Cho (Was: Hermione's Sigh)

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Hitomi:
I always looked at Hermione's approval of Cho in general as a desire 
for Harry to be happy. 

Bookworm:
Probably.  I don't think Hermione really knows Cho very well.

Hitomi:
<snip> And I agree, too, Michael is definitely a rebound, but 
then... so was Harry.

Bookworm:
Good point, I hadn't wasn't thinking about how they got together at 
the beginning of the book.

Hitomi:
That blush on the train, was in my opinion, one of embarrassment. I 
don't think Cho is really interested in Harry anymore, I don't know 
if she could get past Cedric's death by being with him (one of the 
main reasons she wanted to date Harry was so they could talk about 
Cedric). 

Bookworm:
I agree that she blushed from embarrassment, but she didn't blush 
until she saw Harry.  The others would have been just as hard on 
her.  She is still aware of Harry in a romantic way – even if as 
an "ex".

Hitomi:
Like I said, I don't think we've seen the last of Cho, I just think 
we've seen the last of Cho dating Harry. ... Hermione was worried 
about Harry's feelings of rejection, especially after Sirius, ...

Bookworm:
Which is why I thought her "tentative" comment was telling. (H/Hr 
shippers – I think her attitude would have been more smug if she was 
interested in Harry that way herself.)

Hitomi:
...but after Sirius and learning of the prophecy, I think the last 
thing on Harry's mind will be dating. I don't think the best pick up 
line would be "Oh, by the way, I could die in a couple of years, due 
to the fact that I'm the only one who can knock of Lord - Thingy, 
but how about you and me go out, and maybe in future, possibly fall 
in love?" Uh, no. Harry needs friends right now, and as much as I 
don't want her anywhere near him romantically, I would be delighted 
if Cho became Harry's friend. He needs all the friendship and 
support he can get in the next two years.

Bookworm:
I think we both have the same ideas about Cho.  Harry is definitely 
NOT interested in dating now.  (Could you really see Harry using 
that line?!  He would probably choke on the words :-) If any 
romantic relationship develops, it will grow out of a solid 
friendship – whether with Hermione, Ginny, Luna or Cho -  pick your 
own SHIP ;-).  

Cho is a very insecure girl.  I don't remember if Cho was seeing 
anyone prior to Gof, but she strikes me as the kind of girl who 
needs someone to lean on. If you take her response to Harry's 
invitation to the Yule Ball at face value, she was interested in 
Harry then.  But her relationship with Cedric obviously developed so 
that they continued to see each other for the rest of the school 
year.  Her interest in Harry in OoP was probably a mix of trying to 
find closure for Cedric's death, and renewed attraction to Harry.  
Her date with Harry was typical(ly awkward) until Harry mentioned 
Hermione's name, when she suddenly became jealous.  Again, when 
Harry saw her after the raid on the DA, she was apologetic until 
Harry mentioned Hermione's jinx.  She went from "pleading" 
to "fierce" within seconds (US, p637). Anyone who becomes Harry's 
girlfriend will have to accept Hermione as a part of his life; Cho 
is too insecure to do this.

When I said that we shouldn't write Cho off so quickly, I wasn't 
thinking about their romance continuing, but about how JKR wove her 
thread through 3 books and it is unlikely she would drop it here.  
And Hermione's attitude was more neutral than negative toward her, 
even on the train, which bodes well for Cho.

Ravenclaw Bookworm