JKR and the boys (and girls)/Ginny and Harry/SHIP sort of

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 161586

> Pippin:
> Why, though? JKR is a novelist, not a newscaster. She doesn't have
> to give us breaking news as it happens, details at eleven. The
> great paradox of the Potterverse is that we see most of what
> happens from Harry's PoV, yet if Harry were the astute observer
> he appears to be, we wouldn't have a story. 
> 
> Harry misses stuff. Once we know that, JKR is free to use that
> to build suspense, IMO. Leaving us to speculate over what Ginny's
> really like is no different than leaving us hanging about what 
> happened in Godric's Hollow. For those of us who saw Ginny
> marked out as Harry's girl from the moment he saw her on the
> platform, learning before Harry did  that she was close to Hermione 
> or that she was interested in Quidditch wouldn't have been a clue, 
it
> would have been a dead giveaway, and it would have made
> Harry look dumb. He's supposed to be oblivious, not stupid.
> <SNIP>

Alla:

I agree with you Pippin on this, well almost anyways - I think Harry 
missing staff is a fair justification to spring something on us, but 
not always if that makes sense.

I certainly agree for example that Harry will miss Hermione and Ginny 
friendship developing, yes, but as to Ginny character development, I 
don't know?

Missing relationship clues, yes, sure, missing Ginny being interested 
in  Quidditch?

Harry could have and should've, US as readers? I do not think I 
agree. One mentioning of Twins talking of Ginny stealing their 
brooms, etc, would have been nice IMO.

I am not complaining **too much**. I am happy with Ginny we have now 
( hides from Phoenixgod), but do I think that she appeared out of 
nowhere to some degree.


JMO,

Alla