SHIP: Ginny Unknowingly Wearing Love Potion

[Marianne S.]

No: HPFGUIDX 137066

uilnslcoap:
Utterly preposterous. This theory has no merit whatever. Why wasn't
Harry going nuts for Ginny the way Ron was for Romilda? If it were
love potion that caused his attraction, he'd give no consideration to
the idea that Ginny is Ron's sister and therefore out of bounds; he'd
just go for her. Why does Ginny stay with Dean all that time if
she's using uncanonical "love potion perfume" on Harry? It's clear
that love potions smack of scents that one (consciously or
subconsciously) associates with romance. Harry didn't smell the love
potion Ginny was wearing in Potions; Harry smelled Ginny. There's no
room for assuming there can be a love potion perfume when there's no
evidence for it AT ALL in canon. Harry likes Ginny. Both Ron and
Hermione like that Harry likes Ginny. Big frickin' deal.


Marianne S: 
To further these points made by uilnslcoap, think about this.
Even if Ginny was unknowingly wearing love potion, Harry wouldn't
care about Ron's reaction or even the fact that Ginny was going out
with Dean. Plus... Ginny goes out with a total of TWO guys before
Harry. Let's say she didn't start wearing the love potion perfume 
until her fourth year... wouldn't ALL the guys (Except Ron) want her, not
just Harry?  Amortentia smells like what is most desireable to each
person, so all the guys would be smelling what they desired on 
Ginny. If it were a less potent love potion, such as the one Romilda
used, See,  I think the person that a girl wants to want her (or a boy
wants to want him) has to actually INGEST the love potion, which 
is why Romilda offeredHarry Gilly Water and Cauldron Cakes. 
Fred and George were selling love potion disguised at cough potions
 and perfume, but nowhere does it say that the potion was to be used
as such. So, since ALL the guys aren't all over Ginny, and since Harry
DOES let the fact that she's dating Dean and the fact that she's 
his best mate's sister stand in the way of him asking her out
sooner, I think we can disprove any theory that Ginny is wearing
a love potion. 

Another thing that should disprove the whole Ginny Wearing Love 
Potion theory is the point of view of the author herself. Yes, I know 
several people believe she did a poor job convincing them of the 
relationship or that Ginny is right for Harry. However, one cannot 
dispute the fact that Rowling planned for them together, wanted them
to be together, and feels that Ginny is THE girl for Harry. JKR herself 
said in that often quoted leaky cauldren/mugglenet  interview,
 "...because the plan was, which I really hope I fulfilled, is that the 
reader, like Harry, would gradually discover Ginny as pretty much
the ideal girl for Harry.... And I feel that Ginny and Harry, in this 
book, they are total equals. They are worthy of each other. They've 
both gone through a big emotional journey, and they've really got 
over a lot of delusions, to use your word, together. So, I enjoyed 
writing that. I really like Ginny as a character."  Rowling would not 
have said this if she had, to Ginny's knowledge or not, made it all 
happen because of a love potion. This would not have made them
worthy of each other.

Boy am I glad that I do agree with JKR about this "ship". Nevertheless,
 a reader certainly doesn't have to like Ginny or any of the 
characters for that matter. A reader can ship for whomever they want. 
Nevertheless, that doesn't change what happened and what 
JKR intended, and neither does excusing it away by planting 
a love potion. 

Marianne S.