SHIP! Was: Re: Why I like Ginny! The perfect match.

[vmonte]

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Alla:

Out of pure curiosity. As I said earlier I like Ginny's character
very much and do not mind seeing her as Harry's love interest at
all, but at the same time I also don't mind seeing Harry with
Hermione or Luna or anybody for that matter.

Could you convince me why Ginny is the best one for him? Please keep
in mind, that I have no "hidden agenda" whatsoever. :o) I am just
VERY willing to listen on this one.

Just curious.

vmonte responds:

Well, I would have to say that I like the way Ginny is able to handle
Harry. And she does it in a way no one else can. When Harry is upset,
after Arthur is attacked (during OOTP), she snaps him out of it by
reminding him that Voldemort also once possessed her. She reminds
Harry that she could help him understand whether he was being
possessed or not. (IMO, she is basically telling Harry that they have
something in common.)

Harry also has a tendency to get irritable (can you really blame
him), and Ginny is always able to get him to stop feeling sorry for
himself, and stop being self-centered.

She also doesn't take any of his crap. When Harry tells her to stop
staring at the bell jar at the DoM, Ginny tells him off. She reminds
him that he wasted plenty of time staring at the curtain previously.

(I've noticed that Hermione is never able to help Harry during one of
his moods. She always lets him rant, and feeds into his desire to
sulk.)

Ginny is a tough cookie, not a silly girl, like Cho, but a girl that
has grown up with 6 brothers and who knows how to deal with teenage 
boys.

I also like that she went to the ball with Neville, even though she
had the opportunity to go with Harry. To me this shows that she has a
sense of honor--she didn't dump Neville to go out with Harry.

She stuck up for Harry during CoS (the bookstore scene with Malfoy),
Neville (when she told him that he was somebody), and Hermione (when
she was called a mudblood). She is just as brave and loyal as her
brother, Ron. She also has a sense of humor like Ron, but with the
spunk and daring of Fred and George.

I like this quote:
"The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny
thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible
if you've got enough nerve."

She also was a pretty good Seeker, beating Cho during the Quidditch 
match. (How interesting that JKR picked Ravenclaw for Gryffindor to 
fight against.) And I'm sorry to say I also loved that Cho started 
crying when she lost!

So, what is JKR saying? Seeker Ginny is a lot like Harry and Cho is
no match for her. And Ginny isn't trying to prove anything to Harry
by being Seeker, because she later tells him that she prefers to be
Chaser (because she likes goal scoring rather than Seeking).

I think that in the end the only kind of girl that would be
appropriate for Harry would be someone like Ginny. Someone who is
strong willed and able to handle the kind of life Harry has to offer
(as well as handle Harry).

Harry also needs someone who is fun, has a sense of humor like Ron,
and someone who's had common experiences. Ginny fills all these
requirements. But that's just my opinion.

Vivian