[HPforGrownups] Unappreciated Weasleys (was: Prefects and points)

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 106138

| From: nkafkafi
| Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 00:53

[Lee here]:

Neri, I loved your post.  There is only one little thing I must disagree
with...Just one. :)

You wrote:
| The injured Ginny is
| the usual stiff-upper-lip (she clearly has too many brothers and too
| few sisters. Someone should explain to her that the strong-and-silent
| thing is for guys).

[Lee]:
Hmm--I think it all depends on the personality.  I've seen guys cry and
women be stoic as well as the other way around.  Honestly, I tend toward the
stoic type of reaction.

Going back to my Battlestar Galactica fandom, I used to find the character
of Sheba, a female warrior pilot, very annoying.  I saw her as whiny and
tearful which, to me, had no place in what she was supposed to be doing.
Sure, she got shot down, but IMO, grit your teeth and do all you can to save
yourself.

So, a Stiff-upper-lip Ginny appeals to me.  She knew that cracking in the
DOM under those circumstances was not going to help anyone, least of all
herself.  She would have her chance to cry later...when it's all over and
she can take time to absorb the enormity of the whole experience.

That's sorta the way I react...keep together during the crisis, fall apart
when all's said and done and I can sit with my chocolate and tears in
private or with someone I know will understand.

Personally, I do think they're being groomed for something extraordinary in
the next two books.  I think JKR thinks very highly of them and is using
them to help Harry quietly, perhaps, at this point, but they will, no doubt,
serve an integral purpose before it's all over.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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