CHAPDISC: HBP30, The White TOMB

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 165778

---  "houyhnhnm102" <celizwh at ...> wrote:
>
> ...
I suspect that Ginny is not much interested in being 
> part of a quartet.  She wants to be half of a duet.
> 

bboyminn:

To the last part about Ginny wanting to be part of a 
duet rather than a quartet, I absolutely agree and tried
to make that point very strongly in one of my previous
posts. 'Friend' is very very different than 'Girlfriend';
friend time is inclusive, and absolutely, girlfriend
time is exclusive. Girlfriend time is reserved for the
loving couple alone. 

As to not feeling empathy for Harry and Ginny, and 
thinking it is because JKR is not good at writing 
'love scenes', let me say that we are never going to
see, and should have never expected to see, anything
even remotely close to a 'love scene' in the HP books.
That is simply not what these books are about. Any
platonic, more intimate, or even physical love is 
going to be referenced in the most indirect and 
metaphorical manner. 

At best we will see Harry and Ginny in physical closeness
as we do in the common room scene where they are 
discussing tatoos. Maybe a quick kiss or a hug, but hot,
naked, and sweaty never were and never will be, and should
never have been expected to be, in any of these books.

Any romance is going to be eluded to superficially because
it is not the central theme of the story. You should have
never expected 'well written romance' because this is 
not a romance story. That aspect is secondary to the
central story and is not part of a book for general 
audiences. (I hesitate to say 'children's book'.)

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn