I Hate Ginny Weasley!!!! Mass Response

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> Phoenixgod:
> Except for her brothers at school are just as surprised about her 
> Quiddich talents. She had to sneak around to ride the twins' brooms
> (brooms that the great pranksters never thought to charm against 
> theft, yeah right).  Hermione had to *explain* that to the others. 
> We weren't shown anything.  We were told about it second hand.    

I'm not going to respond to your whole post, but I think it's fair to 
use just this one piece as an example of how unfairly you're looking 
at the situation. Fred and George were nine when Ginny snuck out to 
steal their brooms. Ron didn't know *any* spells when entering school 
at *eleven.* Whatever your reasons are for thinking Ginny's 
characterization is "sloppy," "trite," and "pathetic," you're letting 
it distort your view of the text.

I personally think the way JKR pulls off the characterization is - 
interesting, at least. Did you notice that one of her main methods - 
with Ginny much more so than any other character - is a linkage with 
another character? She's linked most strongly with the twins, with 
Tonks, and with Sirius. I can post canon examples of this if you like.

In the end, there's a very good reason why we don't see much with 
Ginny and why her transformation seems sudden: the "elbow in the 
butter dish" problem. She *doesn't act the same way around Harry as 
she acts around anybody else* and we *never* see her without Harry. 
(This is another reason why being told secondhand is effective!)

Oliver