Harry had much more in common with Luna. That was the aspect of the whole series that I really hated. Rowling forced Ginny on Harry when in the first 5 books he thought of her as a sister, if at all.
It's not uncommon to have feelings sneak up on you for people you've known for a long time, especially after you get over a bad infatuation. Ginny was clearly enamored with Harry from early on (saving a person's life can do that to you). After Harry grew out of his infatuation with Cho, he started noticing feelings for Ginny. It wasn't laid on thick in the books, but it was mentioned. He wasn't smitten with her, but he started noticing her absence and became aware of a sense of jealousy towards her. He slowly came about to the fact that he had feelings for her, and she was more than happy to oblige his interests.
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People need to stop bitching and making up bogus claims about the final pairings because the pairing they were hoping for didn't happen.
Ginny and Harry made PERFECT sense. Rowling said that from the very beginning Harry and Ginny were going to end up together, even stating that she wrote Ginny to be Harry's ideal girl. I even have a quote from her here: "Harry and Ginny are real soulmates. They’re both very strong and very passionate. That’s their connection, and they’re remarkable together."
Okay, if Ginny and Harry made such perfect sense, then despite the quote from Rowling, why did she state on her own web page that she wished she had decided on different pairing for the Harry, Hermoine and Ron? She herself admitted that she made a mistake with Harry and Ginny, and Ron and Hermoine. So now what?
This is opinion. I can freely say if I don't like what the author did with the main characters. Its not "bogus claims".
Film wise I completely agree, mainly because the actress planning Ginny is horrendous. As is the script. I cringe everytime at the Christmas scene where she feeds him a mince pie "Open up you...." Just awful
But in the book it works quite well and I liked them together. Luna is great but she isn't right for Harry
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They are a bit better in the books, but I still feel that Harry marrying Ginny is just wish fulfilment i.e. him wanting a family and wanting to be a part of his favourite family (the Weasleys).
In the movies it was terrible. An even worse scene is where she ties his laces! I mean seriously?!
Based on the movies, it indubitably felt forced. Perhaps Harry and Luna weren’t exactly total matches, but they still had far better chemistry and to me it would have made sense if they became an item. Clearly in the first two movies Ginny fancied Harry (was it always meant to be? Hmm). But Harry in this film showing interest in Ginny out of nowhere was pretty unconvincing.
Sure, things like this do occur in real life. There is never any build up to it or anything... it can just happen. But even if the awkwardness in Ginny & Harry’s intimate scenes may be natural, that doesn’t make those scenes any less unbelievable. Nonetheless, somehow I have come to appreciate their pairing.
Harry and Ginny are so much better in the books. Their relationship makes more sense, it doesn't seemed forced or awkward. But in the movies their chemistry is awful, it is very awkward. Ginny always makes the moves, and seems obsessed with him. That's not how it is in the books at all.
shareHarry and Ginny made sense, but not in a way that I particularly like. She developed a schoolgirl crush on him the moment she hit puberty, and it stuck because Harry really did grow up into someone a girl could admire and love. But he never seemed to admire or love her, and she wasn't given any admirable or loveable qualities, he seems to be using her to become part of the Weasley family. So to me their relationship looks possible, but also one-sided and unequal.
No, it's Ron and Hermione that REALLY didn't make sense - those two would never be happy together. Romance isn't Rowling's strength.
It’s all a matter of lack of time. Only so much can be conveyed in a film. Harry and Ginny’s relationship doesn’t seem forced, rushed, or awkward in the book series. As someone else said, it was subtle, not blatant or obvious.
If Harry Potter was done as an hour long TV program with 10-12 episodes on a cable channel with an adequate budget (ie. HBO, Showtime,etc.) and writers who love and appreciate Harry Potter...they could probably recreate the book scene by scene.
I must respectfully disagree, because I was referring to the books more than the films. Even in the books Ginny is so underdeveloped that the reader isn't interested in her and can't believe that Harry is interested in her, and the romance never seems like much more than a way to fit Harry into the Weasley family. And that Ron and Hermione aren't actually a good fit.
I love Rowling, but she can't write romance and shouldn't try.
My friend, just plain ol’ WRITING isn’t 1 her strengths.
shareI disagree, I think she's quite a good writer, although obviously not a flawless one. The Harry Potter books are good enough that an adult can enjoy them over and over, and her Cormoran Strike books are also excellent mysteries.
Okay, the last one really needed more editing than it got, but they're still very good mysteries.
In the films, Luna and Harry def make sense. Luna has this sense of childlike wonder that Harry has lost due to all the darkness in his past and Luna can bring that to him, while Harry's strong, realistic world-view is something that Luna could absolutely benefit from.
In the books, he's more of a loner. It makes no sense that he would end up with either, really. What would have been interesting is if he'd ended up with someone slightly unexpected, like Parvati Patil. Because she was always there in the background, it would make sense that they would end up meeting again later in life, as adults, laugh about their terrible Yule ball experience and click. That would have been a more realistic ending, instead of a true love type angle that didn't work in the books or in the films.
In the films, Luna and Harry def make sense. Luna has this sense of childlike wonder
I mean, she was actually a child so that's fair. But eventually, she would've grown up, so I don't think it's fair to continue to infantilize her just for having this kind of personality.
shareI don't know about that. I'm up to Deathly Hallow thing part 1 and even though she's barely in it, she still acts weirdly childlike for her age.
She seems nice for a platonic friend but i wouldn't see Harry or anyone really falling for her in that way. Maybe she's different in the books, i don't know.
Luna was a great character. One of my favorites. She is way too much of a flake to be Harry's mate.
"Rowling forced Ginny on Harry when in the first 5 books he thought of her as a sister, if at all."
People's opinions change as the age.