SHIP: Pirate Ginny

[Pat]

No: HPFGUIDX 133015

The trio's out of character behavior was the thing that turned me 
off the most in HBP. Now I think I see what that's all about, and 
I've stopped hating this book and Jo.

Love potions seem to be a thread in this book. The twins are selling 
them, which means there were some at the Burrow before they were 
transferred to the store. The gang has an opportunity to buy them 
when they visit the twins shop. Slughorn makes a batch, and he's not 
careful, because Draco stole some Polyjuice Potion from him. We 
learn that Tom Riddle was a product of Love Potion. We are told the 
effects of Love Potion, and that it doesn't produce true love, but 
an infatuation and obsession. We also learn that Ginny never gave up 
on Harry liking her. She can bold face lie to Molly. She has the 
guts to ram a commentator at a Quidditch match. She thinks that 
anything is possible if you have enough nerve. I think she has used 
Love potion on Harry and also Hermione to get Hermione away from 
Harry, and make Harry fall for her. Michael and Dean were pawns in 
her plan, which was spawned by Hermione's advice. This would explain 
Harry and Hermione's out of character behavior - they are infatuated 
and obsessed. It would also explain Ginny's odd reactions or lack 
thereof, in her break ups with Michael, Dean and Harry.

We also learn that Filch is responsible for screening things coming 
into the castle, and a potion in a perfume bottle got by him, or 
something like that.

Someone else pointed out that Ron was doubly cured by Love Potion 
antidote - he got over Lavender as well as Romilda Vane. Another 
person pointed out that Hermione being obsessed from Love Potion 
could explain her lack of SPEW comments. I expected a speech to 
Harry about Kreacher at the least.

I think Molly's favorite Christmas song is a clue about this. It's 
called "A Caldron Full of Hot, Stong Love". That says Love potion to 
me. The lyrics were "I'll boil you up some hot stong love. Oh, my 
poor heart, where has it gone? It's left me for a spell...and now 
you've torn it quite apart. I'll thank you to give back my heart!" 
It goes with Harry saying his time with Ginny was like part of 
someone else's life.

I think my ship of H/Hr still sails, it's just been pirated 
temporarily. So I'd call this the "Pirate Ginny" theory.

Further, I know Jo wants to include twists ala Jane Austen, and I 
think this is one of the bigger ones in HBP.

I'm hoping what Ginny has done comes out as early as Bill and Flem's 
wedding. Then Hermione can go back to being Harry's partner in 
finding the horcruxes, as it should be. Maybe Fred and George will 
ask how the potion worked out for her, or declare that some of their 
stock is missing. Now, I can't wait for book 7.

--Pat