It's time to defend Ginny! (sans SHIP)

[Amy Z <lupinesque@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52397

Penny wrote:

> >>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.<<

Pippin wrote:

> 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. 

Also, Mr. Weasley says "Ron's told us so much about [you]" upon 
meeting Harry that same day, so Ginny's crush may have a lot to do 
with what she's heard.  I believe firmly in the theory that Arthur is 
excited about Harry more because he lives with Muggles and is Ron's 
friend than because of his celebrity, am deeply fond of Arthur for 
that reason, and am ticked at the CTMNBN for implying otherwise.  So 
I am likewise happy to extend Ginny the assumption that her crush has 
moved beyond "ooh it's Harry Potter."  It's still a crush more on the 
image than on the person at this point, of course; she doesn't *know* 
him.  But she does know a lot about him, since her brother(s) know(s) 
him well.

Amy Z