Neville, Cho (was OOP: Opinions?)

[medeacallous]

No: HPFGUIDX 62002

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> Really, though, I am wondering if Cho is characterized as the kind 
of 
> girl who only dates the popular/strong/best athlete/most handsome 
> boys.  Cho seemed to be looking for validation from Harry - if he 
> found her attractive, she found value in herself.  I didn't like 
JKR's 
> characterization of Cho, but perhaps she went out of her way to 
create 
> a Cho we didn't like to drive home the fact that she and Harry as 
a 
> couple could never work.
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw *********************


Just for the record, I'm not one of the people in the 'we' you're 
referring to :) ... I really quite liked Cho; I found her to be a 
sympathetic and believable character, and I truly don't understand 
why people dislike her so much.

MC