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

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 152094

> >>gelite67: [I think]
> > JKR could have given Ginny any temperament that she wanted to,  
> > but she made her spunky and yes, sometimes, angry.  I prefer to 
> > think there is a reason for this other than merely matching     
> > Harry with someone who has a strong personality:  Could it be    
> > that this scene foreshadows that Ginny may be able to perform an 
> > Unforgiveable Curse and "mean it" (something Harry has yet to   
> > pull off)?

> >>Allie:
> Ooh, I like the idea of Ginny's angry/mean streak being useful in 
> a defense situation. 
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
I really don't like the idea of Ginny's anger (which leads to her 
being fairly mean) as a positive.  It doesn't make her strong.  In 
fact, her rage seems to control her rather than the other way 
around.  She was near tears in her argument with Ron (which signals 
a lack of control, IMO).  And her meanness to Ron led to a rather 
big crises for her quidditch team and a major rift between Ron and 
Hermione.  Neither of which (I assume) were Ginny's goals.

I would also point out that Ginny's dislike of Fleur, and her 
certainty that her mother would break her and Bill up, also didn't 
play out.  It turns out Fleur *is* a good match for Bill.

I just think that, like Harry's anger in OotP, Ginny's anger is a 
negative rather than a positive, and something she needs to improve 
upon.  (Though, as Pippin pointed out IIRC, there is a certain 
synchronicity in the way neither Harry nor Ginny are intimidated by 
the other's anger.)

Betsy Hp