Ginny SHIP: was JKR Interview (what she said and what she didn't say)

[pippin_999 <foxmoth@qnet.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52086

Marina said:
>>>Second of all: yes, I definitely think JKR wanted the readers 
to forget about Scabbers, and to attach no importance to him. 
His true identity was sprung on us all in one shot, as a huge, 
plot-turning revelation. That's a terrific way to unmask a villain.
It's a *horrible* way to introduce a love interest. I mean, is anyone 
really expecting Harry to go, "My gosh! All this time I've been 
suspecting Cho Chang of being my true love, but thanks to this 
stunning last-minute information, I now realize that it's been 
Ginny Weasley all along! What a shock! I never suspected *her*!" 
A central love interest needs a personality, and a history of 
meaningful interaction with the hero. Ginny has neither of those 
yet, and JKR has bypassed numerous opportunities to provide 
them. So based on what we've seen of her so far, I'd say Ginny 
stands a better chance of being revealed as the villain of a future 
book than as a love interest. Can this change? Yes, of course. 
JKR is perfectly capable of building Ginny up into a compelling 
character and a suitable match for Harry, should she decide to 
do so. But that logic applies to every single minor female in the 
books, from Cho Chang to Millicent Bulstrode.<<<<

Um, let me see. It's a perfectly acceptable plot development for 
Harry to discover all of a sudden that his best friend's house pet 
is actually a murdering traitor. *That* happens all the time.<g> 
But if he suddenly noticed that his best friend's kid sister was 
actually  a  spirited girl with a sense of humor(1)(2) it would tax 
your credulity? And saving Ginny's life wasn't a meaningful 
interaction, I guess. Poor Ginny...what does a girl have to go 
through to be meaningful around here? 

Your criteria would rule out a love interest for any couple in the 
books except Harry/Hermione. Poor Sirius, no agingpotion!Mrs. 
Figg for him--and I guess Mme Lestrange of the magnificent hair 
isn't going to try to seduce anybody either--what a waste!


(1) Ginny's sense of humor is canon, if you accept that she did 
write the "fresh pickled toad" valentine...and if she didn't, do you 
think she'd have sent Harry a noisy get well card in PoA?

(2) Spirited Ginny:

"Leave him alone, he didn't want all that!" said Ginny. It was the 
first time she had spoken in front of Harry. She was glaring at 
Malfoy. CoS ch. 4

"So I made Ginny write her own farewell on the wall and come 
down here to wait. She struggled and cried and became *very* 
boring. But there wasn't much life left in her..." CoS ch17

Ginny challenged an older  boy to his face and could still put up a 
fight after months of being possessed by Riddle. What would 
you call it? 

Pippin
not using the f word <g>