In love with Ginny or Hermione?

[Lisa]

No: HPFGUIDX 176561

"salo.krano":
>
> I can remember when the first two movies came out; people wondered if 
a
> love interest would develop between Hermione & Harry.
> 
> Was it JK's plan that Harry would fall in love with Ginny or is this a
> story line she developed along the way?
> 
> As I'm discovering the books for the first time, I get the feeling 
that
> she planned for Harry to fall in love with Ginny from the first book.
> 
> But I've only discovering the magic of the books, so what do I know.
> 
> salo.krano
>

Lisa:

Your feeling is correct -- indirectly, anyway.  I don't really recall 
any specific statements about Harry & Ginny, but I do recall her saying 
that Harry and Hermione have always had a brother-sister kind of 
relationship, and Hermione was always destined for Ron.
Lisa