SHIP: Why I dislike H/G

[Calliope]

No: HPFGUIDX 54234

Fred wrote:
> Just my opinion though. And admittedly, I want a Harry / Ginny ship & 
> a Ron / Hermione ship, mainly because Ginny can give Harry what he 
> wants and needs, a big ole family to go home to, the Weasleys

<rant>

I don't like the H/G ship, for this very reason (and why I often stay away from
R/Hr fics, because they are so often coupled with H/G).  I feel this like of
reasoning is demeaning to both Ginny and Harry on many levels, mainly:

1) It implies that there is nothing attractive about Ginny other than her
family, and that Harry would *only* be with her for her family.  That's exactly
the same as saying if she were rich, he would be with her for her money.

2) It implies that Harry is so desperate for a family he would be with a girl
only for her family, not for who she is and what is special about *her*.

3) It implies that the Weasleys, in the long term, would not be as affectionate
to Harry unless he's officially a "part of the family" - which is ridiculous,
because they obviously love him tons now.  I think Harry could run off with
Fleur or Cho or just about anyone short of Mrs. Lestrange and the Weasleys would
still love him.

In addition, there has been *no* development of Ginny's character in four whole
books.  Zip, zilch, zero.  Harry is going to need a girl with backbone, someone
who can take care of herself and him too, not a damsel-in-distress type.  I'm
not saying Ginny *can't* be that way, but we don't know anything about her one
way or the other yet.  Obviously that objection would disappear if JKR actually
*does* something with Ginny besides have her fawn over Harry from afar in book
5.  If she waits till after this book, IMO it's too late.

</rant>

Just my two knuts.

--Calliope

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