Harry/Ginny

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No: HPFGUIDX 135934

Rizza:
>>I don't understand why so many readers are so dissatisfied with the 
>>Harry/Ginny relationship.

Christina:

I've been a Harry/Ginny shipper since day one.  It's always made sense to me, 
and it's always seemed like the logical choice.  That said, I absolutely 
*hated* the way H/G was handled in HBP.  My main issue is with the way Ginny's 
character was treated in general.  In my mind, Ginny is written in HBP as 
SuperAwesome!Ginny-- aka, every Mary Sue I've ever read.  She is without flaw which 
makes her, IMO, boring.  I felt as though JKR was screaming to us, "Look!  
Ginny is so cool!  She's sassy and classy and funny and athletic and doesn't 
everyone just LOVE her?"  All of the best characters in the HP universe are flawed 
(Sirius is reckless, Hermione is very bossy and downright obnoxious at times, 
Molly can be overprotective and critical, etc).  All *people* are flawed.  I 
didn't have as much of a problem with the handling of the actual 'ship as I did 
with Ginny in general--I felt as though she was being shoved down my throat, 
and that makes me a little resentful.  I liked her better when she was plain.  
Just my two knuts.

Christina


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