Cho's emotional baggage (was: Chapter 21, The Eye of the Snake)

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "meriaugust" <meriaugust at y...>
wrote:

> Meri: Was I the only one who thought Cho was a little off her nut? I 
> mean, if my boyfriend was murdered by a psycho wizard and I was 
> still greiving his death, I would hope that I would have the 
> presence of mind not to, A) try to get in to a relationship before I 
> was fully recovered, and B) not start off said relationship with the 
> boy who watched said boyfriend die. But JKR needed Harry to get over 
> Cho, and her still attachment to Cedric was a good way to do it 
> (though I wonder if she cries all the time around Roger Davies now, 
> too?). 
>  
> Meri

imamommy:

Don't worry, now she can cry on Micheal Corner's shoulder.  IMO, Cho
was possibly trying to get attention from Harry.  I think she really
liked him and was feeling all that Hermione suggested, but I think
there's more to it.  I think maybe, subconciously, she realized he has
a "saving people thing", and after what she'd been through she wanted
him to be her hero.  I think Cho may have made a mistake that not too
many people have made lately (notable exception:  the Creevey's)  But
I think maybe she got it in her head that here was this guy who could
defeat LV, who could handle teaching DADA to his fellow students,
maybe he could be a source of strength and comfort to her. 

 Problem?  Oh, yeah.  Because Harry doesn't exactly have a lot of time
to be nurturing and compassionate right now.  He's got a lot on his
plate.  Even in his relationships with Hermione, Ron, and Hagrid he
doesn't have a lot of time and energy to devote right now to anything
other thatn MoM, VM, DADA, etc.  Plus, Cho needs to get a grip on her
emotional baggage before she gets into another serious relationship
with anyone.

imamommy