SHIP Harry/Ginny (was:CHPDISC: HBP14, Felix Felicis)

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 151954

Betsy Hp:
> > I agree with Ceridwen here.  While Hermione worded it as Ginny 
being more herself, she's actually suggesting Ginny *not* be 
herself.  And Ginny does go out and practice her quidditch (which 
*had* to have occured in the middle of the night -- no other logistic 
works for a place like the Burrow) so she can join the team too.  So 
Ginny is putting *a lot* of work into being the sort of girl she 
knows Harry is interested in.

Catherine:
*(snip)*
>   She probably did like Micheal and Dean, at least a bit. I don't 
think she would have prostituted herself just to forget about Harry. 
(And I do consider making out with someone rather heatedly, if you 
have absolutely no feeling for them prostituting herself, it's very 
cold and calculating, and I don't see Ginny that way.) Is there a 
rule that you can't like 2 people at the same time?

Ceridwen:
There's no reason why someone can't like two (or even more!) people 
at the same time.  But Ginny says (HBP US hardcover pg 647):

"I never really gave up on you,"  she said.  "Not really.  I always 
hoped... Hermione told me to get on with life, maybe go out with some 
other people, relax a bit around you, because I never used to be able 
to talk if you were in the room, remember?  And she thought you might 
take a bit more notice if I was a bit more -- myself."

She took Hermione's advice, never giving up, she'd always hoped...  
to finally snag Harry in the end.  And I read that last pause 
before 'myself' as a hesitation because she doesn't quite believe 
she's been herself until she got with Harry.  So, I do see Ginny's 
dating other boys when she has never given up on being with Harry as 
something cold and calculating, designed to get Harry's attention.

I'm sure other people see it differently.  But this is the way I see 
it.  It makes me think more about Ginny now.  Will there be problems 
with her following other people?  TR in CoS, Hermione for apparently 
several years for her love life (and is Hermione the best person to 
give love advice?).

Ceridwen.