JKR and the obvious

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 132476

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Mira <anurim at y...> wrote:

Mira:
> Hi Sherry,

> An interesting prediction is Gabrielle being Harry's
> love interest. She is a bit young for him at this age,
> but on the other hand, it is the only truly realistic
> romanting development Jo can throw at us (IMHO). Harry
> might meet her at Bill and Fleur's engagement party,
> and notice how she had grown into a very beautiful
> young woman, Gabrielle will be smitten with him
> because he saved her two years ago, and so on, and so
> forth. I would believe it much sooner than Harry
> suddenly noticing how one of the girls he's seeing
> every day at Hogwarts is really more attractive than
> he thought. So, whether it is true or not, well done
> to anybody who made this prediction. But perhaps Harry
> will date more than one girl. 

Geoff:
I shall go into  maverick mode at this point.

Why has Harry got to have a girl friend at this point in time? Why 
can't he remain a bachelor boy for the moment?

Looking at the members of my church boys' club, who are aged about 
the same as Harry in the OOTP/HBP time frame, quite a number of them 
have not got girl friends... yet.

Again, it will be very frustrating for any girl if, in the middle of 
getting a kiss from the Boy Who Lived, he breaks off and exits with a 
cursory: "Excuse me. I have to go and kill Voldemort now. I'll see 
you later."
:-)