Harry and Cho

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No: HPFGUIDX 75498

 I surely hope he has a 
> chance to pursue a normal life but I wouldn't be surprised if 
romance 
> got overshadowed in the final two books.
> Jennifer

It seemed that in OoP that we saw a major transition from 
Harry's "normal" wizarding activities to the start of the actual war-
- as in, "Its time to put down the toys, the games, and turn to face 
what you're destined to do." This included quidditch and Cho. 

I also thought it was quite good of J.K to take something that she 
could have indudlged in as a sappy love-fest, and instead turned it 
into something that was a little more real-- kids begenning in the 
dating scene in school go through a hundred loves, crushes, 
obsessions, etc. Weekly. To have Cho turn out to be "The One" would 
have been pathetic at best, and simply unlikely. 

I think GoF was the one and only "umph" for the dating aspect being 
near the center of Harry's world... everything now might be 
fleeting, if at all. Kind of reminds me why they kept Mulder and 
Scully's relationship from being sexual in the X-Files... I remember 
Gillian Anderson saying something like, "What were we supposed to 
do, stop and kiss while chasing after a monster?" Is Harry supposed 
to stop and date while he is engaged in a war?

I think (if he lives) that "love" may come only at the end. I also 
think that you will see the more romantic aspects from other people 
in the book. It will be interesting to see how things delevop under 
stressful circumstances.