Ginny's Role in Book 7 (was: Re: Four ponderings)

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> >>Kelleyaynn:
> I too did not find the somewhat sudden emphasis on Ginny to be 
> disturbing.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Oh, neither did I.  That wasn't my complaint at all.  Ginny *had* to 
have more page time, since she's Harry's true love.  What bothered 
me was the sudden personality change.  And let me emphasize the word 
change.  I feel that Ginny had one personality up to and through 
GoF, and then became an entirely different girl in OotP.

Pre-OotP Ginny was more like Ron and Percy and Arthur.  When pushed, 
she had a temper, but she wasn't aggressive and she wasn't cruel.  
After OotP, and especially in HBP she became more like her mother 
and the twins.  I'm not a big fan of the twins or Molly, so I don't 
like the changes.  Her casual cruelty towards Ron is one of the new 
bits about Ginny that I dislike.

> >>Kelleyaynn:
> Perhaps her character development was done a bit sloppily, but I'm 
> not bothered by it.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
It didn't bother me hugely in OotP.  But HBP continued the trend, 
unfortunately.  There were times during HBP where I quite liked 
Ginny and was pleased for her and Harry.  But there were other times 
that I thought, Harry had best get his inner-Slytherin in hand 
because he's gonna need it to deal with this girl.  (Though Ginny 
does think Harry hung the moon, so he's got a bit of an advantage 
going in.)

> >>Kelleyaynn:
> I think that the emphasis on the developing relationships between 
> Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione are going to be important in 
> some way in book 7. JKR has spent a lot of time developing them,   
> so there has to be some reason for it other than just to give them 
> the usual teenage crushes. Since love is such a powerful weapon to 
> use against Voldemort, I believe that the bonds between Ron and 
> Hermione, and Harry and Ginny will be meaningful at some point.   
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
But JKR didn't really go into Harry's and Ginny's relationship.  It 
didn't develop -- it just happened.  And once it happened it was 
perfect.  Too perfect to waste page time on.  And perfect enough to 
give Harry strength to deal with the trauma of Dumbledore's death.  
Which is why I don't think Ginny will *do* much in book 7.  She'll 
be a strength to Harry, a source of comfort, but I'm not sure she's 
going to be a battle companion like Ron and Hermione are.

I think the most JKR wanted to achieve was for her readers to 
believe that being with Ginny was that wonderful for Harry.  Which 
is why the personality of Ginny wasn't in and of itself all that 
important, just how Harry saw her.  Which is why JKR didn't think 
Ginny's personality through as well as she's thought through her 
other characters.  At least, that's how it looks to me. <g>

Betsy Hp