OOP: Harry and Ginny?

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 66744

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "prisoneroflittlewhinging" 
<prisoneroflittlewhinging at y...> wrote:

>The only thing I'm not understanding is how some of you are getting 
the idea that Harry will end up with Ginny.  I've never seen any 
evidence that he thinks of her as anything more than just his friend's 
little sister or, at the most, a friend.>

You're right.  I can't deny that there is little evidence to support 
the idea that Harry will fall madly in love with Ginny.  I have to 
admit that the evidence for Harry/Hermione is a bit more compelling 
(looks meaningfully at Penny), but I am a H/G shipper for more 
personal reasons.  If Harry starts to see Ginny differently, it would 
be like all the unrequited crushes I had in high school were returned.  
I am rooting for Ginny because I remember what it was like to long for 
that cute boy in my school who was nice to me... and that was it.  

Aside from that, we all know JKR plants both red herrings and red 
flags everywhere in HP.  I can't help but hope that Ginny's crush on 
Harry in CoS is a red flag and will become significant later.  I also 
couldn't help but notice Ron's "furtive" look at Harry when they 
discussed who might be the right boy for Ginny.  Again, I can't 
necessarily prove that Ron was looking at Harry like that because he 
approves of Harry as an appropriate boyfriend for Ginny, but I'd like 
to think the idea has been planted in Harry's mind and he'll have time 
to think about Ginny over the summer - how she's changed, how she was 
there to help out at the MoM, how she's a good listener...

As much as I like Hermione, I value her as a friend for Harry and 
really really really really really really hope they remain nothing 
more than friends through the end of book 7.  Then again, I never had 
crushes on my male friends, so that is something I can't relate to and 
don't particularly like.
 
> Personally, I think Harry should end up with...well...ME! Oops! Did  
I say that out loud? Sorry.> 

Lol!  See, this is it!  This is why I want a Ginny/Harry thing.  The 
fantasy in my head of being a 15 year old witch who attends Hogwarts 
includes a big fat crush on Harry.  I want to live vicariously through 
Ginny!

--jenny from ravenclaw, who can only imagine Penny's response to this 
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