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Within the world of Harry Potter<\/a>, there are characters that I love. And then there are characters that I\u2026 am not super huge fans of.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not to say they aren\u2019t good characters. As someone who has marathoned the entire Harry Potter film franchise<\/a>, I can openly say that no character is really a bad character. I\u2019ve loved the books since I was a kid, and everyone has a decent amount of development in terms of what they do in the novels, and the storyline as a whole, even the villains.<\/p>\n But I have to admit that there\u2019s one character from the movies, who was featured heavily in the books, that I really want to see done well in the new Harry Potter TV show on HBO. And in honor of production beginning,<\/a> I have to express my concerns — specifically about Ginny Weasley.<\/p>\n Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n I’m Excited For The New Series As A Potterhead<\/p>\n First off, I must admit that, as a Potterhead, I am excited about the new series.<\/p>\n Did we necessarily need an HBO Harry Potter TV show<\/a>? No, not at all. The movies are great all on their own, with an impressive Harry Potter cast<\/a> that have all gone on to do great things since their time in one of the best fantasy franchises<\/a> ever. I could rewatch those movies any day and never grow tired of them.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s still a lot of love for this franchise in me, even if I don\u2019t necessarily agree with things J.K. Rowling has said in the last few years in terms of specific social topics that I will not dive into today. I have a lot of hope that this series will end up becoming a staple for the next generation, and the legacy of Harry Potter will continue.<\/p>\n I think that they\u2019ve been doing a decent job with casting. While Snape\u2019s casting raised some eyebrows, and I\u2019m also a little nervous for John Lithgow\u2019s casting<\/a> as Dumbledore, I think they really hit the ground running on this show.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s one character that I\u2019m aching to see done right in the new series \u2013 and hopefully, so much better than what they did in the movies.<\/p>\n Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n However, I Seriously Hope They Change Up Ginny’s Character From The Movies<\/p>\n So I have a confession. While I do love Hermione from the books, as I think any young woman my age did when they were released, because she\u2019s fantastic, I always loved Ginny just as much. The little sister of Ron Weasley, Ginny was a pivotal character in the series as a whole, offering valuable stakes, humorous jokes, and much more.<\/p>\n And in the movies, she\u2019s just sort of\u2026 there?<\/p>\n We first meet Ginny technically in the first film, because she travels to King’s Cross Station with the Weasley family as they send their boys off to Hogwarts. But she plays a bigger role in the second film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. <\/p>\n At least in that movie, it felt like she was a bigger part of the screenplay as a whole \u2013 but for a story that, in the books, revolved a lot around her towards the end, it felt like she wasn\u2019t included nearly as much as she should be.<\/p>\n And then, as the film progresses, her character becomes less and less critical to the story, which is the complete opposite of how she fits into the book.<\/p>\n Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n She Feels Like Such An Important Character In The Books<\/p>\n In the books, Ginny is honestly a fourth part of the trio. Sure, she doesn\u2019t go on as many adventures as the core trio does, but she is such an essential figure to all three. Aside from her being Ron\u2019s little sister (and the youngest Weasley overall), she\u2019s a genuine friend to Hermione.<\/p>\n There were so many sweet moments between them that we didn\u2019t get to see in the movies that actually would have expanded on her character. But we get nothing.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also the fact that Ginny is quite funny. She has some hysterical moments in the novels that could have been brought to the big screen, but they were not. I\u2019m not sure if it was due to time constraints or other factors, but there was a lot that could have been done.<\/p>\n Ginny is also an excellent Quidditch player. While we do see her on the Gryffindor team in the films for a little bit, she\u2019s bloody fantastic in the books, and we see none of that in the film.<\/p>\n The biggest sin of all, though, is her relationship to Harry as it is portrayed in the movies.<\/p>\n Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n Her Relationship With Harry Is So Much More Fleshed Out And Feels Real<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t a dig at Bonnie Wright (who plays Ginny Weasley) or her acting skills, because I have seen her in other movies and shows, and she\u2019s excellent. But when she played Ginny, I didn\u2019t believe her, and it didn\u2019t help that she and Harry’s relationship felt so fake.<\/p>\n It was like they were trying to incorporate this \u201cbrother’s best friend\u201d kind of trope where they should keep their kiss a secret or whatever, but in reality, it felt so stiff. The chemistry just wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a reason why people began to ship Harry and Hermione \u2013 because no one believed the idea of him with Ginny in the films. And Ron and Hermione’s chemistry was also sort of\u2026 eh as well, but that\u2019s a whole other article I could get into.<\/p>\n Their relationship feels so genuine and honest in the books, and built on a friendship that evolved into a relationship, not something that feels spawned out of\u2026 what, nowhere really? In the movies, it was kind of like Harry just woke up and realized that Ginny was pretty instead of the slow build of, \u201cOh, Ron\u2019s sister is actually quite nice.\u201d It didn\u2019t work well for me.<\/p>\n Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n She Could Be A Real Standout Character If Done Right<\/p>\n![\"Hermione,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b9a407d1d5b9e732c231d2181c3dd7fe.jpeg\"\/)
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