Do you think Ginny was....

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 179907

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tandra" <tkjones9 at ...> wrote:
>
> bewildered and totally taken by surprise when Harry kissed her in HBP
> or do you think she already had a good idea that Harry fancied her 
and was waiting for him to make the first move?  I will have to read 
HBP again to find clues for Ginny's awareness of Harry's liking of 
her...if any.
> 
> Do you have any clues or thoughts about it?

In my mind's eye, I had always pictured Hermione giving her advice 
which she followed(go out and live your own life etc..etc...)..

I think Ginny hoped, but never expected..

One of the major reasons I came down to this is because Ginny does 
tell Harry that she took Hermione's advice...

Also, I love the fact that Hermione gave the advice she was living 
herself...but it wasn't working with Hermione's interactions with 
Ron...hence desparate measures....resulting in Ginny telling the twins 
about said book Ron NEEDED..(sorry I always thought Ron's book in DH 
was Ginny's suggestion to the twins..)

Beyond this happy soap opera positioning..I also think 1. Harry needed 
time to separate the poor little girl he rescued; and  2. looking upon 
Ginny as a sister and realizing there was something "more" 
there...Also, 3.  Harry truly needed to separate Molly and Ginny in 
his mind..I also think Harry was hesitant because he truly didn't want 
to ruin the only family who wanted him and who he wanted to be a part 
of...

I don't think either of them were waiting for one or the other to make 
the "first move" per se...for me, I just wondered who would make the 
first move, and if said move would be reciprocated. I believe both had 
delayed initiating said relaionship for the same psychological reasons.

Actually I appreciate Harry's relationship with Ginny more than his 
relationship with Cho...Harry notices both right away...but in all 
honesty like it or not...Ginny did prove herself more than cho ever 
did..

Also, given JKR's epilogue, Ginny may well have been a superior seeker 
to Harry all along..

Doddie,
(who wonders if Lily or Snape were on their propsective Quidditch 
teams)