I guess I'm one of the few readers who really actually likes Harry. He's not my favorite character, but he's right up there. Mostly because I read it when I was a very angsty teen. He's more complex than most of fanon gives him credit for.
Oh I know, JKR"S PORTRAYALS OF LILY AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER WOMAN IN THE BOOKS MADE ME WANT TO THROW THINGS SO BAD! Er, you get the idea. The reason I read so much slash in this fandom is that aside from Luna, and well written Lily, I can't stand any of the girls in there. And Lily's sacrifice fit so well into the whole "the mightiest thing a woman can do is sacrifice herself for the ones she loves" norm that I could throw up. That's why in my Parchment Underground series I have her fight Voldemort (Who is there to kill her) and take a few pieces out of him before she goes down.
Not every character in a story has to have depth. JKR had a huge cast with plenty of well developed characters. Malfoy wasn't one of them and he didn't need to be. He was there to be a schoolboy antagonist and a bridge between Hogwarts and the nasty stuff going on outside.
Ginny has a lot of growing up to do, and after I gave up on my divorce fic, I'd like to think she got around to it eventually. Give her time. She's only seventeen.
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Date: 2009-10-25 12:12 am (UTC)Oh I know, JKR"S PORTRAYALS OF LILY AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER WOMAN IN THE BOOKS MADE ME WANT TO THROW THINGS SO BAD! Er, you get the idea. The reason I read so much slash in this fandom is that aside from Luna, and well written Lily, I can't stand any of the girls in there. And Lily's sacrifice fit so well into the whole "the mightiest thing a woman can do is sacrifice herself for the ones she loves" norm that I could throw up. That's why in my Parchment Underground series I have her fight Voldemort (Who is there to kill her) and take a few pieces out of him before she goes down.
Not every character in a story has to have depth. JKR had a huge cast with plenty of well developed characters. Malfoy wasn't one of them and he didn't need to be. He was there to be a schoolboy antagonist and a bridge between Hogwarts and the nasty stuff going on outside.
Ginny has a lot of growing up to do, and after I gave up on my divorce fic, I'd like to think she got around to it eventually. Give her time. She's only seventeen.