SHIP Re: Harry and Ginny: Answering Del's Challenge

[Marianne S.]

No: HPFGUIDX 136800

Lynda wrote: 
I agree with your assessment. I think that the scene with Dean trying to help
Ginny through the portrait hole is actually to be understood as the last in a
line of petty annoyances that built up, causing the split with Dean. And a lot
of why I think they're attracted to each other. I considered a H/L ship, but I
couldn't get there, because imho Luna would drive Harry nuts. She'd try to take
him along on a hunt for crumple-horned snorkaks or some other "mythological"
beast and he'd want to be off fighting evil wizards and saving people.
Different types of quests entirely (again JMHO).

Marianne S:
I agree with that as well. Yet I also wonder... has anyone brought up the 
fact that Harry, under the invisibility cloak AFTER taking the Felix Felicis,
first made it look to Lavender that just Ron and Hermione were leaving
the boys' dorm and then, still invisible,  bumped into Ginny in the 
portrait hole, making her think that Dean was "helping" her and 
ultimately leading to their split. Though I believe those splits were
inevitable, it seems like Felix might have given them a nudge. 

Lynda:
I really think that the possession of her by LV took her longer than just the
summer between CoS and PoA to get over, and that's the reason she was so
unobtrusive for so long and even so nervous around Harry. Through GoF, I
noticed that she and Hermione seem to be good friends, so I considered that as a
not so subtle signal that there was more to Ginny than meets the eye. Also
being the seventh child is usually considered significant. I've already posted
about many of the clues I saw to her importance in the series. It will be
interesting to see what JKR does with her in the seventh book. There's that
number again...

Marianne S: 
I think that's an EXCELLENT assessment! As for that number...anyone notice 
how this month's Wizard of the Month on JKR's site is Wenlock, Bridget 
(1202 - 1285) Famous Arithmancer. First to establish the magical properties 
of the number seven.