He's not thinking about Henry when he puts in twenty-three hours in his first week of work, or when he's filling the rest of his hours with class and papers and going for long runs and drinking triple-shot coffees and poking around the Senate offices. He's not thinking about Henry in the shower or at night, alone and wide awake in his bed.
Except for when he is.
Which is always.
Ch. 5 ~ Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
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Happy Birthday Ginny Potter! And in honor of her 41st birthday, let's look at my favorite Ginny Weasley moment in the books:
“You seem really down lately,” Ginny persisted. “You know, I’m
sure if you just talked to Cho . . .”
“It’s not Cho I want to talk to,” said Harry brusquely.
“Who is it, then?” asked Ginny.
“I . . .”
He glanced around to make quite sure that nobody was listening;
Madam Pince was several shelves away, stamping out a pile of books
for a frantic-looking Hannah Abbott.
“I wish I could talk to Sirius,” he muttered. “But I know I can’t.”
More to give himself something to do than because he really
wanted any, Harry unwrapped his Easter egg, broke off a large bit,
and put it into his mouth.
“Well,” said Ginny slowly, helping herself to a bit of egg too, “if
you really want to talk to Sirius, I expect we could think of a way to
do it. . . .”
“Come on,” said Harry hopelessly. “With Umbridge policing the
fires and reading all our mail?”
“The thing about growing up with Fred and George,” said Ginny
thoughtfully, “is that you sort of start thinking anything’s possible if
you’ve got enough nerve.”
Harry looked at her. Perhaps it was the effect of the chocolate —
Lupin had always advised eating some after encounters with dementors
— or simply because he had finally spoken aloud the wish that had
been burning inside him for a week, but he felt a bit more hopeful. . . .
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, pg.655, US Edition.
There are two significant moments here, one of which many people forget about when talking about Ginny.
Here, we get one of the most famous Ginny lines: "Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." This statement motivates Harry and gives him hope during one of his lowest moments.
Another one is her asking him if he wanted to talk to Cho. She has more than fancies him at this point, but still cares about his happiness, even if it was with someone else. This immediately negates the "stalker/fangirl Ginny".
This exchange neatly sums up who Ginny is: brave, strong, selfless, caring.
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how sharp must be Draculas fangs if Lucy's neck wounds are so tiny they won't even leave a scar?
i feel like in all modern versions or any vampire media the bites are always quite big and like walking red flags you can't overlook. it's like making the story less complex by having everyone see it
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