Persephone "Percy" Weasley wants absolutely nothing to do with an insistent 11-year-old Draco Malfoy. Unfortunately for her, Draco has already decided she’s his soulmate, and pesky details like age differences, her outright disdain, or her relentless attempts to push him away are mere obstacles in his path.
Hogwarts has seen its fair share of dramatic romances, but this one threatens to overshadow even the likes of James and Lily Potter. (No offense, James and Lily—you had your moments, but Malfoys set a whole new standard for theatrics.)
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Hi! After your ask about Ron, I would like to read your thoughts on Ginny as well. The ask about misogyny and the Not Like Other Girls trope in HP basically sums up my feelings about her, and I’m curious about yours!
(I obviously would LOVE to read an analysis about Romione as well, so unless the Ron anon asks you, I will)
Hi there,
so far the Ron anon did not ask me after Romione. 😁
Now, my thoughts on Ginny. And I am talking about BookGinny here.
As I said in the answer to the ask you named (which is here) Ginny is text book "not like other girls" trope, the cool girl, the girl who is into sports and yet she is also attractive and funny etc. She's a bit like your typical male fantasy, badass, but also pretty. And what is best - and I mean this ironic - she is absolutely head over heels for the hero, even though she tries her best to hide it. The only thing is that she is not like that from the beginning.
She is obviously written to be sympathetic, even her and Hermione making fun of Fleur, the girly girl, is meant to be funny. She is also shown as being 100% supportive of Harry even when he is in the wrong. I mean Ginny has no reason whatsoever to like Draco Malfoy, the son of the man who tricked her with the Horcrux Diary, but does she have to dress down Hermione for criticizing Harry when he had used sectumsempra, an unknown and harmful spell?
Ginny also inherited the somewhat vindictive nature of her mother. In contrast to Ron she can be vicious (bat bogey hex).
She can also be very nice. At the beginning of fifth year she seems to be the only friend Luna has and that she is completely accepting of Luna's weirdness is something I like about Ginny. She also is usually nice to Neville. So, although she is popular, there is a part of her that cares more about being nice to unpopular people than to look after her popularity.
To be quite honest, I'm often not sure, if she is written that well. JKR obviously had a personality in mind and most of the time she seems like a personality, but some parts of Ginny seem to be written just so that she fits for Harry - mind you, not all, but some.
Her character does develop over the books. In Harry's second year Ginny had the worst time of her life, when Voldmort took over her mind and body. This must have been a traumatizing experience and the fact that Ginny survived that and grew up to be a lively teenage girl says something about her resilience. But I am not entirely sure if this is real character development or if it is JKR writing Ginny as the fitting girlfriend for Harry. Because apart from one snarky remark of Ginny that she knows best how it feels to be possessed by Voldemort, we don't learn anything about her coping with that trauma. Apparently coping with her trauma made her become sassy instead of shy.
I mean, it is possible that she is one of the people who overcome their shyness, that she takes Hermione's advice (which begs the question why Hermione of all people would be the best person to give Ginny advice on how to be more open, but I digress....) and tries to overcome her crush for Harry. It could also be interpreted as overcompensation to her trauma or even a sort of healing. That a girl with six elder brothers can hold her own is not really a surprise. But we only see that girl in fifth and sixth year and to me this always begs the question where this girl comes from. It's not completely illogical, but at the same time it is not really explained. I always thought that Ginny in second and fourth year (I don't even remember if we see her in third year) is this shy persona and that she changes off screen so to say. Neville on the other hand gains self-confidence on screen when he joins Harry for the DA. In the movies they decided to stick to shy Ginny - a choice I don't really approve of because it means that she seems to be nothing more than Harry's love interest.
It could be explained by Harry's PoV because it is only in sixth year that Harry really notices Ginny as a girl he is attracted to. Still, I think it could have been done better.
So, in theory Ginny is a person I could like: She's pretty straightforward. When she's pissed at you, you know that. She's not someone who is sneaky. She is also someone who sticks to her friends. On the other hand she can be pretty opinionated and her disdain for girly girls is something I don't like at all.
We only see so little of her and Hermione's friendship and this is a pity. Because depending on what they see in each other (apart from the fact that they shared a bedroom when Hermione stayed at the Burrow) we could better judge the characters of both girls. Are they just close because of sharing much time at the Burrow? If you look closely, Hermione and Ginny are not that similar. Ginny loves sports, outside, going out, being sassy. And Hermione loves books, is ambitious and hates Quidditch. Hermione can be quick-witted as well, but she is not funny and she is not popular. And her anxiety about school is a strain on any friendship, let's be real.
I would hate it if they just bonded over their dislike of Fleur. But JKR might have wanted to hint at that.
I do think that Ginny is much more cardboard, not as well rounded as Ron and her personality and her flaws do not move the plot forward like Ron's flaws do.
With Ginny there is always that nagging feeling that she might just have been written to become Harry's wife. Badass, sassy, sexy and what is the best for Harry someone with a big family that can fulfill his wish to belong.
That is the reason why I have not yet tried to write from Ginny's PoV. I just don't vibe with her.
"--when she actually just quietly knocks on the door and asks if can *borrow* the show." That is the most polite way of saying she's a serious kiss-ass. And also, that article was simply beautiful.
Um, I respectfully disagree. The reason why Emma gives the illusion that she may appear more successful than the other HP cast members is simply because of her crazy fan-base, innocent looks and crazed PR team. Take a look at her if she didn't have all three and you'd see a half-arsed 'actress' wanting to live a life of an a-lister in a c-grade world.
Think she's a lovely person. Ain't no body stopping you. People need to sit back and accept that there are others who have their own opinion and are entitled to it. And quite frankly, this is an independent blog with independent thoughts and if you can't respect that then bring your cursor to the right where there's a big fat 'X'. Click that.
This blog works with facts and quotes and the conclusions that we take from them. This isn't mindless dislike.
HATE. HATE. HATE. HATE. HATE. I am sick of this word being associated with those that don't like EW. Like Heavens forbid we dislike someone who is apparently such a saintly wonder to be blessed into our lives. Also, that Anon needs to read through the blog to notice that you don't sit here pointing out how self-absorbed Emma is with herself. It's others who mention it and hey, you agree which is okay because it's true. If you think she's a lovely person then go for it. (cont)
Oh subtle your excessive Emma admiration, Anon. I find it pathetic that you would need to put down those that choose not to bow down to Emma. Lovely to see that she taught you well with her supposed role-model qualities. I'm sitting here trying to comprehend the sheer stupidity of some of these stans. I will pray for their deprived souls to get cleansed.
I swear, when I read the message I pictured a 11/12 year old screaming that.
