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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