SHIP: Harry and Cho

[harrypotterfanatic2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 75703

Sorry this is long, but I had to add to the defense against the *Cho
haters*.

I admit that Cho's relationship with harry was superficial and I doubt
there is a future for them in the next books.  However, I disagree
with everyone saying that she is some sort of ridiculous character. 
Cho is a young girl whose boyfriend died a few months before, and she
is obviously dealing with those issues.  Harry has a slew of
supporters that helped him get over the ordeal, but Cho might not
have, which is why she wanted to talk to Harry about it.

Harry was being insensitive.  Just because Cho cries about her dead
boyfriend does not make her a 'drama queen.'  In fact, I found it
perfectly normal behavior.  As Hermione tells Harry, (and JKR through
her), Cho is confused about her feelings for Harry.  Cedric is always
on her mind, inducing guilt.  
 
As for Cho's personality, I think JKR portrays her as a very nice,
friendly person that had the sensitivity and integrity to NOT stoop
down to the level of the rest of the school the several times that the
popular thing was to disparage Harry.  This was displayed far before
she was ever interested in him romantically (i.e. GOF).  The many
times that I read all of the HP books, I never found anything but
evidence that Cho is nothing but a sweet, nice, non-giggly girl--not
to mention the fact that there must be SOMEthing special about a girl
that the book's namesake is attracted to.  Harry considers other
females to be "pretty," but he certainly did not form romantic
feelings for all of them.  There is MORE to Cho than just a
"ridiculous, annoying, pretty, drama queen."

Furthermore, I must respond to the comment that Cho is superficial for
going out with a "superificial" guy like Michael Corner.  Besides the
fact that there is no evidence of his superficiality, I would like to
remind you that "Perfect for Harry," Ginny went out with him for
almost a year and no one seems to criticize her for that. I don't
think that being dissapointed that your team lost in Quidditch proves
that you are anything but normal--especially for a competitive young
boy.  In fact, I think that Ginny was insensitive for ditching him at
this low point, calling him "sulky" (No wonder he found mutual comfort
in Cho--perhaps this callousness will be a common ground for G/H).

P.S.  I love Harry in spite of his faults; I am not a Harry/Cho
shipper; and I think Harry is too good for Ginny (she was just too
stupid in CoS--though slighty redeemed in OotP, still didn't do it for
me).

"harrypotterfanatic2000"