OOP: Cho (was Neville, Cho (was OOP: Opinions?))

[draco382]

No: HPFGUIDX 62109

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
> wrote:
>  
> > Do you mean 'characterised as an unlikeable person' or that you 
> > disliked JKR's characterisation - ie Cho is inconsistently or 
> > implausibly portrayed as a fictional character?  I found her 
quite 
> > plausible myself.
> > 
> > I'd say that the OOP characterisation drives home what many fans 
> > predicted: that Cedric would hang too heavily over them for a 
> > relationship to succeed, at least for the time being.>
> 
> I guess I'm saying a bit of both - I wasn't crazy about the route 
JKR 
> chose to take with Cho, but I also generally wasn't crazy about 
her 
> as a character anymore.  I liked her very much in GoF.  
> 
> However, I found Cho's character to be quite real in OoP - girls 
> really are like that.  I know I was always second guessing boys' 
> actions and was way too emotional when I was 16.
> 
> I agree with you, too, David, about Cho and Harry never working 
out 
> as a couple because of Cedric's death.  I even stated that 
earlier, 
> somewhere in the seemingly thousands of posts that have popped up 
> since yesterday.
> 

I feel like Harry's pining for Cho was so unresolved, (since it has 
been built up over book 3 and book 4) that JKR has no choice other 
than to at least acknowledge the fact that even with Cedric's death, 
Harry still has feelings for Cho...and possibly vice versa.  While 
i'm glad Harry didn't end up with Ginny, at least his "silly crush" 
with Cho is over.  In fact, i think JKR handled it very nicely...by 
the end of the book, i had completely forgotten about Cho and so did 
Harry.  Honestly, i don't think i can see him hook up with ANYONE 
right now.  He seems far to...busy...for a meaningful relationship 
with anyone.  

my two cents!
draco382 (who wishes it was the 21st again, and misses the 
excitement)