Why so dissatisfied? H/G

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<Kiss2Kiss1 at a...> wrote: 
> I don't understand why so many readers are so dissatisfied with the 
> Harry/Ginny relationship. I guess one of the biggest reasons I 
don't 
> have a problem with it is because it allows me to use my 
> imagination. That, and the fact I'm a hopeless romantic says a lot 
> about my feelings toward the story. The way I see it, if JK Rowling 
> were to go into detail about Harry's relationship with Ginny, HBP 
> would have been a lot longer than it was. I may be wrong, but I 
> thought the mystery of the series is one of the biggest reasons why 
> we all love it so much. We're able to speculate as much as we want 
> and fill in the blanks until Rowling does it herself with a new 
> installment. 

Joj writes:
I see it as poor writing.  Obviously this isn't a romance novel, and 
even if she gave us a lot of detail, much would be left to the 
imagination.  But the whole thing?  

We are to imagine Ginny and Hermione's interactions about Harry, and 
Ginny never getting over Harry, even while with other people?  That's 
to be expected.  That's not from Harry's point of veiw. We are to 
imagine Ginny and Harry getting closer over the summer, and her 
working her way into his subconscious?  I think we could have been 
shown a little bit of that.  One small conversation between the two 
of them.  We are to imagine Harry and Ginny's entire relationship 
after the first kiss?  Huh?  We got a more meaningful scene between 
Harry and Luna at the end of OotP than we got between Harry and Ginny 
in this book.  

I'm sorry if I just can't imagine this perfect romance between Harry 
and Ginny.  I think it's a little much for Jo to ask us to.  It's her 
job, not ours.  I just think she left too much in her head, and 
didn't put enough on the page (of Harry and Ginny's romance and of 
Ginny's growth into the perfect woman and Harry's equal).

 
> Come to think of it, the next and final book will probably answer 
> all our questions. It will probably fill in those blanks we've all 
> been wondering about. If it doesn't, then I guess that means the 
> relationship between them wasn't that important to begin with, 
> though I believe it is. 
  
I think Jo seriously underestimates her fans if she thinks she'll 
answer all our questions in the last book, about H/G or anything else.

Joj