Hi, I got here from the Daily Snitch. Sorry to just jump in like this! I agree with almost everything you're saying, both in the main post and in this answer. It's a very interesting essay.
However, I don't think Cho got disapproval from the text, just from Harry. To me it read like Cho wanted something from Harry that he didn't have, and Harry wanted something from Cho that she didn't have. They had both gone and made an image of how the other person was, and then they found out that reality was quite a bit different.
I mean, isn't it fairly obvious that Harry says all the wrong things? He's acting his age, and Cho needed soemthing else right then. I thought it was more of a demonstration of how Harry was still clueless about girls than anything else, heh.
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Date: 2005-10-26 03:19 am (UTC)However, I don't think Cho got disapproval from the text, just from Harry. To me it read like Cho wanted something from Harry that he didn't have, and Harry wanted something from Cho that she didn't have. They had both gone and made an image of how the other person was, and then they found out that reality was quite a bit different.
I mean, isn't it fairly obvious that Harry says all the wrong things? He's acting his age, and Cho needed soemthing else right then. I thought it was more of a demonstration of how Harry was still clueless about girls than anything else, heh.