SHIP Why Hermione is not right for Harry (Re: Ginny VS Harry)

[Marianne S.]

No: HPFGUIDX 135761

Alla wrote : 
Right, back to Hermione. I absolutely agree with you that she is way
too serious and Harry, if he survives the series, will need someone
who would back down and give him the space to heal if needed, and
who could laugh with him if needed.

Marianne S: 
I first must say that I agree with Alla and Hickengruendler about Hermione not 
being a good match for Harry. Consequently, I find her seriousness to be a perfect balance 
for Ron. However, I am still waiting for Ron to do some sort of Great Deed on his own, to 
show that Gryffindor bravery. I feel like we have mostly had Ron acting a bit the idiot since 
SS/PS – let's see more of that outstanding chess logic. 


Alla again: 
The annoying thing to me is that even though JKR promised to treat
romance as secondary thing, I know that she CAN do it well even as
secondary thing, because the last scene between Bill ( who was not
even talking) and Fleur and Molly had SO much more spark, IMO, than
any interaction between Harry and Ginny. Sigh..

Now Marianne S. :
 As far as Romance being a "Secondary" thing, I have a feeling that this 
perhaps was JKR's motivation for writing the Harry/Ginny scenes the way she did, either 
leaving people dissatisfied or, in the case of my friends and myself, leaving much to the 
imagination. Those of us that can accept Harry's developed feelings for Ginny (which I 
have seen since OotP though I now recognize other signs from GoF), also accept that JKR 
perhaps deliberately left a lot to the imagination. I don't necessarily want to read 
everything that happened on the long walks in the grounds and particularly nice lunch 
hours down by the lake because I want this to be part of the story that my younger 
relatives and students and I can apply our own frame of reference to; I don't want 
superfluous details that, though they might delight some readers, could confuse or 
distract potentially many more fans.

I have to disagree about the spark, however. I see it in the way that Ginny was able to be 
the heart and soul of the Quidditch team, the way she was able to be the one whose warm 
hand was able to lead Harry away from Dumbledore's body, the way Ginny was able to 
express in a look that she understood and supported what Harry needed to do, and that 
she liked him all the more for it. I can frankly understand more of their spark than all the 
gooeyness between Fleur and Bill, though I do believe those two love each other. 

I am looking forward to how Harry and Ginny develop in book 7. There's bound to be more 
(spark) between them at Bill and Fleur's wedding, and I can only hope that Ginny's love 
waiting for Harry will be part of the strength he can use to successfully complete his tasks.



Lastly, Alla : 
Did I mention that I used not to care much for SHIPS between kids? 
:-)

Finally Marianne S: 
I wholeheartedly concur! In fact, I don't think I'd even post so much 
pro-Ginny/Harry if I wasn't so taken aback by all the people against them.


Marianne S.