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⌈ Secret Post #4043 ⌋

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Re: Related to #2

[(Anonymous)]

what writing? most of the romance actually took place entirely off-screen and was only ever alluded-to. That includes Harry and Ginny. JKR didn't actually write anything.

...okay well there was the first kiss with Cho. and that was done just fine. all the hormonal teenagers being hormonal teenagers in book 6 was pretty spot-on too. but what else did she actually write that was actual romance or relationships? most of it was "and X and Y hooked up six months ago offscreen."

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[(Anonymous)]

LOL, to be fair, maybe some people consider that approach to be pretty underwhelming.

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[(Anonymous)]

Seconding this, and I actually liked that this was her approach to romance in the books. It felt fitting.

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[(Anonymous)]

ayrt - yeah, I'm not actually saying it was bad, I didn't mind the approach myself even if it made Harry/Ginny feel tacked-on. You really can't give the MC an off-screen romance. But I think this off-screen treatment is why people don't feel invested in any of the relationships the way they are in other books where the romance is significantly more than a sub-plot.

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[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, agreed.

I thought the Harry/Cho stuff was the most interesting, because it's awkward teenage romance. Interesting too that his first crush/girlfriend doesn't end up being endgame, that's hugely rare in YA.

HP really wasn't a romance, so I can't say she does it badly. I didn't like the endgame pairings of Harry/Ginny or Ron/Hermoine, but I don't recall them being sappy or even much on-screen. Just sort of awkward teenagers being awkward, which is realistic enough.

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[ninety6tears]

My exact thoughts. I don't think she was ever trying to write romantic plots as a main focus in Harry Potter, and considering that it was...fine? I thought the Ron/Hermione bickering went overboard at times, but aside from that I feel like her status as a "romance author" is irrelevant and I just...didn't care.