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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 3261 Views
General comments on the book. - 18/10/2010 06:14:10 PM 1913 Views
I am enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. - 22/10/2010 07:25:17 PM 2061 Views
Yes, I'm loving that I can read in English again. - 22/10/2010 10:10:32 PM 2137 Views
Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1895 Views
Suggestions. - 18/10/2010 06:18:46 PM 1967 Views
Re: Suggestions. - 20/10/2010 03:20:18 PM 2104 Views
*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1827 Views
Oh yes. I'm being distracted by Towers of Midnight. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:11:22 PM 1130 Views
Shocking. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:43 PM 1076 Views
Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 06:48:10 PM 1983 Views
Re: Are we having a break right now? - 12/11/2010 10:05:30 PM 2320 Views
Chapters 1-3: The Other Minister, Spinner's End, Will and Won't. - 18/10/2010 06:21:55 PM 2174 Views
Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:25:12 PM 2182 Views
Re: Characters: The three Ministers, Snape, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Harry, Dumbledore, the Dursleys. - 18/10/2010 06:55:06 PM 2197 Views
(minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 11:27:53 AM 2150 Views
Re: (minor book seven spoilers) - 19/10/2010 05:26:50 PM 1925 Views
*spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 01:01:35 AM 2148 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:39:44 AM 1985 Views
Re: *spoilers for book 7* an assortment of characters - 19/10/2010 11:48:45 AM 2230 Views
I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 07:30:03 PM 1917 Views
Re: I rather enjoyed the new characters. - 22/10/2010 08:33:44 PM 2058 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 18/10/2010 06:28:16 PM 999 Views
Dumbledore-centered. - 19/10/2010 01:03:05 AM 2060 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:31:56 PM 2016 Views
Re: Dumbledore-centered. - 22/10/2010 07:33:34 PM 1992 Views
Chapters 4-6: Horace Slughorn, An Excess of Phlegm, Draco's Detour. *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:44:39 PM 1134 Views
Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 03:46:47 PM 2100 Views
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(Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:25:20 PM 2178 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 09:46:08 PM 2057 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:20:28 PM 1934 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 21/10/2010 12:04:23 AM 1696 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 10:20:28 PM 2070 Views
Re: (Mostly) on Slughorn, Narcissa and Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:23:38 PM 1937 Views
Re: Characters: Slughorn, Fleur, the Trio, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy,... - 20/10/2010 10:15:58 PM 2077 Views
On Ron's reaction to Fleur... - 20/10/2010 11:30:48 PM 2032 Views
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Fleur - 23/10/2010 05:11:08 PM 1875 Views
Dumbledore, Slughorn, Tonks, Mr & Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Narcissa and the twins. - 20/10/2010 09:23:04 PM 1960 Views
Characters. - 25/10/2010 03:10:35 AM 1874 Views
Plotting and writing. - 20/10/2010 03:47:55 PM 1983 Views
*minor spoilers for book 7* - 20/10/2010 09:23:44 PM 2041 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 20/10/2010 03:48:07 PM 990 Views
Dumbledore's Stephen Fry moment... or maybe that's just me. - 22/10/2010 07:35:59 PM 1832 Views
It's not just you - 22/10/2010 08:34:25 PM 1828 Views
Chapters 7-9: Slug Club, Snape Victorious, The Half-Blood Prince *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:03 PM 1153 Views
Characters *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:24 PM 1082 Views
Harry, Romilda, Malfoy (in luuuve), Snape, Lavender Brown, McGonagall, Hermione and Slughorn. - 22/10/2010 07:26:19 PM 2093 Views
Thoughts about your thoughts. - 23/10/2010 05:28:10 PM 1865 Views
Re: Thoughts about your thoughts. - 24/10/2010 09:18:37 AM 1863 Views
More characters. - 25/10/2010 03:21:33 AM 1879 Views
Re: More characters. - 25/10/2010 10:27:33 AM 1903 Views
Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 07:54:35 PM 2041 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:04:24 PM 1963 Views
Re: Love is in the air, evidently. - 22/10/2010 09:54:46 PM 1911 Views
Slytherin had been in need of new blood for a long time. (And assorted other comments.) - 22/10/2010 10:34:49 PM 2041 Views
Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1959 Views
Re: Neville. - 08/11/2010 02:35:57 PM 2038 Views
NEWT Potions - 24/10/2010 03:24:42 AM 2031 Views
Re: Characters - 24/10/2010 03:41:30 AM 2084 Views
Re: Characters - 25/10/2010 10:44:00 AM 1920 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:37 PM 1084 Views
Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 07:27:23 PM 1990 Views
Malfoy and the DADA job. - 22/10/2010 10:51:03 PM 1937 Views
Re: Malfoy and the DADA job. - 25/10/2010 11:31:57 AM 1949 Views
Re: Dumbledore, patronuses and the DADA job. - 23/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 1883 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 22/10/2010 07:23:50 PM 1099 Views
I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1849 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 23/10/2010 05:33:27 PM 1973 Views
Re: I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 25/10/2010 03:06:43 AM 1934 Views
Chapters 10-12: The House of Gaunt, Hermione's Helping Hand, Silver and Opals. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:00:02 PM 1154 Views
Characters: The Gaunts, the Trio, Hagrid, and many more. *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:02:07 PM 1101 Views
Harry's continued insistence about Malfoy really irritates me (even though he's right). - 25/10/2010 06:15:23 PM 2152 Views
*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1972 Views
I don't hide from my faults. - 25/10/2010 08:01:39 PM 1806 Views
Re: I don't hide from my faults. - 28/10/2010 04:59:54 AM 1987 Views
Re: *lol* - 26/10/2010 09:50:09 AM 1956 Views
~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 03:14:52 PM 1865 Views
Re: ~geeky moment~ - 26/10/2010 09:49:12 PM 1821 Views
Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 25/10/2010 10:23:55 PM 1885 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 26/10/2010 11:56:59 PM 2020 Views
Re: Trelawny, Ogden, Gaunt, Ron, Hermione, Ron and Harry - 27/10/2010 08:14:42 AM 2004 Views
Plotting and writing. - 25/10/2010 05:03:16 PM 1981 Views
Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 25/10/2010 05:37:28 PM 2025 Views
Re: Amazing amounts of accurate guesswork here, in hindsight. - 26/10/2010 09:46:47 AM 1908 Views
The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 12:05:48 AM 1964 Views
Re: The smuggling and Trelawney's rambling. - 27/10/2010 08:10:46 AM 1893 Views
Things - 25/10/2010 10:24:19 PM 2033 Views
Re: Things - 27/10/2010 12:01:17 AM 2039 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 25/10/2010 05:03:32 PM 909 Views
Dumbledore still sounds like Stephen Fry. And reflections on the nature of Potions class. - 25/10/2010 05:11:24 PM 1865 Views
It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1950 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1821 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 2043 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1932 Views
Also - 04/11/2010 09:29:47 AM 1905 Views
Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1932 Views
I think it's a magic thing. - 25/10/2010 05:34:09 PM 1930 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 1914 Views
Huh. I completely missed that. Good thing we're doing a reread. - 25/10/2010 05:57:38 PM 1927 Views
Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 2191 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 2047 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 966 Views
Indeed - 26/10/2010 09:20:43 AM 1931 Views
Chapters 13-15: The Secret Riddle, Felix Felicis, The Unbreakable Vow *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:16:28 PM 1092 Views
Characters: The Trio, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Draco,... *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:12 PM 1079 Views
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Ron & Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Luna - 27/10/2010 10:31:39 PM 1964 Views
My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1894 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1943 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 2075 Views
Re: Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 09:01:56 PM 2060 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 877 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1959 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 2102 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1970 Views
Re: Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 09:00:36 PM 1978 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:42 PM 935 Views
Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 2088 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 2013 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1896 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 2121 Views
Re: I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:44:22 AM 1940 Views
It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 2029 Views
Re: It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 11:48:19 AM 1827 Views
Chapters 16-18: A Very Frosty Christmas, A Sluggish Memory, Birthday Surprises *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:40:39 PM 1087 Views
Characters: The Trio, Fleur, Scrimgeour, Percy, Remus, Slughorn,... *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:43:02 PM 1153 Views
Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 08:51:58 PM 2081 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:24:02 PM 1906 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 29/10/2010 11:51:06 PM 1920 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:14:46 PM 2135 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 31/10/2010 09:07:19 PM 2037 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 06:23:04 PM 1974 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 02/11/2010 07:20:26 PM 1642 Views
Re: Mr Weasley, Lupin, Fleur, Harry and Scrimgeour - 04/11/2010 04:03:02 AM 1907 Views
And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1938 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1883 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 2001 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 971 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1926 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1994 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 853 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 1206 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1810 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 2056 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:16:30 PM 2129 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 960 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 2161 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 968 Views
Chapters 22-24: After the Burial, Horcruxes, Sectumsempra - 03/11/2010 09:50:17 PM 2197 Views
Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 1111 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 2009 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 2018 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 2037 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 982 Views
Harry wrong again, house elves, horcruxes, free will, well hidden clues and some irony *DH spoiler* - 03/11/2010 10:35:20 PM 1953 Views
Re: Stuff. - 04/11/2010 04:28:04 AM 1985 Views
Re: Stuff. *spoilers for book 7* - 04/11/2010 09:10:19 AM 2039 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 1818 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1990 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 2016 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:51:04 PM 979 Views
Chapters 25-27: The Seer Overheard, The Cave, The Lightning-Struck Tower - 05/11/2010 05:37:42 PM 1831 Views
Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1663 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1865 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 991 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1919 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 2168 Views
yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1892 Views
Chapters 28-30: Flight of the Prince, The Phoenix Lament, The White Tomb. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:12 PM 1112 Views
Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 933 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 1057 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1861 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 04:49:06 PM 1905 Views
I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 2004 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1999 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1965 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 2122 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 2255 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 965 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1983 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 2202 Views
Re: I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:58:56 PM 1869 Views
This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 2014 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1965 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 2202 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2456 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1992 Views
Re: Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:58:59 PM 2081 Views

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