[HPforGrownups] Re: Feminism , Ginny, and Hermione/Quidditch comment

[Avery Ke]

No: HPFGUIDX 133888

Kelly L. wrote:
>My take on Ginny's comment about Quidditch was just that she was
>personally offended about something Hermione had accidentally implied
>about Ginny's Quidditch abilities. I don't have the book in front of
>me, but IIRC Hermione had said something to the effect that Gryffindor
>was sunk because Harry was not going to be playing. Ginny snapped at
>her because she knew that she, Ginny, would be substituting as Seeker,
>and felt that Hermione was saying Ginny wasn't up to the task.

It's on page 530 of the US edition. In the pages leading up to Ginny's
verbal attack on Hermione, Harry has used the "Sectumsempra" curse on
Draco, received a detention from Snape, and is going to miss a
Quidditch match.  Hermione then lectures Harry ad nauseam about the
wisdom, or lack thereof, in using the mysterious Potions textbook, 
and wraps up with:

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  "--got a reputation for Potions brilliance you don't deserve," said
Hermione nastily.

  "Give it a rest, Hermione!"said Ginny... "By the sound of it, Malfoy
  was trying to use an Unforgiveable Curse, you should be glad Harry
  had something good up his sleeve!"

  "Well, of course I'm glad Harry wasn't cursed!" said Hermione,
  clearly stung. "But you can't call that Sectumsempra spell good,
  Ginny, look where it landed him! And I'd have thought, seeing what
  this has done to your chances in the match"

  "Oh, don't start acting as though you understand Quidditch,"
  snapped Ginny, "you'll only embarress yourself."

...Hermione and Ginny, who had always got on together very well, were
now sitting with their arms folded, glaring in opposite directions.

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I love this part, even typing it out I enjoyed it. Btdt! It's honest,
exuberant bitchyness, only permissable between very good friends! You
know they kissed and made up later.

Avery