Sorry for all the reposts! Gah. I hope it's okay to jump in and correct a few small canon errors that just seemed a bit off so I looked them up :>
I'm wondering why you consider Tonks a Slytherin?? haha, I was very surprised-- I simply cannot picture Slytherin!Tonks-- and indeed, lo and behold, she's quite far from it (http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=117). ;) Yo, Hufflepuff represent! Tonks never seemed ambitious to me at all, unsurprisingly for a Hufflepuff I guess :> Besides, I think any House member could be 'unable to let go', just for different reasons-- just look at Harry in HBP (or Hermione in OoTP, or Sirius in PoA and beforehand, Ginny pretty much since book 1, haha-- gotta love those obsessive Gryffs), there's all the proof you need that Gryffindors aren't so good at letting go either. They just 'can't let go' of different things; Ravenclaws would be like Luna with their pet theories, Gryffindors like Harry with their quests for justice/whatever, and Hufflepuffs would probably just be hardworking and dedicated. Slytherins would probably not let go either, of things like vengeance or glory, perhaps. Ahem. ;) Just kidding, they also have problems letting go of resentments or old slights (Snape and Draco), family traumas (Voldy) and a cushy job opportunity (Slughorn, against his better judgment) :D
Also: I can't believe Ginny being a year younger than Harry at ages 16 and 15 respectively when they first kissed would raise anyone's eyebrows even in Amish-land. Perhaps especially in Amish-land. o_0 Having 'lustful thoughts' isn't abnormal or indeed 'immoral' for teenage boys, only for teenage girls-- or so say those helpful 50s instructional booklets. According to those wondrous purveyors of old-fashioned morality such as 'Ms Manners' and her ilk, boys are naturally blessed with raging hormones (awww?) and it's therefore the girl's job to fend off her amorous suitor with firm protestations and pure white gloves (or possibly a bib?) If you go in for that sort of thing, which I don't see evidence of JKR doing, what with the gleeful descriptions of wet-kissy Lavender and such :> Introducing the 'younger sister of best mate' aspect only makes Harry himself uncomfortable-- it's not a moral issue (ie, something that would make others out of sorts in any way), and Ron seems more than fine with it. The reason he's uncomfortable is plainly stated in canon to be the pure... awkwardness of telling Ron and just making the sudden transition and is played up for comic relief for several chapters in HBP.
Also, umm, from what I can remember, their breaking up had absolutely nothing to do with why they got together, so I'm rather lost. o_0 Harry very clearly said that he's breaking up with her because of the war. Here, I'll quote from my handy-dandy HBP text file! :>
'Ginny, listen ...' he said very quietly, as the buzz of conversation grew louder around them and people began to get to their feet. 'I can't be involved with you any more. We've got to stop seeing each other. We can't be together.'
She said, with an oddly twisted smile, 'It's for some stupid, noble reason, isn't it?'
'It's been like ... like something out of someone else's life, these last few weeks with you,' said Harry. 'But 1 can't ... we can't ... I've got things to do alone now.'
She did not cry, she simply looked at him,
'Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out. He'll try and get to me through you.'
'What if I don't care?' said Ginny fiercely.
'I care,' said Harry. 'How do you think I'd feel if this was your funeral ... and it was my fault ...'
Voila! :D Poor Harry & his 'stupid noble reasons'. Awwww. And now if you'll excuse me, I'll have to go wash the bad taste in my mouth from defending the morality of Harry/Ginny, ahahah. :>
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Date: 2007-07-02 06:54 am (UTC)I'm wondering why you consider Tonks a Slytherin?? haha, I was very surprised-- I simply cannot picture Slytherin!Tonks-- and indeed, lo and behold, she's quite far from it (http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=117). ;) Yo, Hufflepuff represent! Tonks never seemed ambitious to me at all, unsurprisingly for a Hufflepuff I guess :> Besides, I think any House member could be 'unable to let go', just for different reasons-- just look at Harry in HBP (or Hermione in OoTP, or Sirius in PoA and beforehand, Ginny pretty much since book 1, haha-- gotta love those obsessive Gryffs), there's all the proof you need that Gryffindors aren't so good at letting go either. They just 'can't let go' of different things; Ravenclaws would be like Luna with their pet theories, Gryffindors like Harry with their quests for justice/whatever, and Hufflepuffs would probably just be hardworking and dedicated. Slytherins would probably not let go either, of things like vengeance or glory, perhaps. Ahem. ;) Just kidding, they also have problems letting go of resentments or old slights (Snape and Draco), family traumas (Voldy) and a cushy job opportunity (Slughorn, against his better judgment) :D
Also: I can't believe Ginny being a year younger than Harry at ages 16 and 15 respectively when they first kissed would raise anyone's eyebrows even in Amish-land. Perhaps especially in Amish-land. o_0 Having 'lustful thoughts' isn't abnormal or indeed 'immoral' for teenage boys, only for teenage girls-- or so say those helpful 50s instructional booklets. According to those wondrous purveyors of old-fashioned morality such as 'Ms Manners' and her ilk, boys are naturally blessed with raging hormones (awww?) and it's therefore the girl's job to fend off her amorous suitor with firm protestations and pure white gloves (or possibly a bib?) If you go in for that sort of thing, which I don't see evidence of JKR doing, what with the gleeful descriptions of wet-kissy Lavender and such :> Introducing the 'younger sister of best mate' aspect only makes Harry himself uncomfortable-- it's not a moral issue (ie, something that would make others out of sorts in any way), and Ron seems more than fine with it. The reason he's uncomfortable is plainly stated in canon to be the pure... awkwardness of telling Ron and just making the sudden transition and is played up for comic relief for several chapters in HBP.
Also, umm, from what I can remember, their breaking up had absolutely nothing to do with why they got together, so I'm rather lost. o_0 Harry very clearly said that he's breaking up with her because of the war. Here, I'll quote from my handy-dandy HBP text file! :>
'Ginny, listen ...' he said very quietly, as the buzz of conversation grew louder around them and people began to get to their feet. 'I can't be involved with you any more. We've got to stop seeing each other. We can't be together.'
She said, with an oddly twisted smile, 'It's for some stupid, noble reason, isn't it?'
'It's been like ... like something out of someone else's life, these last few weeks with you,' said Harry. 'But 1 can't ... we can't ... I've got things to do alone now.'
She did not cry, she simply looked at him,
'Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out. He'll try and get to me through you.'
'What if I don't care?' said Ginny fiercely.
'I care,' said Harry. 'How do you think I'd feel if this was your funeral ... and it was my fault ...'
Voila! :D Poor Harry & his 'stupid noble reasons'. Awwww. And now if you'll excuse me, I'll have to go wash the bad taste in my mouth from defending the morality of Harry/Ginny, ahahah. :>