[HPforGrownups] Re: Ginny ,what we don't know for sure(Was:H/G and other unobvious SHIP alternat

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 52334

Judy wrote:

> My point was that even though she seemed to understand his 
> embarrassment in Flourish and Blotts, the valentine extolling only 
> his looks and fame demonstrated that she was in actuality quite 
> unaware of how much this type of attention truly bothered him.  I 
> also mentioned had JKR wanted to, she could have easily shown that 
> Ginny had at least a tiny bit of perception about him by having her 
> focus on anything other than his looks and his celebrity in her 
> little card.  IMO The Valentine's card scene was a perfect place to 
> introduce a bit of H/G foreshadowing and it could have been 
> disguised as raucous humor to keep it from being too obvious, had 
> she wanted to.  Instead, we still see the little girl who 
> shouted "There he is, Mum, there he is, look!" in PS/SS.  The scene 
> gives us no further clues or insights into her fascination with 
> him.  That is all I was trying to say.  :-)

May I take this opportunity to point out that we don't actually know for certain that Ginny really sent the Valentine to Harry.  The only person who ever said it was her was Draco.  Ginny then covered her face with her hands and ran to class.  Naturally, that could mean it was her and she's embarassed to have been found out. On the other hand, it could mean she understands that now the entire school will *think* it was her, Harry will think it was her, and she realizes denying it would make her appear even more responsible for sending it.  We do know that later on, in PoA when Harry is hospitalized, Ginny not only makes him a get well card, but delivers it herself.  She's not ashamed to bring it (though she is blushing furiously) in person.

Personally, I think Draco sent it as a joke.  No, I don't think that he is in love with Harry.  Just that he wanted to embarass Harry and conveniently enough, since Ginny was handy, this the perfect opportunity to not only embarass Harry, but Ginny as well (after that Flourish & Blotts thing, you know, he was raring to get at it again).

Also, just thinking practically, I don't have a boyfriend or husband, don't plan on getting one, but thinking of the women I know who do, I can't think of a one who would lovingly call his eyes as "green as a fresh pickled toad."  Green as emeralds, green as the forest in Spring, whatever.  But not as a fresh pickled toad!  Or his hair as dark as a blackboard.  Dark as the night, etc.  But a blackboard?  How romantic are pickled toads and blackboards?

Richelle


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