SHIP: Harry/?Cho, /Hr, and Luna or Ginny? in OOP

[yale sam wahl]

No: HPFGUIDX 69299

>Ben:
>I'm not so sure...the whole Harry/Cho arc was developed over three books,
>slowly and subtly, and yet very deliberately.....only a few lines in PoA,
but
>significant ones nonetheless - I forget the exact wording, but definitely
an
>indication of mutual attraction.

>I can't believe that JKR would have gone to so much trouble just to have
the
>relationship fizzle out at the end of OoP, without it having contributed to
the
>plot in a significant manner (despite the development in OoP, it really is
quite peripheral >to the main plot, which is in itself unusual; I can't hink
of any other gratuitous sub->plotting in the books; everything seems to
happen for a reason, even if it's not >immediately obvious what that reson
is.

>I may be wrong, but I think there is more to come from this particular
>storyline...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Cho crush is probably over.

 The train ride into Hogwarts at the start of the year and the train ride
home at the end of the year shows the growth and maturing of all the parties
that shared the rides. The change in Ginny, Neville and Harry are obvious
and dramatic. Even Neville's mimbulus mimbletonia plant changed from a
totally  defensive stinksap shooter to a more friendly crooner  when touched
..... There were lots of contrasts that can be made between the two train
rides and the change in Harry's reactions upon seeing  Cho under less than
perfect circumstances went from embarassment to indifference.

As an aside ..... did anyone notice that Luna was not mentioned as being on
the train ride home from Hogwarts???? Was she still at Hogwarts finding her
belongings, or what ?  I thought that it was interesting that she is
mentioned as being on the homebound train in the Lexicon's brief chapter
summary for Chapter 38. I will post this as a separate thread ....

So what purposes did the Cho infatuation serve ?

First, it kept Harry occupied and unattached so that Harry would more easily
fall in love with his soulmate --- whoever that may be.  If Harry had been
"involved" any time previously with Hermione then JKR would have some
difficulty unwinding that relationship since Hermione would be perceived as
Harry's Hogwart sweetheart and any new or developing character that
disturbed that relationship would cause hostility and discord (and
catfights) which would turn the story into a soap opera. It also would put
an end to any RH potential since Ron would not try to step in on his friend.

Second, it establishes that though Cho was pretty, she was sorted into
Ravenclaw which means that she must have some intelligence, even though I
didn't notice any evidence of it yet.  This is also true of Luna - who on
first impression seems more ditsy than intelligent. Hermione, who seems more
intelligent than anyone in Ravenclaw, ended up in Griffindor because that
was the choice she expressed to the sorting hat. In other words, JKR
demonstrated that Harry has a potential attraction to the young ladies of
Ravenclaw and not just Griffindor. {Can you see Harry dating a Slitherin
girl or even a Hufflepuff? Naaaah ....}

We shall see what develops .......................
Sam