Analytical - Compatibility

Both Harry and Ginny belong to the house of Gryffindor, which exemplifies the qualities of bravery, courage and chivalry - essentially the house of heroic behaviour, you could say. They've both exhibited such traits, but it took a little longer for 'all' of us to recognize them in Ginny, I'm afraid. Don't you even dare suggest that Ginny isn't brave. She is just as brave as any Gryffindor, maybe more so than many of them. Ginny was willing to break rules, participate in the DA, and risk her own safety to save Sirius. She stood up to Draco Malfoy, she tried to fight back under Tom Riddle's influence, she followed Harry into the Department of Mysteries without hesitance. If anything, what Harry needs is bravery and courage in friends - friends who will go with him into battle, friends who will protect and support him. Anyone involved in the life of Harry Potter has to have a sturdy liver, because it's going to take a lot to keep up with the things that lie in store for them all. Ginny can - and she probably will - be there until the end for Harry.

Compassion is another common trait that they share - the deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. Harry is utterly compassionate, and it's this characteristic that makes him such a people-saver... he can't stand by to let someone else suffer without at least trying to help. Harry would rather lose the Triwizarding cup than let Fleur Delacour's little sister drown, he would rather die than let Voldemort lay hands on the Prophecy. It makes him who he is, just as it makes Ginny who she is. All the Weasley's are noble, conscientious individuals with big warm hearts, and Ginny is no exception. She sticks up for her friends and refuses to let Neville lose faith in himself. She is empathetic, as shown in the Common Room scene after Ron asks Fleur to the Yule Ball, and understands when someone needs to be alone and when they need to be told off. She took Harry down a notch in OotP, but was concerned and gentle to him at Easter, when she sensed that he was very upset. There is no doubt that these two will not sacrifice themselves to help others in times of need.

They are also strong and persistent. If there's anything that sets Harry apart from others, it is his immense inner strength. There seems to be no limit to how much he can endure - he doesn't give up. It's one of his most admirable qualities. That strength, however, was sorely put to test in book 5, and by the end of it, Harry was close to giving up - he was hurt to the extent that he didn't want to be human anymore... but he survived it. Ginny is incredibly strong, also, though it may not seem like it from what we see of her in books 1-4. She was 'weak' enough to be hoodwinked by Tom Riddle (though I'd say it had more to do with behing lonely, than flawed) but she did come to her senses someway through CoS and become suspiscious of her 'friend'... she lived through it, she got over Tom's devastating memory, and even if she never forgot what he did to her, she is, when all is said and done, a normal girl. Both Harry and Ginny are survivors, a point that I can't stress strongly enough. They continously move on, even if times are dark and horrible. Voldemort can do what he will, but Harry and Ginny will survive it and they'll be happy again someday, I'm almost 100% certain of that.

What other traits do they share? A sense of righteousness. Independance. Flexibility, intelligence. Talent, ability. I've been told that some people feel that Ginny isn't 'good' enough for Harry. Bollocks. Remember that size is no guarantee of power, and Ginny's a prime example of that. If the twins say she does a mean Bat-Bogey Hex, I reckon they're right.

They seem to be made for one another, with all things considered. They're both quidditch lovers, they've both been successful seekers. They're both victims of Voldemort's will, and they've both avoided near death situations. They have an unspoken Wizard's debt. They resemble his parents. Harry desperately wants family, Ginny has family to spare. It's all so convenient, yet done so deliberately slyly that it isn't as cliche as it could be.

The strange part of this is that Ginny understands Harry, better than she even ought to, maybe, considering the amount of time they've actually spent together. It just seems to have no effect on him. Does he see it? Yeah, he probably does, which is why he's always so polite to her, even under circumstances that were purely embarrassing... Ginny understands Harry, but I get the feeling that Harry doesn't really understand Ginny all that well. Romantic feelings aside, they're not even "good" friends, and that's really quite a loss, if you think about how much they could offer each other. There is definitely potential for friendship between them, and if things hadn't started out the way they did - with Ginny crushing on Harry - I'd say they could've been quite close.

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