SHIP: Why did JKR not explore H/Hr as canon?.

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 168815

> >>Honey pi:
> > (referring to Ginny) She's an absolute nightmare in HBP

> >>Lynda:
> Where?! I did not get that feeling at all.  Romilda Vane, yes.      
> Hermione (thinking of the canary incident with Ron) could fit that  
> category for specific behaviors, but Ginny? Certainly, she has      
> problems with Fleur, but most femailes seem too so that doesn't     
> really count...Guess I just don't understand this prejudice against 
> Ginny because I realized early on what was going to happen         
> storyline-wise.

Betsy Hp:
No, that can't be it.  Because I too figured Ginny + Harry was pretty 
much a given storywise.  And I *totally* agree that Ginny is a 
nightmare and one of JKR's most bungled characters.  So I don't think 
that particular point of view can be explained away as sour grapes 
over the Harry+Ginny!SHIP.

In fact, when I first read HBP (and please understand, I read it 
really, really fast <g>) I actually *liked* Harry and Ginny 
together.   I also must admit... ::takes a deep breath::  My name is 
Betsy Hp, and I like the "hard, blazing look".  There!  I said it!

I also tend to have a fondness for spunky heroines.  I love Elizabeth 
Bennet from Pride and Prejudice and Mary from The Secret Garden.  
Starbuck (from the current Battlestar Galactica series) is so 
incredibly awesome in my opinion.

But Ginny doesn't cut it.  Because she's not really spunky, she's 
just mean.  And honestly, it's not really about Fleur for me.  As the 
only Weasley sister, and the baby to boot, I can totally understand 
why Ginny would have issue with any woman marrying one of her 
brothers. I don't *approve* of Ginny's behavior, but I can understand 
and therefore sympathize a little with it.  

[An aside: I do worry a bit that JKR, who seems to have issues with 
pretty girls that enjoy being pretty, wants her readers to think 
Ginny is cool for mocking Fleur. But I could well be wrong.  I hope.]

Ginny is horrible to Ron, she's outrageously violent to Zach Smith 
(if the WW worked under RW rules, Ginny's little broom stunt would 
have cost Gryffindor the game, IMO), and she's really not happy 
unless she's cutting someone down.  Ginny is a bully, a bad 
sportsman, a terrible team player, and a very angry little girl.  
Which is entirely different from being spunky.

Now, if JKR *means* for Ginny to be suffering under some sort of 
issue that has her on such a hair-trigger temper-wise, if JKR means 
for Ginny to face and deal with whatever issue that is, it could 
possibly save the character for me.  What I fear is that JKR thinks 
this particular Ginny is perfectly fine just the way she is. 

Hmm, now I wonder which would be worse?  Keeping this Ginny, or 
getting a Ginny III (or IV, depending on how you view OotP!Ginny and 
HBP!Ginny)?  I mean on the one hand, not very good character writing 
on JKR's part.  But on the other hand, she's already screwed it up so 
maybe it'll be okay if the final Ginny is a bit more palatable?

Just a thought for the day. <g>

Betsy Hp