SHIPS: Jumping on the Bandwagon/I Hate Ginny Weasley

[smilingator4915]

No: HPFGUIDX 131726

Chris:
> Has anyone found it funny that Ginny got over her hero worship of 
> Harry now seems to want no romantic relationship with him
> whatsoever? Ginny adored Harry for quite some time, and did not get 
> over this until after CoS. Once Harry saved her from certain death, 
> wouldn't those feelings have only been cemented in her permanently? 
> I'm not female (ladies out there, help me) but I would think that 
> if I adored a guy, and then he saves my life, I would only have 
> stronger feelings for him.

smilingator:
Okay, I am a female who has been in love before... and while I still
hold a place in my heart for a certain man (he was my first and only
love), I am very much over my feelings for him. I could only take so
much rejection before I had to let go and move on with my life. I
waited for years, but things just did not work out. Now, he never
saved my life in the literal sense, but he did help me to learn about
myself and for that I'll be forever grateful. 

Maybe Ginny's feelings for Harry did grow stronger right after he
saved her. But again, Harry liked Cho for a couple of years and if he
was not paying attention to Ginny, perhaps our red-headed friend's
feelings went to other people.

Chris:
> Someone posted in the Ginny thread that Hermione and her had 
> become friends because they are in the dormitory away from the
> boys, and they obviously talked to each other. Perhaps, they talked 
> about Harry, Hermione revealed her feelings, and this is what cooled
> Ginny off of Harry. 

smilingator:
I was actually the one that made that post :)
While I do believe that Hermione and Ginny talked to each other in the
girls' dormitory, I basically posted that to make the point that we
have no idea what's going on in the girls' dormitory, or even in the
boys' bedrooms other than the Griffyndor students in Harry's room. 

The romantic relationships between the characters are interesting to
me... I hope Ron and Hermione do end up together (sorry!). Ron is
obviously jealous of Krum and Hermione's friendship, but let's not
forget Hermione's reactions regarding Ron and the part Veela student
from Beauxbatons (her name escapes me right now). As far as for Harry,
I like Luna (I am soooo glad that whole Cho thing is over with; Ms.
Chang needs time to heal from Cedric). Then again, they are only 15
years old and we are trying to figure out who will marry whom? I am a
teacher and while I do see relationships develop between
my students often, very few of them actually make it to marital
status. 

Just my thoughts...