Re: Ginny's love will save harry

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:36:05 -0400, "Matt Clara" <hey.wood.y@xxxxxxxx>
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Personally, I don't think Ginny will die. She is such a major
part of
Harry's life that I don't think Rowling would kill her off. But
then
again, I always found her character to be stubborn and annoying.
I can't
wait fo book 7 to come out!


Major part? As I recall, they've exchanged all of 10 sentences in
the books, if that. She's been tacked on as surely as Eeyore's
tail.


You must be reading different books from me.
At first years, probably they didn't have a relationship except
Ron's friend/Ron's little sister. A simple "hi, Ginny", "bye,
Ginny". Mostly because Ginny was terrified about talking to him and
Harry not seeing her as someone too important (despited the fact
that he was probably fond of her as being his mate's little sister).
Eventually, Ginny became most secure about herself and she didn't
mind to talk to a Harry who saw her like a sister too while they
lived together at the Burrow and Grimmauld Place. Remember that
Ginny was who helped Harry in OotP (but I don't remember how!!!: the
chocolate episode!)

Then they started dating. They talked: even Harry indicated the
spent at least one memorable evening at the lake. And I am sure he
didn't only mean the snogging.
Yes, but how much dialogue was in the books? I don't have the books
here in front of me, and I haven't read them since each individual
release, but I don't recall much dialogue between the two (or words
spoken by Ginny in general). You allude to a similar experience with
the help given by Ginny in OotP: we remember she was there, but we
don't remember what she did (or said). If that's not indicative of a
character being tacked on, I don't know what is.

NOt according to the author, but what does she know, compared with
someone who has read the books ONCE?
So your experience is different than mine? Or are you just going to
take Jo's word for it and ignore the fact that NOTHING Ginny does,
other than kiss Harry, stands out too terribly? Maybe book 7 will be
different, but thus far, I see what I see.




What you see isn't what she wrote.

So you say. You've given little evidence to support your position.

I thought that Ginny was quite ignored in one of the books (Don't recall
which at the moment), so I went through it and found that she was
frequently around, and often contributed more the conversations than I
had thought.

Doesn't make her a major character--consider that most of what she says
could be said by anyone. Give me one example of anything significant
she's done other than kiss Harry (and be possessed by Tom Riddle in CoS).
Best yet, do it from memory--one could undoubtedly comb through the books
and say, there she is, and there she is again, but she's done little to
make her stand out from the rest of the crowd. I'm not opposed to the
Ginny & Harry thing, I like it, but to say she's a major character is a
pretty big stretch. Even in CoS, she doesn't figure largely. It's Harry,
and the diary and the weird things happening and good old Gilderoy
Lockhart--thus far she's been little more than a literary device.


Recall the scene when they are discussing whether or not Voldemort may be
trying to posses Harry, and Ginny tells them to ask someone he HAS
possessed? You don't find that a contribution.


I expect her to be not only important to book 7, but pivotal.

I expect her to have a larger part in book 7, too, but that's not what
we're talking about. Further, if she is pivotal, it'll be a big break
from the books thus far.


Sounds like sour grapes from a disgruntled HP/HR shipper to me. Deal with
it, Ginny is the key to the whole story.


I'll just conclude by saying, I have an MA in Literature, and I know a
"major character" when I see one. Hell, in this series, Ron and Hermione
barely qualify. Thanks Ron. It's been fun.

Ah, the old appeal to authority when all else fails!! LOL

Well, as my good friend Ron can tell you, I haven't read any of the
books and dozed through the movies, but I agree that Ginny has not
been a major character thus far; however, I don't agree that she's
just been "tacked on" -- hers is a thread that has been quietly woven
throughout the fabric of the series, began to come to the fore at the
end of Half Blood Prince and will almost surely be pivotal in Deathly
Hallows. As I've said before: Hermione is JKR as she sees herself as
having been growing up, and Ginny is JKR as she wishes she had been
growing up (and perhaps believes herself to have become).


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