I Hate Ginny Weasley!!!!

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 122507


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Paula \"Elanor Pam\"" 
<elanorpam at y...> wrote:
 
> 
> Actually, I think the problem was that her siblings wouldn't let her
> practice in "THEIR" precious brooms. My older sister, too, was very 
jealous
> of her stuff, even when they weren't particularly important for her 
or when
> she knew I wouldn't destroy any of it. I did the same thing then - 
use her
> stuff without anyone knowing, not even my mother, because I was 
afraid she
> wouldn't aprove of it... that or try to make my sister lend me her 
things,
> which would make my sister ferociously angry. It was a means of 
avoiding
> problems. And I suppose Ginny would try to keep her parents from 
spending
> money on yet another broom for her - I know I let go from many 
things
> because I'd feel guilty about making my parents spend money on them,
> principally when they were always stressing over money already.
> 

Hickengruendler:

Yes, but surely you didn't use your sister's stuff to fly around the 
neighbourhood? ;-) The interesting thing here is, if Jo hadn't 
explained Ginny's QUidditch ability at all, I wouldn't have thought 
about it. I would have thought that she just discovered her talent 
during flying lessons, like Harry did. But JKR did gave us an 
explanation, and it was one that I don't find convicing. I do think 
it's in character for the twins not to lend her their broomsticks, 
and I also can see that Ginny would "borrow" them secretly, but that 
she is flying around the Burrow, without anyone noticing, doesn't 
make sense at all. Surely somebody would see her.

I don't want to concentrate too much on this, there are other 
inconsistencies in the series that have nothing to do with Ginny at 
all. But it's just an example, of why I find Ginny's character 
development not as convincing, compared to the development of other 
characters. I do think JKR planned spunky Ginny from the beginning, 
but I also think she could have presented her better and smoother.

Hickengruendler