[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 6270

[A Featheringstonehaugh]

No: HPFGUIDX 135302



Re:  Ginny vs Harry and all the other "ships" that are being dissected.
 
I agree that the romance angle was introduced as a sidebar topic - a bit of a break from the death, fear and foreboding in HBP.  I suspect that these are not a focus because they're not really important; that JKR introduces these relationships somewhat casually because that's what happens in the real world of teenagers.  Remember:  except for Tonks/Lupin, these are KIDS we're reading about...wizard kids but kids all the same. The shelf-life of young romance is generally somewhat less than that of a wheel of cheese, so  although I'm fine with a bit of adolescent angst and snogging, I'd be extremely bored by in-depth storylines about teen love.     
And yes, thanks for asking.  I am an old killjoy.  However,  reading about Snape and_________; THAT would be a page-turner !
 
AF  

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