OOP: Back on the H/G ship... (WAS: Re: Why Harry will die)

[adellalaine]

No: HPFGUIDX 66198

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermiawoods" 
<hermiawoods at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jesta Hijinx" 
> <jestahijinx at h...> wrote:
> <snip>> I really disagree that JKR would have set up a "true love" 
> for Harry by now. 
> >   *They're all too young!!!*  Actually, my top contender is 
Ginny 
> for this 
> > role, and I think in this book, she *is* set up for that part - 
by 
> coming 
> > more into her own, by revealing hidden depths to her character, 
> athletic 
> > ability that she has in common with Harry, and all kinds of 
> talents.  She's 
> > also gone her own way and not held out for Harry - and I think 
it's 
> > hilarious that Ron doesn't like that one bit.  ;-)
> <snip>
> 
> I agree -- in fact, I think a few things very specifically set 
Ginny 
> up and further distanced Hermione int he running. First, the whole 
> Quidditch thing, as contrasted to Hermione's "Why do boys care so 
> much about Quidditch?" conversation. It sems flaky, but when there 
is 
> one thing that gives you a lot of pleasure, especially in a life 
as 
> tumultuous as Harry's, you aren't likely to want to end up with 
> someone who openly scorns that pastime. It isn't like Hermione is 
> neutral, she really thinks it's a huge waste of time to talk about 
> it. Ginny's athletic side would be really appealing to Harry.
> 
> Second, Ginny's experience with Harry in the CoS... She is the 
only 
> person Harry knows who has been in even nearly as dark a situation 
as 
> he as, who has known the self-doubt and horror of wondering what 
is 
> wrong with him or herself...
> 
> Also, Harry has a tendency towards the overly serious -- 
> understandably. Ginny's sparkling sense of humor is a much better 
> match (especially as it *is* tempered by a deep interior) for 
Harry 
> than Hermione, whom I love but is way too serious for Harry.



-A friend of mine pointed this out to me a while ago....James was 
either pure-blood or half-blood and Lily was muggle born....Harry is 
half-blood and Hermione is muggle born.....