This chapter is the proof that only JKR would think of leading up a romance with complete indifference of one character to another.
"I can't," said Ginny, and she went scarlet too. "I'm going with - with Neville. He asked me when Hermione said no, and I thought...well...I'm not going to be able to go otherwise, I'm not in fourth year." She looked extremely miserable. "I think I'll go and have dinner," she said, and she got up and walked off to the portrait hole, her head bowed."
That extrememly miserable look shows how compassionate and caring she is to actually 'take Neville to the ball' as her fans claim. Because when you go on a social outing, the more socially acceptable member of the party is always the host, regardless of who asked whom.
The fact is, Ginny was Neville's second choice. The whole 'she only didn't speak around Harry' argument that MeliSSa Anelli and her ilk like to preach is just bull, because she is not constantly around Harry. She could quite easily have made friends over the years, and built up her little male fanbase when Harry wasn't around. If her behavior was only limited to Harry's presence, she would've been asked out by now, or at least have a few, you know, friends. I guess it's just easier to go with the flow than admit Rowling f***ed up, huh? :/
Okay, I see that since Hermione wants Ron to ask her she has good reason to be hurt when he announces he’s going after the prettiest girl he can find (not her), but she’s hardly one to pretend to not care about peoples’ looks. It is kind of ridiculous that neither boy considers asking Hermione or even asks her if she’s going. Way to make it make it clear you think she’s got no chance, guys.
Or maybe she could've done that incredibly radical and modern thing like asking him out? The only reason she asks him to the Slug party in HBP is because she's the invited guest that needs a plus-one, but they're both on equal footing here.
Kloves will thankfully be dragging out the Hagrid/Maxime thing, because we all care so fucking much about Hagrid.
For some reason this drags up the memory of an article where the reporter claimed he hated the way Robbie Coltrane's talent was wasted on such a stupid character. And he hadn't even met Grawp yet.
Why is it, btw, that Harry and Ron don’t realize that Parvati and Padma are pretty?
If they'd realised earlier then we wouldn't have got this fascinating chapter!
Btw, this really points out the problem with Harry’s fame coming and going. Why are girls only after him now?
Because dates only existed in the WW from this chapter onwards. They were just waiting for the author to write in a big lame school event that no normal teenager would actually go to.
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Date: 2007-07-06 05:25 pm (UTC)"I can't," said Ginny, and she went scarlet too. "I'm going with - with Neville. He asked me when Hermione said no, and I thought...well...I'm not going to be able to go otherwise, I'm not in fourth year." She looked extremely miserable. "I think I'll go and have dinner," she said, and she got up and walked off to the portrait hole, her head bowed."
That extrememly miserable look shows how compassionate and caring she is to actually 'take Neville to the ball' as her fans claim. Because when you go on a social outing, the more socially acceptable member of the party is always the host, regardless of who asked whom.
The fact is, Ginny was Neville's second choice. The whole 'she only didn't speak around Harry' argument that MeliSSa Anelli and her ilk like to preach is just bull, because she is not constantly around Harry. She could quite easily have made friends over the years, and built up her little male fanbase when Harry wasn't around. If her behavior was only limited to Harry's presence, she would've been asked out by now, or at least have a few, you know, friends.
I guess it's just easier to go with the flow than admit Rowling f***ed up, huh? :/
Okay, I see that since Hermione wants Ron to ask her she has good reason to be hurt when he announces he’s going after the prettiest girl he can find (not her), but she’s hardly one to pretend to not care about peoples’ looks. It is kind of ridiculous that neither boy considers asking Hermione or even asks her if she’s going. Way to make it make it clear you think she’s got no chance, guys.
Or maybe she could've done that incredibly radical and modern thing like asking him out? The only reason she asks him to the Slug party in HBP is because she's the invited guest that needs a plus-one, but they're both on equal footing here.
Kloves will thankfully be dragging out the Hagrid/Maxime thing, because we all care so fucking much about Hagrid.
For some reason this drags up the memory of an article where the reporter claimed he hated the way Robbie Coltrane's talent was wasted on such a stupid character. And he hadn't even met Grawp yet.
Why is it, btw, that Harry and Ron don’t realize that Parvati and Padma are pretty?
If they'd realised earlier then we wouldn't have got this fascinating chapter!
Btw, this really points out the problem with Harry’s fame coming and going. Why are girls only after him now?
Because dates only existed in the WW from this chapter onwards. They were just waiting for the author to write in a big lame school event that no normal teenager would actually go to.