Cho; It's time to defend Ginny! (some SHIP)

[pippin_999 <foxmoth@qnet.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52391

Penny said:

>>I think though that the fact that she's been "talking about him 
all summer," when she can have only laid eyes on him no more 
than twice and had, as best we know, *no* interaction with him, 
is indicative that she has a celebrity-related crush at that 
stage.<<

Who was she talking to? Ron, clearly. Do we think Ron didn't 
recount his adventures with Harry over and over again? Judging 
by his behavior in GoF, he could hardly resist, even expanding on 
them a little. Maybe that's why Molly thinks he's been in the 
Forbidden Forest twice. <g> I'd say that Ginny's crush is more 
than "celebrity-related" at that point.


>>>In each case, Ginny appears to me to have been
characterized as drastically younger than she is chronologically 
speaking. This is glaringly true with PS/SS, where I would never 
have imagined that she would be 10 yrs old! This isn't Ginny's 
"fault" per se; I just find Rowling's characterization of her to be 
very odd really.<<

 I'm not sure it's fair to compare Ginny to Hermione, till we know 
what the age difference really is. It may  be two or even three 
whole years. Hermione  seems more mature than Lavender and 
Parvati too. Is making Ginny act younger than her years odder 
than making Hermione act older?


It isn't only a matter of age-appropriateness. Hermione is very 
concerned about her dignity. She complains about people 
"behaving very childishly, running up and down the corridors."   
We don't see *her* being stunned when Harry needs the 
practice. I  can't imagine Hermione chasing a train down the 
platform at any age. She'd probably tell you shrilly that it's really 
dangerous.

  Hermione works hard to maintain her image. She hides in the 
bathroom to cry. She doesn't want to let anyone see what the 
polyjuice did, though she's always advising Harry to get help. 
She won't let Harry or Ron see when  she needs comfort, though 
she seeks it from Hagrid offstage in PoA.

Ginny's lack of concern about such things, her childlike joie de 
vivre, might appeal to Harry. He's missed out on most of his 
childhood, and now it's essentially over. He never had a chance 
to chase a train  or hold hands with someone except when he 
was being yanked along. He has some catching up to do. 

Pippin