Unpopular opinion #3 (since people seem to like these stuff)
I'm gonna get hate for this but
Hinny feels forced and out of nowhere to me.
They had the perfect set up for a cute romance. Best friend's younger sister whom he's used to take care of, but suddenly she grows, doesn't seek his attention anymore and he slowly gets to know her as her own person instead of his buddie's sister. He find himself drawn to her and feels guilty about it for the typical reasons, only to realize she feels the same way, always has, and boom, their feelings finally clash in a passionate kiss after months of sexual tension and years of mutual pining. Beautiful.
Or at least that's what could have been if we saw them interacting more after the Chamber of Secrets thing, but we don't. Ginny practically dissapears after that, we only know of her through others' pov, and when she finally becomes relevant in harry's radar is when she's dating other boys and shows her skills in the quidditch field. Then suddenly, he notices how beautiful and funny she is, even though they're from the same house and they've surely seen each other often, either at the Burrow or around the common room.
They don't have a proper built-up, or any relevant interactions that hints at harry's interest in her, at least not enough to showcase the epic endgame couple they're supposed to be. It feels to me like the recurring trope that when a girl is in love with the protagonist long enough, she's bound to end up with him. Or the when someone is in love with you for so long, you must give them a chance.
I think one of the reasons it pisses me off so much is ginny's wasted potential. Because we could have had an amazing and compelling story about personal growth with a girl that, sick of being in her brothers' shadow and overlooked, finds the courage to forge her own path and make people recognize her for who she is, not as another Weasley. A story where, instead of fooling around to "make time" until her crush to notices her, she moves on from him and starts to date boys because she actually likes them and enjoys dating.
But no. Instead, all that development from her part is reduced to "hermione told me you might like me if i acted more like myself" "she told me to date other boys" bla bla bla
In conclussion:
Hinny had great potential as a love story, but it was done poorly
(REMINDER: This is just my opinion, and by no means i intend to force it unto other people or offend anyone. if you like hinny as a couple, good for you. I won't attack you because of it)
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"First Saw, huh? What's it feel like to have my dad recognize your hustle?"
"I thought we were gonna stop caring what they thought of us."
"We should start holding each other accountable on it."
"Hey, you got dad stuff to talk out, I'm your guy."
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Ship Happens, update.
Heeeeey guys! This is just a little note to say we're still here and Ship Happens chapter three is definitely still happening. I know there has been a big lull between chapters, but that will make sense when you see that chapter three alone thus far is sixty pages long. Sixty. Six Zero. You know, the number after fifty-nine?
@gleektasticklaine and I have been working really hard on making sure that this fic is really special for you guys, and we're super excited (seriously, we fan girl on the daily) about what we've got written and planned for the rest of the story.
So this is just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who is reading and who is excited for the next chapter drop. We appreciate the shit out of every single one of you and feel totally blessed that you're enjoying reading our words.
With that being said, if you feel you'll need to do a refresh before chapter three, I would advise reading over one and two to prepare yourself. Chapter three will be here before you know it. :)
And If you haven't yet read Ship Happens, and you're interested in seeing what happens when Carly and Freddie are ditched by Sam on their fun best friend reunion cruise... Well, heres the link. https://archiveofourown.org/works/48942895/chapters/123473746
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