 
> with Cedric she probably blames Harry for Cedric's death.

I believe this is the reason JKR gave Harry a crush on a girl who 
dated the boy whom Harry feels he "killed."  But I also think she'll 
milk Harry's unrequited love for Cho for some time--maybe have her 
finally relent and tell him she likes him just when he's finally got 
a girlfriend....

> Also Harry spent very little time around Ginny with the Triwizard 
> competition and Fleur's and Cho's going through his young mind. I 
> would like to see Harry cpme visit the Weasley's in summer and 
> suddenly notice a cute redhead before he realizes it's young Ginny 
> (maybe meeting the Weasley's at a beach and seeing her in a 
> swimsuit rather than wizard robes.) 

I can't really see the Weasleys doing this, plus, Dumbledore's 
worried enough about Harry's safety without having to think about 
how safe he would (not) be on a public beach.

> Ginny meanwhile might be paying attention to Neville who took her 
> to the Yule Ball and charmed her a bit while Harry was saving the 
> world. 

Um, charmed her?  He trod on her toes.  She was described as having 
a rather pained expression whenever they were dancing.

> Neville during the summer  under Dumbledore's care had his memory 
> charm removed and faced the loss of his parents. Facing this, 
> Neville has matured and stands up for himself. He may be 
> researching plants (his specialty) and working with Hermione 
> researching a cure for his parents.

This sounds more like fanfic.  Book five would also be too soon, 
IMO, for Neville to significantly improve.
  
> So Ginny may like Neville and be jealous of him spending so much 
> time with Hermione. Ron who likes Hermione, is jealous of Neville 
> for the time Hermione spends with him. Harry realizes he like 
> Ginny and is jealous of Neville and Neville, driven to find a cure 
> for his parents (which he does) is too single-minded to notice the 
> romantic feelings around him.

Now this I COULD see (except for the Neville-finds-a-cure-for-his-
parents bit).  I mean the part about Neville being too clueless to 
discern that a girl likes him (just not THESE girls, unless it's 
strictly temporary).  It could be rather funny, actually, if Ron 
were upset because of Hermione hanging around Neville (who did ask 
her to the Ball) and if Harry were unclear in his own mind whether 
he minded Ginny being around Neville or Hermione being around 
Neville....Oh, the shipper confusion!  I also like the idea of 
Neville having a girlfriend before either Ron or Harry, with the two 
of them wondering how in blazes THAT happened....

--Barb
(who almost never responds to shipping posts....)