[HPforGrownups] SHIP: Why I dislike H/G

[Julie Holmes]

No: HPFGUIDX 54244

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  From: Calliope 

  <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.>

  I totally don't ship H/G, but I think there is one scene in GOF I can point to, which shows Ginny with more character. The scene where Harry talks about taking her to the Yule Ball and she says No, she's going with Neville. It takes some measure of moral fortitude to keep a date with Neville (or whoever it may be- in Ginny's case it could be *anyone* who *isn't* Harry...) when one's dream boy has just asked her out. That shows a bit of backbone IMO. I'd like to see more development of Ginny in the rest of the series. I don't dislike her; simply, I don't know much about her, thus can't be too attached to her yet. 

  Personally, I have a hard time shipping Ron with anybody. He is completely asexual in my mind. Completely. I can't imagine someone as intellectual as Hermione being satisfied with Ron for the long haul. But I suppose I can see a Hogwarts romance for them. H/Hr makes tons more sense to me. 

  ~Julie
  (Slytherincess)

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