SHIP: Holding the Tiger's Tail

[tipgardner]

No: HPFGUIDX 92949

casmir wrote:
> I really like Ginny, she's resourceful, adventurous, and has a lot
of > nerve!

Tip replies:
On an off topic note, I'm personally glad to see JKR fleshing
outGinny's character and offering another strong role model for girls
and women.  There's not enough of that in literature.

Casmir continued:
> I'm excited to see how it all ends, in the relationship department.  
> (Though actually, I think it's a bit dumb that everyone finds their 
> right partner by the time they graduate "high school".)

So Tip did some more replyin':
That's a classic device in mainstream film (think of all those brat
pack movies) but I think the same generally holds true in books.  The
end is the beginning sort of concept.  

One thing to bear in mind with the WW is that leaving Hogwarts appears
to be more similar to Uni than secondary school.  Think of OWLS as O-
and A-levels and NEWTS as sitting for your degree at Uni.  Not that
the ages work out in the analogy, particularly given that wizards and
witches live longer than muggles.  But when students leave Hogwarts
they seem to get jobs and, as in the case of Harry's parents, settle
down and get married as often as not.

Tip