Cho (Was: Hermione's Sigh)

[Hitomi]

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> 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 ;-). 

Hitomi:
::nods:: Yup, I was right there with you on everything you said.  
(And I was being sarcastic with that pick-up line in my last post, 
just using it to explain the situation, but I thought it was funny 
imagining Harry actually using it :-) )  And I agree, too, that if 
Harry becomes involved with someone romantically, it will be 
developed out of a friendship.  Which is an interesting dicotomy to 
his relationship with Cho, because they didn't know each other at 
all, and with the fact that they were attracted to each other, 
probably never could have formed a friendship until now.  And I 
personally believe you need to be friends with a person to have a 
real meaningful relationship with them.  Just my two pence. 


Bookworm: 
> 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.

Hitomi:
I never thought much on Cho's insecurity before, though it is 
blatantly obvious.  She never bothered to really understand Harry's 
relationship with Hermione, otherwise you'd think she would have 
realized that Hermione spends more time alone with Ron than she does 
Harry, and Harry has never shown real romantic interest in 
Hermione.  But I guess after that Rita Skeeter article...  And 
again, Harry has so much on his mind, he wouldn't have been able to 
concentrate on Cho like I think Cedric probably did, which would 
have bothered her.  All in all I never thought this relationship was 
going to work, anyway.


Bookworm: 
> 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.

Hitomi:
Yes, me too, I'd like to see Cho more developed, as in, we get to 
know her better.  And it is her last year in the next book, so maybe 
she could help outside of Hogwarts in Book 7, too.  Hopefully 
they'll become friends, if perhaps, Harry doesn't beat her in 
Quidditch too much ;)  I don't really mean that, but I have wondered 
if she'll be Seeker for Ravenclaw next year, since she lost them the 
Tournament in a way, and hadn't been flying well.  Anyway, just 
speculation.  I do like Cho, I just don't think she's right for 
Harry.

~ Hitomi