Ginny/Ron and Quidditch

[janna]

No: HPFGUIDX 72694

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ellejir" <eberte at v...> wrote:
> Just a minor point but why is it that Ron is the hero of the last 
Quidditch game and not Ginny?  She caught the snitch, did she not?  
In previous books, everytime Harry catches the snitch *he* is the 
one being carried around on everyone's shoulders.  Ron gets this 
honor after the final game in OoP--and there is no mention of Ginny 
being carried around by her team-mates and fans.  Sure, Ron made a 
valuable contribution to the team with his saves (*finally*!), but 
Ginny seems to be doing a surprising good job and getting very 
little of the glory.  It seems a bit unfair.     Elle

Me:  Excellent point, and one I had not thought of until reading 
your post.  Two ideas come to mind, but I would really like to see 
other reactions to your post.

Possibility A:  The game would have been close (Gryffindor losing by 
about 130pts or so, therefore snitch=losing as happened at QWC) 
before Ron got his courage and made a few saves.  I don't have the 
book in front of me, but I don't think that's the case.  I think 
they were closer scores, so the snitch should have been a big deal.

Possibility B:  Unfortunately for Ginny, she is a good player.  When 
Ron overcomes his fear of embarrassment/losing/humiliation and does 
play well, then he gets the accollades that are rightly hers!  That 
happens in families with lots of children (or so I am told).

Well, those aren't really great explanations.  Anyone else?

janna