Ginny VS Harry

catjaneway slmuth at hotmail.com
Wed Jul 27 19:50:50 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 135266

LPD wrote:
JKR certainly left subtle clues throughout the books but clues none 
the less.  

Now me:
It seems to me like the basic problem with JKR's portrayal of Harry 
and Ginny's relationship is that she treats it like a MYSTERY, 
using "clues", rather than like a ROMANCE, exploring feelings.
Romance is all about mystery and obsession and frustrated desire, and 
finally release and revelation. In a romance you're constantly
asking, what does he feel for her? What does she feel for him? You 
experience those feelings along with the characters. There is zero 
romance in any of the relationships in the Harry Potter books (except 
between Lupin and Sirius, which we now know was a mirage) ;-)

Janeway








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