Ginny/Neville/Luna (CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 33 - Fight and Flight)

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No: HPFGUIDX 119417


AnitaKH <anita_hillin at y...> wrote:
> 8. When Harry says, "Look, you three –" he pointed at Neville, 
> Ginny, and Luna, "you're not involved in this, you're not --" (p. 
> 672) which molly-coddling member of the Order does Harry seem to 
> be channeling?

SSSusan:
Hee!  He does kinda sound like Molly there, doesn't he?  I never 
thought about it that way before, but I suppose in a sense 
mollycoddling may be what he's doing.  Either that or he simply 
doesn't want the "responsibility" of 3 extra people on his head.  
And perhaps not these 3 in particular....


AnitaKH:
> 5. Harry and Ron try to discourage Ginny, Luna and Neville from 
> joining them to help Sirius in London.  Harry thinks, "...if he 
> could have chosen any member of the DA
 to join him in the attempt 
> to rescue Sirius, he would not have picked Ginny, Neville or 
> Luna." (p. 671)  Why are they so opposed to these specific people?


SSSusan:
I think Neville & Luna are fairly obvious:  Neville has had to work 
his butt off and, while showing some marked improvement, I'm 
guessing Harry & Ron aren't exactly overwhelmed with confidence in 
his abilities -- or in his self-confidence.  How would he hold up in 
a truly dangerous setting, as opposed to the DA room amongst friends?
Luna is...well, a flake.  I know I'm biased because I don't care for 
her much, but she's just so OUT THERE.  *I* wouldn't want to take 
her along either.  Fair or unfair, that's how I'd feel in that 
moment.

Ginny is a more difficult one to figure.  Ron's easy -- she's his 
kid sister.  Harry?  Well, she could be Ron's kid sister in his 
eyes, too.  Or she could be "too associated" with Neville (or 
Neville & Luna) and unfairly gets classed with them in terms of 
readiness or toughness or whatever.  Or [ship moment here] maybe 
Harry's being protective of her?

Whatever reasons we might want to come up with, it seems to me it 
really could be just a matter of what Harry's used to [his friends 
have proven their skills in "real situations" but the other three?], 
plus his not wanting to have to feel responsible for so many people.

Siriusly Snapey Susan