[HPforGrownups] Re: Ginny VS Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 135095



--- a_fabrefr <Fabre.a at caramail.com> wrote:
> "flyingmonkeypurple" wrote:
> > I have read that alot of the people here don't like Ginny. They 
> > either did not like her before or they don't like her now for 
> > telling Hermoione for yelling at Harry. I think that had nothing 
> to 
> > do with the fact that because Ginny can play Quiddithch. I know 
> some 
> > of you thought thought what she said was offensive to women. 
> <SNIP>
> 
> 
> Yes but as far as we know Hermione is Harry and Ginny friend while 
> Narcissa is not really in their inner circle ;-).
> I have had a problem with Ginny in HBP, part of them came from her reaction toward
> Fleur and her sentence toward Hermione, and part from her being nearly perfect (I mean
> great at Hexing great at quidditch, 
> good look) with few flaws (beyond been full of herself. So I would 
> like have seen a more human side. But she has next volume to redeem 
> herself ;-). All I hope is some nice phrase toward Fleur and an 
> understanding between them, and see a more faillible Ginny.
> Alexandre

The problem I have with Ginny is not that she is without flaws, JKR spared her a bit here
and there. But it is that her 'flaws' are not supposed to be view as 'unpleasant' by the
author; they're supposed to make her real, endearing and interesting. So the problem is
really how JKR handle her character, which felt forced to me, and that puts me off. All
the supposedly 'kind & compassionate' qualities the great and fine Ginny supposed to have
are *told* to us through other characters, hardselling like a radio advertisment, instead
of showing. And readers are pound over the head constantly: to admire her as a tough
cookie, to look up to as the strongest female role-model who would never cried or let a
man to act with that gentlemen crap toward her; to desire her dazzling beauty; to be in
awe by her goddess greatness and resemblence to Fred & George + Ron + Molly + Lily
(etc.). That just irked me as a reader, because  whenever Ginny appears on page what I
see is this smug girl who mocked other women behind their back, who tell off a crying
nurse in deep grief to *shut the hell up* at funeral, who is catty that no one can dare
to admire another woman's beauty in front of her, who went up and arm against all those
who dare to tell off their men, yet would never compete with them or jealous of them,
despite she's a capable seeker herself, because a perfect girl would never steal nor
threaten Harry's spotlight. A perfect girl is always so convenient like that! so ideal! A
true 'equal' in a non-threatening, supporting way.  

I'm also sick of fictions that reinforcing the girl (whom he only started caring in a
year ago, and gone out for few months) as the single most important person in the hero's
life. So Ginny is the love of Harry's life, therefore she is the no.1 most dangerous
target for the villain. Yet the two dearest friends who are like Harry's family for 7
years are in no danger that the hero should concern for. And the silly villain would
always go for the girlfriend blah blah. All the scenarios and setup that dealt with Ginny
was just...*roll my eyes*  

I ended up completely oblivious to this supposed greatest love between Harry and Ginny.
In fact it tainted Harry's character for me. I fear this would be the fatal downfall of
this series for me, if this greatest love for Ginny is supposed to be source of Harry's
super duper extrordinary power (that no other has), and the one true thing that matter
most in defeating Voldemort.

 D.