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Girls. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM
No. My main reaction - this time around, can't remember on earlier reads - is bewilderment. Why exactly is Ginny successively "beside herself", "snorting with derisive laughter" and "close to tears now"? That she would get mad and try and get her brothers out of her love life for once and for all, is understandable. But her getting so very upset about it suggests there's more to it. Guilt seems like the obvious explanation - after all, she was raised in the same somewhat puritan family as Ron, perhaps part of her does feel guilty for going through boyfriends at such a rate, particularly since she's still got her sights set on Harry at the end of the day. Frustration too, maybe.

Teenaged girls are very much like that, most of 'em. Age 15: evil hormones doing bad things to your body, boys become utter idiots, and it's really rather nice just to rage a bit every now and then. It's very easy, as a teenaged girl, to switch between emotions quickly. I imagine her over-reaction here is fueled by several things: the tiresome way her brothers think that they can control her love life (brothers are so annoying in that way - protective is nice, over protective is not), hearing Hermione's problems re Ron, and probably frustration over Harry. I understand it completely.
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The Great Harry Potter Re-read: Book Six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 18/10/2010 06:12:40 PM 2964 Views
General comments on the book. - 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM 1680 Views
I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. - 22/10/2010 07:25:17 PM 1799 Views
Yes, I'm loving that I can read in English again. - 22/10/2010 10:10:32 PM 1912 Views
Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1665 Views
Suggestions. - 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM 1725 Views
Re: Suggestions. - 20/10/2010 03:20:18 PM 1875 Views
*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1601 Views
Oh yes. I'm being distracted by Towers of Midnight. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:11:22 PM 1013 Views
Shocking. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:43 PM 955 Views
Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 06:48:10 PM 1764 Views
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Chapters 1-3: The Other Minister, Spinner's End, Will and Won't. - 18/10/2010 06:21:55 PM 1955 Views
Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM 1954 Views
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(minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 11:27:53 AM 1908 Views
Re: (minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 05:26:50 PM 1680 Views
*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM 1899 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:39:44 AM 1704 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:48:45 AM 1999 Views
I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 07:30:03 PM 1693 Views
Re: I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 08:33:44 PM 1806 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM 870 Views
Dumbledore-centered. - 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM 1819 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:31:56 PM 1786 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:33:34 PM 1779 Views
Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM 1020 Views
Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 03:46:47 PM 1862 Views
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM 1904 Views
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Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 21/10/2010 12:04:23 AM 1431 Views
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Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:23:38 PM 1699 Views
Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM 1834 Views
On Ron's reaction to Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:30:48 PM 1771 Views
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Fleur - 23/10/2010 05:11:08 PM 1653 Views
Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins. - 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM 1728 Views
Characters. - 25/10/2010 03:10:35 AM 1647 Views
Plotting and writing. - 20/10/2010 03:47:55 PM 1777 Views
*minor spoilers for book 7* - 20/10/2010 09:23:44 PM 1817 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:48:07 PM 860 Views
Dumbledore's Stephen Fry moment... or maybe that's just me. - 22/10/2010 07:35:59 PM 1609 Views
It's not just you - 22/10/2010 08:34:25 PM 1598 Views
Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM 1011 Views
Characters *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM 970 Views
Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn. - 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM 1858 Views
Thoughts about your thoughts. - 23/10/2010 05:28:10 PM 1609 Views
Re: Thoughts about your thoughts. - 24/10/2010 09:18:37 AM 1636 Views
More characters. - 25/10/2010 03:21:33 AM 1615 Views
Re: More characters. - 25/10/2010 10:27:33 AM 1612 Views
Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM 1798 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:04:24 PM 1723 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:54:46 PM 1673 Views
Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.) - 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM 1812 Views
Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1714 Views
Re: Neville. - 08/11/2010 02:35:57 PM 1794 Views
NEWT Potions - 24/10/2010 03:24:42 AM 1789 Views
Re: Characters - 24/10/2010 03:41:30 AM 1856 Views
Re: Characters - 25/10/2010 10:44:00 AM 1680 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM 958 Views
Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM 1742 Views
Malfoy and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 10:51:03 PM 1648 Views
Re: Malfoy and the DADA job. - 25/10/2010 11:31:57 AM 1672 Views
Re: Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 23/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 1660 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM 976 Views
I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1610 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 23/10/2010 05:33:27 PM 1735 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 25/10/2010 03:06:43 AM 1717 Views
Chapters 10-12: The House of Gaunt, Hermione's Helping Hand, Silver and Opals. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:00:02 PM 1015 Views
Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM 981 Views
Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right). - 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM 1893 Views
*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1744 Views
I don't hide from my faults. - 25/10/2010 08:01:39 PM 1585 Views
Re: I don't hide from my faults. - 28/10/2010 04:59:54 AM 1770 Views
Re: *lol* - 26/10/2010 09:50:09 AM 1746 Views
~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 03:14:52 PM 1634 Views
Re: ~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 09:49:12 PM 1597 Views
Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM 1680 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 26/10/2010 11:56:59 PM 1768 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 27/10/2010 08:14:42 AM 1781 Views
Plotting and writing. - 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM 1746 Views
Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM 1781 Views
Re: Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 26/10/2010 09:46:47 AM 1680 Views
The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM 1726 Views
Re: The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 08:10:46 AM 1645 Views
Things - 25/10/2010 10:24:19 PM 1761 Views
Re: Things - 27/10/2010 12:01:17 AM 1795 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM 800 Views
Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class. - 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM 1598 Views
It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1730 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1579 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 1798 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1694 Views
Also - 04/11/2010 09:29:47 AM 1652 Views
Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1713 Views
I think it's a magic thing. - 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM 1703 Views
It can be learned actually. Dumbledore implies he knows it and Ron uses it in book 7 - 25/10/2010 05:55:28 PM 1663 Views
Huh. I completely missed that. Good thing we're doing a reread. - 25/10/2010 05:57:38 PM 1666 Views
Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 1944 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 1814 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 844 Views
Indeed - 26/10/2010 09:20:43 AM 1708 Views
Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM 973 Views
Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM 955 Views
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna - 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM 1686 Views
My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1662 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1697 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 1849 Views
Re: Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 09:01:56 PM 1827 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 772 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1714 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 1874 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1729 Views
Re: Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 09:00:36 PM 1748 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM 804 Views
Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 1860 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 1793 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1656 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 1839 Views
Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM 1702 Views
It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 1762 Views
Re: It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 11:48:19 AM 1605 Views
Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM 945 Views
Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM 1030 Views
Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM 1843 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:24:02 PM 1673 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:51:06 PM 1689 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:14:46 PM 1914 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:07:19 PM 1771 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM 1730 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 07:20:26 PM 1426 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 04/11/2010 04:03:02 AM 1677 Views
And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1684 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1611 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 1770 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 837 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1704 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1768 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 737 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 1061 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1580 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 1821 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM 1897 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 842 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 1898 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 861 Views
Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra - 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM 1983 Views
Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 982 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 1736 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 1759 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 1781 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 873 Views
Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler* - 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM 1700 Views
Re: Stuff. - 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM 1761 Views
Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7* - 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM 1784 Views
This "we'll see in book seven" thing is getting old, but still that's what I have to say here... - 04/11/2010 01:23:01 PM 1610 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1771 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 1742 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:51:04 PM 859 Views
Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower - 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM 1600 Views
Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1431 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1645 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 882 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1688 Views
I didn't take the comparison as far, but the gate thing did remind me of Moria, yes. (DH spoilers) - 05/11/2010 10:03:16 PM 1929 Views
yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1668 Views
Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM 983 Views
Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 818 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 949 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1615 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM 1668 Views
I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 1763 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1759 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1725 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 1875 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 2015 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 831 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1735 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 1935 Views
Re: I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:58:56 PM 1641 Views
This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 1761 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1741 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 1983 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2214 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1750 Views
Re: Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:58:59 PM 1853 Views

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