Ginny's development (was: SHIP: Harry and Hermione)

[a_b_desert_king]

No: HPFGUIDX 92926

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler" 
<hickengruendler at y...> wrote:
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> <belijako at o...> wrote:
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> Harry also didn't see much of Neville in 
> the previous books, yet there were some tidbits, that suggested to 
> the reader, that Neville is more, than he seems. We see Neville 
> standing up to Crabbe and Goyle and later to the trio, we see Neville 
> trying to warn his friends, that Draco wanted to lure them in the 
> trap, we see Neville admitting, that it was him, who lost the 
> passwords.

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 Percy is Harry's least favourite Weasley 
> (and with good reason), yet there are scenes, where it's clear, that 
> he does care for his family. I didn't see such scenes with Ginny 
> before OotP. She was q bit more outgoing in the Yule Ball scene, but 
> this didn't come close with the Ginny from OotP, IMO.

Heather says:

Don't forget that in CoS Ginny is possessed by Riddle.  At one point 
she actually tries to tell Harry and Ron what is happening to her, 
but is interrupted by Percy who (being his usual self-absorbed self) 
thinks that she is tattling about him:  
Chapter 16 The Chamber of Secrets:

" Just then, Ginny Weasley came over and sat down next to Ron.  She 
looked tense and nervous, and Harry noticed that her hands were 
twisting in her lap.
 'What's up?' said Ron, helping himself to more porridge.  
 Ginny didn't say anything, but glanced up and down the Gryffindor 
table with a scared look on her face that reminded Harry of someone, 
thought he couldn't think who.
 'Spit it out," said Ron, watching her.
......
 'I've got to tell you something," Ginny mumbled, carefully not 
looking at Harry.
 'What is it?' said Harry.
 Ginny looked as though she couldn't find the right words.
 "What?' said Ron.
 Ginny opened her mouth, but no sound came out.  Harry leaned 
forward and spoke quietly, so that only Ginny and Ron could hear him.
 'Is it something about the Chamber of Secrets? Have you seen 
something? Someone acting oddly?'
 Ginny drew a deep breath and at that precise moment, Percy Weasley 
appeared, looking tired and wan.
 'If you've finished eating, I'll take that seat, Ginny. I'm 
starving, I've only just come off patrol duty.'
 Ginny jumped up as though her chair had just been electrified, gave 
Percy a fleeting, frightened look, and scarpered away.  Percy sat 
down and grabbed a mug from the center of the table.
 'Percy!' said Ron angrily. 'She was just about to tell us something 
important!'
 Halfway through a gulp of tea, Percy choked.
 'What sort of thing?' he said, coughing.
 'I just asked her if she'd seen anything odd, and she started to 
say -'
 'Oh - that - that's nothing to do with the Chamber of Secrets,' 
said Percy at once.
 'How do you know?' said Ron, his eyebrows raised.
 'Well, er, if you must know, Ginny, er, walked in on me the other 
day when i was - well, never mind - the point is, she spotted me 
doing something and I, um, I asked her not to mention it to anybody. 
I must say, I did think she'd keep her word.  It's nothing, really, 
I'd just rather -'"


IMO, Ginny's attempt to talk to Ron and Harry is the act of a 
strong, intelligent witch (although inexperienced) who knows that 
she is in over her head and needs some support from her friends and 
family.  She is mature enough to realize that Percy is not to be 
trusted. We are led to believe that she really is gossiping about 
something that she saw Percy doing, and then the red herring is 
exposed at nearly the last page:

"They were almost at King's Cross when Harry remembered something.
 'Ginny - what did you see Percy doing, that he didn't want you to 
tell anyone?'
 'Oh, that,' said Ginny, giggling. 'Well - Percy's got a 
girlfriend.'"

(But then, I do think that Penny is going to show up again in 6 or 
7 - That is not just a random pairing....).

:)
 
"Heather"