SHIP Why I Hate H/G Attn: Lilac

[Erica]

No: HPFGUIDX 54552

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Katy Cartee" <rainbow at r...> 
wrote:
> Something you seem to keep forgetting is Ginny's age. She is 10 
years old when she first hears about the famous Harry Potter...and 
hell, what 10 year old girl would NOT want to meet a celebrity?? And 
what 11 year old girl would NOT get a crush on him after meeting him 
in person? It's perfectly normal...it says nothing negative about her 
character. 
> 


Actually, she's not 10 years old when she first hears about Harry 
Potter.  Harry Potter is not a 'celebrity' he is a 'Saviour' in her 
world.  He's 'The Boy Who Lived who was thought to have *destroyed* 
Voldemort - the most evil wizard of the time.  There was much 
celebrating and whoop-di-dooing when it happened.   Surely songs and 
stories were written about it.  It's very likely that she grew up  (0-
10) hearing about Hero!Harry.  Perhaps her favourite bedtime story 
was 'Harry's House In The Hollow'.  *That* is what she is affected by 
when she first *meets* Harry. 

I don't see how her adulation of Harry  will be easily abate as she's 
constantly 'bombarded' with Harry's feats of daring do (via her 
brother - Harry's best friend) not to mention his becoming her 
*personal* hero in her first year at Hogwarts 


> And while 90% of her feelings towards Harry right now may be 
celebrity-worship, i feel sure that as she grows older, it will turn 
into more. As we all know, there are many wonderful things about 
Harry for her to fall in love with. And as she matures and sees those 
things in him, i believe she will have a much deeper appreciation for 
him. 
> 

If Harry is already her 'hero' he can do no wrong.  It doesn't matter 
that he *has* good qualities as she'll always make them good.  
Neville has good qualities too, doesn't he?  Perhaps as she gets 
older and matures she'll realise that unimportant and derided Neville 
has 'many wonderful things to fall in love with' though he may not be 
the 'Boy Who Lived'

Erica :)