Ginny VS Harry

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 135179

 
Hickengruendler:

First of all, I am and always was a Ron/Hermione shipper, and there 
is about no pairing I like less than Harry/Hermione. I also suspected 
that Harry/Ginny would become a couple, therefore I can't say that 
I'm surprised. However, I do not think that it was well done. (And 
quite frankly, it is really rude that people who critisize some 
aspects of the books are called a JKR basher. I obviously love JKR's 
writings and her books, otherwise I would not be a member of this 
group. But it is just fair game to mention the things I didn't 
particularly like. Nobody is above criticism after all, and JKR 
herself never made a secret of things she disliked about other 
author's works).

I will not again repeat why I think Ginny's development in OotP and 
HBP was overdone. My arguments didn't change, and I think neither did 
anyone's counter-arguments. I will focus instead of the H/G couple 
and particularly the scene after Dumbledore's funeral.

Does this scene feel in any way earned? First of all, it doesn't make 
any sense. I don't see why Ginny is in any less danger now. As a 
Weasley and as someone, who already fought the Death Eaters twice, 
she's a very likely target (and Mrs Weasley's clock agrees with me). 
Therefore it does not make any difference if Harry and Ginny are a 
couple or are not. Ginny is still in danger and so is about everyone 
else ibn the Wizarding World. 

But also: Harry and Ginny spoke in it, as if they were deeply in 
love, soul-mates and whatever. But is there really anything in any of 
the books that hints to this? Did Harry and Ginny ever have a 
meaningful conversation on-page? The only scene where I can remember 
them talking with each other without anyone else present was the 
chocolate scene in the library. What this scene showed was, that 
Harry could confide in Ginny and that they are good friends. But 
soulmates? I don't think so. Nonetheless, I think it could have been 
a good first step for a H/G pairing, if we had seen them interact in 
any meaningful way again. But they didn't. Harry basically got 
sexually interested in her and than they kissed. I wouldn't have 
minded it, because it's actually a very normal thing for teenagers. 
However, it is in direct opposition to what this last scene wants us 
to make believe, namely that H/G is a very special relationship, 
while in fact it was pretty much presented the same way Ron/Lavender 
was: All snogging, no talking. The bits of foreshadowing mentioned 
like Ginny chasing the train are all very well. But foreshadowing 
does not replace an actual development of the relationship, which 
never happened with Harry and Ginny.

Hickengruendler, who does not think that people have found their 
soulmates at the age of 16, but for the sake of storyline would 
accept this, if were presented believably