Ooh, I'd never seen that first vid before! Very interesting.
And I think both of your vid choices show why Harry/Ginny wasn't so strong in the films: the director(s?) made the decision to focus very tightly on the Trio, and did a fabolous job of showing the depth and strength of that friendship. The only way Ginny could have stood out compared to that would be to be a prize (the Princess' hand in marriage, lots of glowing soft-focus Madonna-smiles), and I'm glad they didn't go that route.
Ginny directly parallels Lily Evans in the same way Harry does James, and the contrasts are deliberate (back to where we started, but not). Lily had the Grand Passion, the desperate wartime romance and the ill-timed baby amidst intrigue. I like that Ginny and Harry appear to have a quiet and peaceful relationship. Harry is definitely not his father in that last scene. It would have been nice to know more about Ginny aside from being The Lily Who Lived, but *shrugs*
(I have a crack theory about the Wizarding World, btw. I think that wizards/witches marry quite young, and generally are continuing their educations or apprenticeships during the first 11 or so years of child-raising. Then, when the kids leave the nest, the wizard/wtich's career *really* starts. I think this might explain a lot of things in wizarding society.)
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And I think both of your vid choices show why Harry/Ginny wasn't so strong in the films: the director(s?) made the decision to focus very tightly on the Trio, and did a fabolous job of showing the depth and strength of that friendship. The only way Ginny could have stood out compared to that would be to be a prize (the Princess' hand in marriage, lots of glowing soft-focus Madonna-smiles), and I'm glad they didn't go that route.
Ginny directly parallels Lily Evans in the same way Harry does James, and the contrasts are deliberate (back to where we started, but not). Lily had the Grand Passion, the desperate wartime romance and the ill-timed baby amidst intrigue. I like that Ginny and Harry appear to have a quiet and peaceful relationship. Harry is definitely not his father in that last scene. It would have been nice to know more about Ginny aside from being The Lily Who Lived, but *shrugs*
(I have a crack theory about the Wizarding World, btw. I think that wizards/witches marry quite young, and generally are continuing their educations or apprenticeships during the first 11 or so years of child-raising. Then, when the kids leave the nest, the wizard/wtich's career *really* starts. I think this might explain a lot of things in wizarding society.)