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[lepetitarsenic]

I am so tempted to competely skip out on the Harry Potter fandom right now.

It makes me a little miserable that so few articulate Ron and Ginny fans are standing up publicly; that said, I haven't the energy nor the patience with people's poorly disguised psychological issues to write something myself. The daily_snitch is the root of my frustrations, if by no

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[agentcabanas]

Hmm. Take some comfort in the thought that for all of their pretentious gripe, Rowling ultimately serves no master. If they continue to wallow in their own mistery, I don't regret in saying I hope their wishes fall on deaf ears.

[lepetitarsenic]

thank god j.k.'s not the anne rice type. or else we'd be getting "this shall be my LAST book! tremble in FEAR!'''s left, right, and center.

[agentcabanas]

Anne was someone who popped into my head when I was musing out a car window the other day. This entire fiasco reminds me fully of that whole thing; and I'm not even a Rice fan. One of the silliest arguments I've been hearing is this idea that, "Just because she's the writer of the book doesn't mean I can't criticise her. Just because Bush won the election, does that mean I'm not allowed to criticise his foreign policies

[lepetitarsenic]

Right. Plus, there's a big difference between criticizing someone's work and the delusional feelings of betrayal and hatefulness I've seen popping up all over the place. It's crazy. And we've got more than enough crazy in this fandom as it is.

I have had quite enough of the whiners, I'm afraid. I respect their decision to whine, but I have better things to do with my time than listen to them or keep up with their cold, sneering derision.

Hear, hear.

[denrito]

Perfectly said. *bows down to you* :D

[lepetitarsenic]

Hee, thank you. Sometimes you just need to know you're not the last generally satisfied person in the fandom.

[legendarylove]

That was beautifully said and so very true. Huzzah to you my friend.

[lepetitarsenic]

Thank you!

[sor_bet]

Thank you! Finally, a good defense of the way things turned out

[lepetitarsenic]

I got the feeling (and so did he) that there was just something between them, and I'm amazed that not everyone saw it coming.

That's honestly where I think J.K. gets the "delusional" thing from. Not that people who are H/Hr shippers are delusional people; just that she, to quote, dropped anvils by the time the fifth book had rolled around. Even if most folks didn't pick up on that tension in the earlier books, it was crystal clear by OotP.

Ginny was a bit harder, meaner, in HBP, but she's the only one who's always stuck up for Harry, always defended him. And she was so tough and brave (and willing to lie to her mother *g*) in OotP, I said "there's no way he's not going to end up liking her." Again, wasn't it obvious?Yes! And that's always been one of the reasons I thought Ginny was best-suited to Harry (and, incidentally, why Harry and Ron are such great friends.) Every once in a while, Harry- particularly when he's being CAPLOCKS!Harry- needs someone to tell him to shut up and stop being so overdramatic, like we all do. Hermione

[sor_bet]

Forgot to add that one reason Harry's not with Hermione is that *she* doesn't like him like that. There was never a hint of jealousy during the whole Cho thing; she even tried to help him with that. For whatever reasons (and I wrote a drabble once that implied nearly pure physical attraction :-D), she just likes Ron. I suspect that Harry and Hermione both like the big, fun Wizarding family that is the Weasleys; that's got to be an attraction for two Muggle-born kids who are only children (or near enough to it). [/rant]

[lepetitarsenic]

I suspect that Harry and Hermione both like the big, fun Wizarding family that is the Weasleys; that's got to be an attraction for two Muggle-born kids who are only children (or near enough to it). [/rant]

Hee! I've always thought that, too. At least for Harry- Hermione seems to adore her Muggle family, if be equally fascinated by the Wizarding world- but I'm sure at least subconsciously, Ginny's family is a huge plus for Harry.

[tvtaughtmehow]

Took the words right out of my mouth. Very true. J.K. is an excellent writer and I'm perfectly content with whatever she writes.

[savvynojutsu]

Yus yus.

[lepetitarsenic]

Thank you! Personally, I felt HBP was a bit rushed, and there are things I would have liked to see more of. But there not being enough to keep the audience satisfied is the mark of a pretty damn good author, I think.