[HPforGrownups] Re: Ginny's Behavior/Ginny Haters

[catherine higgins]

No: HPFGUIDX 152386


    Inufan_625:
I would also like to add that Ginny didn't seem at all opposed to
Bill marrying Tonks, which kind of negates the whole no one taking
away her brother accusation. Make no mistake it is Fleur's attitude
that draws her ire not the fact that Bill wants to marry her.

Catherine now:
  I am repeating myself, but Ginny doesn't like Fleur because Fleur treats her like a baby. This is not new behavior. We have canon for Fleur's attitude towards Harry calling him "a little boy" in GoF and treating him as such. Her attitude towards him changes *only* when he rescues Gabrielle from the lake, not following his terrific flying and getting his egg from the *most* fearsom dragon of the 4. 
   
  Also, Ginny would prefer Tonks in the family, because Tonks makes them laugh and is fun to have around. Everyone is wrong thinking  that Molly is trying to get Bill interested, Molly only invites Tonks when Lupin is coming over trying to get them together. 
   
  In fact it's Ginny who defends Bill and Fleur from Molly when she reminds her mother that she and Arthur got married very young, and very quickly. And defends them again saying that Bill likes adventure and glamour, which explains why he fell for Fleur. Granted, she did call her a "cow" and "Phlegm" in that paragraph, but she still defended the pairing. 
   
  The Weasley family, or at least some of them, don't like Fleur for a variety of reasons, well, actually only two: her looks and her attitude. I do consider them shallow for disliking her because she is beautiful, but they have other reason's as well. Being part Veela, Fleur must have come across this before, and maybe, just maybe instead of criticizing everything about her family-in-law's lifestyle, keep your mouth shut and be nice. Defending Fleur because of her left-handed compliment that Ginny would look nice in pale gold, doesn't get her off the hook for saying that she would "look 'orrible in pink". That's just not the right way to go about things, with anyone, let alone your mother-in-law's only daughter! 
   
  On the other hand, Fleur probably hasn't had many normal interactions with other women, because of her background. It must be hard to learn how to behave when everyone is focussed on your looks and is intimidated by you. I guess you learn to feel above everyone because everyone seems to feel below you.  
   
  As for Ginny being funny or not, some people will think she is, others will not. Some people think the Twins are funny, others that they are evil...it's a matter of opinion. A problem we have with Ginny is that she is not the main character, and a lot of her story happens off-page. We only see glimpses of her here and there, and they never seem to be the good glimpses. We always seem to catch her in her less-then-stellar moments, and she seems to have more of them when Harry's around...coincidence?
   
  catherine
  (who has to feed her *starving* children..."Mommy, what's for supper? Mommy, are you still on the computer? Mommy.....")

		
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