Thoughts on SHIPS

[ihatethis99in]

No: HPFGUIDX 44707

I was just watching "The Mummy" and what do I notice, couple 
bickering endlessly progressing to couple falling in love - talk 
about being cliched! It also instantly reminded me of Hermione and 
Ron. Then I remembered that the same thing happened in Star Wars, in 
Twister, in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, in numeous 
Tracy/Hepburn movies, "It Happened One Night" and got alone knows in 
how many other movies! It's been used so often that it will only seem 
novel if JKR's sets set it up only to have it crumble like a stack of 
cards when the readers and Ron least expect it. Why? because a hurt 
Ron is absolutely necessary in order to drive a good plot!

Similarly, R/H + H/G may be smile inducing to some, but sure as hell 
will be vomit inducing to others  (myself included) and does nothing 
to drive a good plot. 

Now I'm not saying that JKR is not going to give us R/H or H/G, but I 
do feel that if she does decide to go that route, she'll either give 
us R/H or H/G - NOT both!

I am hoping for a H/H ship, or no ship at all. This is where I think 
she could go:

JKR says that Ginny's character will be expanded in OOP but she'll 
have to build up Ginny's character tremendously, in order to make 
Ginny a realistic love interest for Harry. On the other hand, what if 
she builds Ginny's character to the point where we, the readers seem 
to care a little more, emotionally, for Ginny and then make her exit 
the stage permanently (at lease in the flesh) - when we least expect 
it?

I don't think that JKR can kill of Hagrid, D'dore, Sirius, Remus or 
Snape, realistically, this early in the game. So JKR is going to kill 
off an auxiliary character and I'm betting that it will be Ginny (I 
don't think that it will be one of the Creeveys).

If Ginny does stand for Virginia, which indicates something virginal 
or pure, could it not indicate a pure character who has to sacrificed 
or, in other words, a sacrificial lamb or virgin! 

What better way is there to drive a plot, than for JKR to build up 
the Ginny character up, have her (Ginny) finally summon up the 
courage to ask Harry out - only to get rejected - and then have her 
killed off at the end of OOP! Imagine the effect it will have on Ron? 
Imagine the effect it will have on Harry? Imagine the effect it will 
have on the readers and imagine how it could drive the plot forward.  
Especially in the context of a future H/H relationship (after Ginny's 
death)? 

This will no doubt frighten the hell out of H/G shippers, who 
consistantly make comparisons of the red haired Lily and the red 
haired Ginny. Remember that Lily sacrificed herself for Harry out of 
pure love, maybe it is Ginny's destiny to do the same! 

And for the record, for those who say that Ginny may be very 
important to Harry - whose to say that that could not happen with a 
revival of the Ginny character in ghost form a la like Moaning 
Myrtle? (One could picture them having a cute discussion as to who 
likes Harry more!) 

A complete change in the Trio - whereby Neville takes the place of 
Ron, by the end of book 7 would be interesting to say the very least 
as would a Draco/Ron pairing!

Keith