Mortified Harry (was Ginny ,what we don't know for sure)

[Amy Z <lupinesque@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52325

Pippin wrote:

>  If Ginny had sent a gushy valentine, Harry would have been 
> utterly mortified, and Draco would probably have accused him of 
> writing it to himself. As it is, Harry's only mortified until he
> hears what the valentine says. Then he's able to laugh about it, 
> and even puts up with  hearing "His eyes are as green" more 
> than once before he gets tired of it and goes to bed. 

Harry is quite mortified by the content of the valentine.  I don't 
have my book, so must paraphrase, but it specifically says that 
Harry "forces" himself to laugh.  What does this mean other than that 
he doesn't find it amusing?  It reads to me as if he is laughing 
along to save face because it's even more embarrassing *not* to laugh 
when everyone is laughing at you.  He also gets very sick of hearing 
Fred and George singing--since, as you say, he goes to bed in order 
to get away from it, I'm not sure how the text could be more explicit 
about how much he's been embarrassed by the whole affair other than 
have him actually hex their vocal chords into silence.

Amy Z