[HPforGrownups] Re: Why did JKR not explore H/Hr as canon?

BrwNeil at aol.com BrwNeil at aol.com
Mon May 14 20:49:52 UTC 2007


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In a message dated 5/14/2007 2:53:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
klhutch at sbcglobal.net writes:

>I  was fully prepared for Ginny to be either comic relief or  an
>interesting young witch. I am sorry that some (many?) find  her
>"transformation" jarring. I see it only as a awestruck young  girl
>growing to become a capable young woman. It only seems jarring to  the
>reader because she was flying below Harry's radar until the  changes
>were complete. We don't get to see anything Harry doesn't  notice very
>well but there were hints all along. I just hope that they  both live
>to become a couple again. They are a good match, not that  Harry and
>Hermione wouldn't be a good match  too.

>Ken

My problem with Ginny is that JKR never showed her changing from a groupie  
to someone who liked Harry because he was Harry and not the boy who lived.
 
In book one she was definitely a star struck groupie and I don't think  even 
the most ardent H/G shipper will deny that.  She is still star struck  in book 
two, her valentine refers to Harry as the hero who defeated the  dark lord.  
Remember in book four how all the girls wanted Harry to ask  them to the Ball 
and how in book six everyone wanted Harry to ask them to the  Christmas party. 
 All those girls wanted Harry not for Harry, but because  he was famous.  
When did Ginny feelings become genuine and no longer that  of a groupie.  JKR has 
never written anything in canon that shows this  change take place.  To me 
Ginny is no better than Romilda Vane.
 
Neil
 
 
 
 

 
Neil




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