I still hate Ginny Weasley!!!

[lunamk03]

No: HPFGUIDX 131734


Laura said:
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> My response to this is: SHOW ME.  This isn't really a challenge to 
you though -- it's a 
> challenge to JKR.  To me, it seemed like Ginny's "steady" growth 
rather suddenly exploded 
> onto the scene in OotP.
> 
> *shrugs* But then, to be fair, I never did like her.
> 



Luna:
I have to step here on behalf of Ginny and Jo. Jo did leave clues 
regarding Ginny's personality and strength of character.

In COS Ron said she never shuts up. Then we see how she fiercely 
comes in defense of Harry at the bookstore (scene with Drako). By 
that time, Ginny was already receptive enough to realize that Harry 
didn't want all that fame (see, she already knew he wanted to be a 
quiet hero). Then we have her dealing a full year with proto-Voldy 
possessions. She got rid of the diary by throwing it in a sink; she 
broke into Harry's room to steal the diary, both instances shows 
Ginny's nerve. Finally, she didn't allow Ron to hug her or comfort 
her after the COS scene (see parallel with her not wanting help from 
Luna in the DOM). I was impressed by Ginny's strength in COS. She was 
putting up a great fight against Riddle. Of course, at the end Riddle 
won the battle, after all, he was a far more powerful wizard
As DD 
said, older and more powerful wizards have fallen on Voldemort traps.

In GOF, Jo shows us other side of Ginny's character.  She is loyal 
and she stands by her decisions and compromises. She doesn't accept 
going to the ball with Harry because she had already accepted going 
with Neville, she kept Hermione's secret regarding her date.  
By the end of GOF, I was already wondering when Jo was going to show 
us a full version of Ginny and was pleased that she did it in OOTP. 
So, after all the clues she has been giving us, it shouldn't been a 
big surprise Ginny character evolution in OOTP.

I know some people, for one reason or another, just don't like her 
character
 But I think it is unfair to say that Jo didn't give clues 
regarding Ginny « true self »
 Jo did give us plenty of them