looks determining character

[Merry Kinsella]

No: HPFGUIDX 139702


Katharine <donjokat.kat at verizon.net> wrote:
  As Hickengruendler says, every character does describe Ginny as gorgeous--even blood-traitor-hating Blaise Zabini admits that she is pretty attractive.  And in addition to what everyone says about Ginny, there's JK's constant descriptions of Ginny shaking around her long mane of luxurious, flowing, flame-red hair--as if Ginny were in a shampoo commercial or something.  JK makes a point of showing Ginny as the pretty and poplular girl before Harry goes for her.<<<<

merylanna says:

JKR does flog Ginny's prettiness pretty hard (which could inspire another discussion about what I think is JKR's "protests-too-much" tendency toward gender stereotyping and "boy" favoring.  She's awarded Harry a hottie)

In HPB, I THINK, at the end, when Ginny, et al. are bopping up and down fighting the DE's, I think Ginny's opponent calls her something pretty close to "My pretty".

JKR wants us to be very sure we know Ginny is gorgeous.  Even the comments of her brothers on Ginny's love life is meant to let us know she's sought-after and a beauty.


		
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