#hp ramble

But for real. I gotta say this. I can’t stand it when people just find even the smallest details and whine about it. From people complaining about Movie!Harry, to Dan’s acting, to David Yates, and to how bad the films are, it just blows me away on how ungrateful this fandom really is.

Dan’s acting is unbelievably underrated and over hated on and I say just the same with how much even Harry is hated on for whatever reason. From the first film to Deathly Hallows Pt. 2, you see such growth with how he approaches acting. Don’t even get me started with Order of the Phoenix!!! I will never understand how Dan’s acting is “bad”. Like how is it bad? Tell me. Because he carried Harry’s emotions unbelievably perfect after Sirius’s death. How is that bad acting? Oh! Also to mention the mental battle between Harry vs Voldemort. The twitches. Like you can really see through the character with that mental instability because of Voldemort trying to intrude Harry’s thoughts. It was so well done! The possession scene? Nobody talks about it! How deep the flashbacks go. It’s a lot more prominent than in the book. I like the way the book did it, but the movie changes with that scene was so much better. Literally fighting back Voldemort through Harry’s mind with the feeling of pity for Voldemort. And those flashbacks!!! Holy shit I get hyped every single time just punching Voldemort’s reflection. WHOA! Don’t tell me that isn’t powerful in itself because it bloody well was!!!! And beyond that too to Half Blood Prince with the chasing Snape scene, Deathly Hallows pt1 then pt2 with the “how dare you stand where he stood” just brilliant!

Anyway, people also over hate on David Yates. I don’t care what people say. People complain that he took out this, that, this, he made the films look “dull”. Mate. That’s the whole point! What, you think that Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince or even Deathly Hallows Pt1 and 2 are supposed to look bright and whimsical like the first two films? No! Absolutely not! The amount of complaints I’ve seen on Reddit about the Half Blood Prince especially with its redirection to further away from the books is ridiculous. I love the movie! And yes, I’ve read the book, and still, I love the movie just as much as I did before I’ve heard the Half Blood Prince. I appreciate both in their own right. Anyway, as an editor myself, it’s easy for me to understand right away with how crucial it is to keep the tones more neutral than having more vivid colours. It’s about the emotion. And most people don’t see how colour grading can speak volumes to set the tone for a film. Order of the Phoenix and beyond is dark. The films get darker because the battle between good and evil brews closer and closer. And nothing bothers me more than people complaining about the colour grading that it’s “dull”. No. It’s brilliant. It sets the tone for what the whole theme of the film is about. Darkness is coming. It just makes sense and these uncultured people don’t get it.

I speak the same words for the cinematography. It was brilliantly done especially in Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows pt2.

So there’s my rant for today. A wildly hot take which shouldn’t be that much of a hot take but amongst those who complain to their full hearts content, I have done my part of expressing lol.

all they post about is the hbo show

i really do think their paid by hbo or wb to promote the show cause it does not come out for another six months and you post about it all day

I don't want to bring up sex positions into a ship talk, but it's definitely related. No matter how much you deny t/b dynamics bleeding into personalities, it's extremely common in fics. It's not even heteronormativity because I see men worshipping their women on their knees and being babygirls in general. But in Tomarry, it's always daddy dom Tom. Its kinda ridiculous because Tom is a bit of a loser. He's powerful, witty and charming but he's a loser and also an unapologetic princess in canon. This line is apparently so hard to foot it seems.

Tomarry are true equals. So why does the scale tilt in the favor of Tom in every popular fic? Why isn't their relationship balanced the way it's supposed to be?

Harry's characterization isn't very hard to emulate, is it? I mean the books are literally created based on him.

Why is he so mischaracterized? No, he's not a cinnamon roll. He's not a tired but sassy girl in a boy's body. He's not a whiny wittle baby. He's not dependent on Hermione for everything. He's not a dumbass with only luck on his side. He's not a stunted kid who didn't grow past 5'5". He's not light and all that is holy personified. He's not kind but not unkind either. He's not submissive. He's not oblivious.

I really wanna get into tomarry, but the fics I've been filtering are still not what I'm looking for.

I know I'm complaining and I should probably write a fic of my own to satiate my craving but I really just needed to get this off my chest.

Here’s the truth: Ginny Weasley still loves the hero, not the human—and Book 6 is where that shallow dynamic becomes painfully obvious.

Title: Book 6 Hinny – A Love Story Between a Girl and Her Favorite Myth

By: The Disillusioned Quill – dragging canon, page by page

People love to point to Half-Blood Prince as “the book where Harry and Ginny finally get together.” Which is technically true—if you consider “jealous glances, Quidditch wins, and one hallway kiss” the peak of literary romance.

But if you actually open the book and read it—really read it—you’ll see what’s really going on: Ginny still doesn't love Harry. She loves the idea of him. The Boy Who Lived. The chosen one. Hogwarts’ golden myth in the flesh.

And Harry? He’s just as guilty. He doesn’t fall in love with Ginny the person—he fixates on Ginny the Cool Girl™.

Let’s break this whole farce down, with direct canon examples. Strap in.

1. Harry’s “Feelings” Come Out of Nowhere – And They’re Completely Superficial

For five books, Harry barely pays attention to Ginny. She’s “Ron’s sister.” She’s quiet. She’s there. He even admits, in Book 5, that she’s more comfortable talking to him now—after years of barely speaking.

But in Book 6, suddenly…

“Harry found himself wondering what Ginny was doing now.” —Half-Blood Prince, Ch. 5

Oh, now you’re interested?

Why? What changed?

Did they bond over shared trauma? Did Ginny help Harry through grief over Sirius? Did they have a deep conversation about how Harry’s being mentally toyed with by Dumbledore?

Nope. Ginny got hot. She’s dating Dean. She scores a goal. And Harry is jealous.

“There was something irritating about the sight of Ginny and Dean enjoying a private joke.” —Ch. 14, HBP

This isn’t love. This is petty territorial behavior. His thoughts about her are focused on her dating life, her popularity, her laugh, and the fact that he suddenly “notices her.”

He never reflects on her values, her beliefs, or any sense of shared understanding. He’s crushing on a girl whose personality is described through how others react to her.

She’s a projection. Not a partner.

2. Ginny’s Behavior Reinforces That She’s in Love with “Harry the Hero”

Let’s talk about Ginny’s side.

Throughout Half-Blood Prince, she continues her “feisty girl” performance—batting hexes at people, calling out Slytherins, being the Gryffindor darling. Her character is constantly presented to us rather than developed. We’re told she’s “funny” and “independent,” but what we’re really seeing is someone who knows exactly how to keep Harry’s attention.

She brags about hexing boys. She parades her relationship with Dean. She acts “cool” with Harry breaking up with her.

“I never really gave up on you.” —Ginny, Ch. 30

Excuse me—gave up on what, exactly?

You barely spoke to him for years. You weren’t friends. You were watching from a distance. This isn’t a tragic romance; it’s a fangirl finally being noticed by her idol.

You didn’t love Harry. You waited for the day he’d finally realize you were worthy of being seen. And when he did? You kissed him in front of the whole school like you’d won the final round of a competition.

Which… you kind of did.

3. The Quidditch Kiss Is Supposed to Be “Romantic.” It’s Hollow.

You know the scene.

Harry wins the Gryffindor Quidditch Cup, walks off the field, and Ginny runs into his arms.

“Without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her.” —Ch. 24, Sectumsempra

Cue the fireworks.

Except… it’s meaningless. Emotionally. They’ve had no real buildup. No bonding scenes. No moments of vulnerability.

It’s pure adrenaline. A Quidditch victory, post-game euphoria, hormones pumping—and that’s the moment their relationship begins?

No talk about Sirius. No mention of the Prophecy. No recognition of who Harry is beneath the surface—just one big public snog and applause from the common room.

This isn’t love. This is performance. This is two attractive, popular people finally getting together in the way their friends always joked they would.

It’s prom king and queen. It’s fanservice. It’s shallow.

4. Ginny Doesn’t Know Harry – She Just Likes the Glory

Let’s be honest: Harry is a mess in this book.

He’s obsessed with Draco. He’s on edge. He’s having private lessons with Dumbledore. He’s angry, distracted, grieving.

Ginny? Nowhere emotionally close.

There is not one scene where she checks on him. There’s no “Are you okay?” There’s no “Tell me what’s bothering you.” There’s no conversation where Ginny tries to reach Harry on a deeper level.

What she does do is show up at the right time. Look pretty. Fly well. Keep the banter sharp.

That’s not a girlfriend. That’s a reward.

5. Their Breakup Proves How Emotionally Shallow the Relationship Was

After Dumbledore’s death, Harry ends things:

“I’ve got things to do alone now.” —Harry, Ch. 30

Ginny’s response?

“I knew you’d say this… It’s for some stupid, noble reason, isn’t it?”

No resistance. No pain. No begging him to let her help. Just acceptance—and a joke. A one-liner. Because of course.

Because this wasn’t a deep relationship to begin with.

Ginny doesn’t protest because she never really had Harry. She had the title, the badge, the bragging rights. She was the girl who finally got the Chosen One.

And now that the world’s ending? She fades out like a stage light dimming at the end of the show.

Conclusion: Ginny Loves the Myth. The Legend. The Lie.

The real Harry—the boy who can’t sleep, who hears voices, who blames himself for everyone’s death—was never Ginny’s. She didn’t want that boy. She wanted the seeker, the war hero, the name.

And in Half-Blood Prince, when Harry was most vulnerable, most lost, most angry… Ginny didn’t even see it. She never tried.

Because she didn’t love him.

She loved the symbol.

Hinny is a relationship of surface and spectacle, not substance. And Book 6 proves it page after painful page.

Sound off in the comments. Unless you're going to say “But the kiss was cute!” — then please go reread the book first.