[HPforGrownups] Re: I Hate Ginny Weasley!!!!

[Jocelyn Grunow]

No: HPFGUIDX 122527

On Friday, January 21, 2005, at 04:52 am, xcpublishing wrote:

> I thought the "secret" quidditch skills to be somewhat ludicrous.
> Why on earth would she need to be sneaky about it?  Her family is
> full of quidditch fanatics so I can't understand why they wouldn't
> encourage a talent for it, especially when her brothers already have
> skill.  As the only girl, she might be a trifle overprotected, but it
> doesn't seem logical that she could practice unseen with so many
> siblings.  And how much more dangerous is quidditch than
> spellcasting?  Not much.  If she's good at quidditch, make her good
> from the get-go instead of introducing it later as something of a
> surprise.
>
> Nicky Joe
>
Yeah I see your point, but all these siblings are not around all the 
time.  She must have been dreadfully lonely in that last year before 
she went to school: just her and her Mum all day, with her father and 
eldest brothers working, and the others at school.  Actually, much as I 
love Mrs Weasley, under those circumstances I think I would be tempted 
to take a picnic lunch and my brother's broom and go practice quiddich 
A LOT!

Maybe her brothers made fun of her if she expressed an interest and her 
parents couldn't afford the extra broom anyway?  Ron was really 
embarrassed at being seen to try for the team, even if the twins had 
used him as a practice keeper (as a convenience for THEM, you note!)  
He was afraid of making a fool of himself in front of everyone, and it 
wouldn't be surprising if Ginny felt the same.

Jocelyn