Significance of Ginny

[phoenixgod2000]

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> Vivamus:
> I recognize this pattern (the archetypal trio of women who make 
> the hero complete) from the wonderful Childe Cycle of Gordon 
> Dickson; but he may have gotten it from earlier literature.  (He
> wrote the first book using it [Dorsai!] in 1960 or thereabouts.) 

That sounds like a fascinating story. I may have to track it down. 
Always looking for more reading material. 

> BTW, I don't agree at all with those who complain that Ginny 
> changes from books 1-4 to book 5.  She acts in book 5 exactly as 
> I've been seeing her act all along, but behind the scenes, as it 
> were.

I disagree, but it's been argued already and I doubt we'll convince 
each other. I thought Ginny was very poorly developed compared to 
characters like Neville and never became as interesting as some of 
the new characters like Luna.  She was just badly done, IMO.  

> In short, I think Ginny was chosen to be born just as Harry was, 
> and two of them will defeat LV, not Harry alone.  

I actually find it kind of offensive that Harry is going to *need* a 
woman to defeat Voldemort.  Why can't he do it by himself? I think 
whatever is going to allow Harry to find victory is going to be 
found from with Harry himself.  It's Harry's name alone on the series 
and I think the final blow is going to come from Him alone. Perhaps 
with spirtual aid from his parents, but essentially alone.

That having been said, I think that Ginny is going to serve some 
larger purpose. I personally think that a fragment of Voldemort's 
essence is lodged with Ginny and without it he is less than whole. 
It's my prediction Voldemort is going to kidnap Ginny at some point 
in the last book and spark off the final battle towards the end of 
the school year. So, indirectly Ginny is important, but only as a 
vehicle for Voldemort's power that he needs to reclaim.  Her status 
as a female Weasley is incidental except for it led to her crush on 
Harry and the easy in that Tom Riddle exploited.

As for them being soul mates?  *shivers* God, I hope not.

phoenixgod2000