SHIP: Harry, Ginny

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No: HPFGUIDX 136331

> Lynn wrote:
> A big point of the scene wasn't Ginny or even the Kiss, it was how 
> Ron would
> react to the ship.
> 
> Joj writes:
> So, Jo has been building this romance between the hero and his 
> perfect equal partner, who's been in love with him for 5 years, and 
> the point of their first kiss scene is Ron's reaction?  And that's ok 
> with you?
> 
> Fran wrote:
> I can kinda see the need to have "experience" in order to
> fill in the gaps; however, I don't think it's necessary for readers
> to have had a teenage romance in order to understand Harry and
> Ginny. ... when I read the scene where
> Harry comes back from detention and sees Ginny--and just kisses her
> because she had that "blazing" look in her eyes/on her face, it
> worked for me. Not because as a teenager, I had a romance like
> that; nor because I've kissed anyone like that upon seeing a
> particular "blazing" look on their face (not that I'd be against it;
> I just haven't). Heck, I can't say any of my relationships have
> panned out so well that I could relate it to any of the
> relationships in the books--maybe I'm gifted and have a vivid
> imagination.
> 
> Joj:
> I married my highschool sweetheart, but I cannot picture or feel or 
> care about H/G's relationship in any way.  I doesn't grate on me like 
> R/H"s, it's just a big nothing.
> 
> And what exactly is this blazing look supposed to look like?  
> 
> phoenixgod2000 wrote:
> I leave with this thought: The title of the current anti-H/G thread
> at fictionalley is called 'Even George Lucas is laughing at you'.
> Pretty much says it all.
> 
> Joj:
> Bwahaha!!  I'm definitely going to go read that!!

Antosha--

Great. I'm pleased.

We've now established that if you didn't pick up on the clues that Harry was interested in 
Ginny before HBP or (particularly) if you didn't like the development of her character in 
OotP, then you may not have been satisfied with the Harry/Ginny relationship in the 
current book. If you DID see it coming, you may have wished there was more on-screen 
time for the couple, but on the whole you were satisfied. 

It's been nearly three weeks since the book came out. I think it's time to agree to disagree. 
Because we do, and this isn't a conversation any more.