Good point--and this especially shows, I think, in how they react to the male characters. Even though Hermione's having her own problems with Ron, she's frustrated waiting for him to catch up to where she supposedly already is.
Luna's one scene with Harry where they really connect has Luna--surprise!--helping Harry to the place she's already at, telling him about the dead. Neville, by contrast, when Harry meets him at St. Mungo's, seems to be going through similar stuff as Harry. The two of them look at each other a little warily--Neville doesn't know if they'll laugh, he's afraid he's not presenting himself well, he's ready for a fight. He's just not the picture of calm that Luna is about things.
And Ginny, well, that's obvious. She doesn't need to do any growing either. Harry just needed to figure out whom he should have liked all along and when he does Ginny's there waiting for him, patiently. The one quasi lesson she had to learn was to "be herself" and relax to get what she knew she wanted.
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Luna's one scene with Harry where they really connect has Luna--surprise!--helping Harry to the place she's already at, telling him about the dead. Neville, by contrast, when Harry meets him at St. Mungo's, seems to be going through similar stuff as Harry. The two of them look at each other a little warily--Neville doesn't know if they'll laugh, he's afraid he's not presenting himself well, he's ready for a fight. He's just not the picture of calm that Luna is about things.
And Ginny, well, that's obvious. She doesn't need to do any growing either. Harry just needed to figure out whom he should have liked all along and when he does Ginny's there waiting for him, patiently. The one quasi lesson she had to learn was to "be herself" and relax to get what she knew she wanted.