Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince question

I dislike Ginny and believe that she deserved to die in the chamber of secrets

If you're interested for a more in depth reasons of why I dislike her I wrote a blogpost all about it. Its called Why Ginny and Harry are wrong. http://dreamer8397.blogspot.com/

I like Ginny. I wish we had learned more about her. We don't learn as much about her as we do, say, Harry, Ron, or Hermione. But we do learn enough to know that the movies did her character a great injustice. The movies portrayed her simply as Harry Potter's girlfriend. But there is more to her than that.

Ginny's crush on Harry; what little girl wouldn't be slightly enamored with the wizard who "defeated" the Dark Lord? Harry is considered a hero. And with her brother coming home with stories of his new friend and his goodness and the adventures they took together, it makes perfect sense that Ginny would greatly admire/be infatuated with him. There's nothing wrong with that. Not to mention, he saved her life in the Chamber of Secrets. As she matured, she tried to move on from her childhood crush. As for Harry's attraction to her being considered “magical” and “sudden”, what kind of attraction isn't? Of course there are times when attraction grows slowly, but sometimes it just hits you in the face. And he did try to dissuade himself from it, reminding himself that Ginny was his best friend's sister. They didn't start dating immediately; their relationship came about later on.

Also remember that Ginny and Harry shared a commonality. Harry's dealings with Horcruxes were something that Ginny could relate to on a deeply personal level. She was possessed at age twelve by a Horcrux in a diary. She knew what it was like to have Voldemort inside her head. She was affected by the Dementors as badly as Harry because of it. She also knows that Harry has a lot to deal with and so supports him. Maybe not the level of support of traveling with him on his journey (which he wouldn't have allowed anyway, not wanting to put her in danger. Even Ron and Hermione came against his best wishes), but she did let him know that she was on his side. She understood that they probably wouldn't have a normal relationship, that there was every possibility he might be killed. But she stayed strong and supported him and their entire cause. It wasn't only Neville who kept Dumbledore's Army running when Snape became headmaster. Ginny was instrumental in its revival and continuance just as much as Neville. She, along with other members of the D.A., openly defied the Death Eaters at Hogwarts and stood up for and tried to protect the students. That takes a lot of guts. Her boyfriend, brother, and friend are risking their lives looking for Horcruxes across the country, who knows where they are. Her family is on the list of undesirables as blood traitors, putting them all at risk under the Ministry's new regime. Her school is run by Death Eaters who torture the students (including her) regularly.

I don't understand the idealization accusation. Ginny wasn't idealized any more than Neville or Luna or any other character. And by the way, she was good friends with both of them. Did she make the mistake of making fun of Fleur? Maybe. Could she have handled her frustration (which she wasn't alone in feeling at the time) better? Yeah. We don't always make good decisions when we're frustrated. Human error. Did she make the mistake of writing in a strange diary? Yes, as her father so eloquently reminded her, “Haven't I taught you anything? What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain?”

All in all, I like Ginny. I liked her character and was saddened that the movie took so much away from her.

I like Ginny, lots of people think that Harry should be with Hermione, I like them as friends, but not really together. Yes, I expected it to be Harry + Hermione, but I really didn't mind Harry with Ginny! I now think that it is a better match then with Hermione. She's smart, brave, and wants to help defeat the Death Eaters and Voldemort! Even though she's too young, she really wants to help!

Eliza wrote-I like Ginny. I wish we had learned more about her. We don't learn as much about her as we do, say, Harry, Ron, or Hermione. But we do learn enough to know that the movies did her character a great injustice. The movies portrayed her simply as Harry Potter's girlfriend. But there is more to her than that.......

I agree.

When is she mean to Luna? I thought she was one of Luna's only friends.

Fleur is STUPID. She is selfish and everything like that she sould die in the 7th book!

I don't like her at all. She is mean to Luna, she makes fun of Fleur who is a sweet girl and yet everyone says how funny and smart and pretty she is! It's so annoying. She is such a Mary Sue and honestly I thought that Harry would do better than someone like her. He never realized the potential of a hermione who was always there for him and instead ended up with Ginny? Ugh. She's also so boring, and is as bad as so many other bland YA heroines.