i cant wait to see ginny all tho when i was looking in the pics of the fith movie her her wasent verry red it was more like blond red but im still excited to see her in action they have not had her in the movies a nuff she was in the forth alot in the book but in the movie she was only in like two seans

i think her hair looked light auburn but i cant ait to see her too, she should be good in the department of mysterys etc etc and she loks prettyer then she did in the other movies but then she has gotten older lol

yeah i defintely agree with that. Bonnie Wright is looking prettier each time and I think she does a good job with Ginny. I'm really anxious to see if she has a bigger part in this movie because I think she's going to and i think it's going to relfect as a mistake in the past four movies that they didn't show her more. She has a much bigger role in the fifth book and it should not be downgraded. It shows her as more of th emain character that she becomes and in my opinion they really should have brought her to more of the front in the first 4.

Ginny looks great coming off the posters and i hope she gets a lot fo screen time. She just looks like she should play a big role and i think she will

From the several OotP trailers I have seen, Ginny will once again not have that large a role to play. The so called 'library scene' (where she and Harry exchange chocolate easter eggs) will not be featured in the movie ... it was never even filmed. It seems she is relegated to the 'back of the bus' once again! She's still a secondary character, and not all that important!

we all know a lot of the scenes that shippers rely on for Ginny and Harry are cut, that's no big news. I just hope Ginny gets some more screen time. I am not expecting Ginny to burst on the scene in blazing glory she doesn't in the books so why should she in the movie when it doesn't happen in the books. All i am saying is that I hope Ginny gets some more screen time because she deserves it. Like it or not Ginny isn't a minor character but at the concurrent stage in the books a developing character. I guess secondary character would be a good way to describe her Dumbledore's Widow. I just want to see Ginny get some more screen time because at this time she is coming more to the forefront as a character in the books at the time of OoTP but admittedly she is not a major character, though the only major characters are Harry, Hermione, and Ron. I want Bonnie wright to have more screen time because she hardly had any in GoF and I think she deserves more especially because she does become more of a mjor character.

Plus based on all that we've seen hyping the 5th movie Ginny will have a much bigger part and thats all i can ask for. Ginny is on the movie poster. Ginny is in the trailer, Ginny has her own photo for the movie in the galleries here, Bonnie Wright is staying Ginny if she was minor she might change like Dean did. Ginny goes to the DoM, one of six characters that even go that right there tells you she has to have a bigger part in the movies and that's all i want.

Bonnie Wright desrves more face time, she and Ginny haven't gotten enough and I'm looking forward to more in OotP

I completely agree with everyone here...Bonnie does deserve more screen time since her character is going to be HUGE in HBP...the least they can do is foreshadow the harry/ginny relationship a little bit in OotP.

But I read the comments on leaky cauldron by those who went to see the screen test.
They said that ginny doesn't have a lot of lines , but she's shown to be a very powerful witch.
They've left out the library scene and they've also cut out her "lucky you" argument with harry before the six leave for the ministry. I don't know why directors are just ignoring the importance of her character like that. The people who watched the screen test also said that therez little haary/ginny foreshadowing in the movie. BUT they do share a 'look' in the Room of Requirement, and therez something more at the end of the movie. So i'm definitely looking forward to those moments!

I really don't care much for Ginny. She has never been important in the series, excluding the second book, so I doubt that she will have many scenes in this next film. Even in the second book she didn't play much of a part until the end where she had screen time lying unconscious. That was the brunt of her fame and seems to remain as the climax.
In the OotP she does accompany the trio to the department of mysteries before getting split up and breaking her ankle, so she will have a bit of screen time there....maybe.

I agree that she does deserve more screen time, not because I like her character or anything, but only because I don't want the movie-goers to be like "HUH?" when she is suddenly kissing Harry. However, it does seem like they will be playing up the Harry/Luna relationship, so either way, it will be a shock.

Since it appears that Ginny's big scenes from the books - the chocolate library scene and the "you're lucky" comment - are not in OotP how can the movie audience not go, " ? Who's the red-head?" Especially those in the audience who have never read, nor intend to ever read the HP books. I have to wonder just what type of look do Harry and Ginny exchange in the OotP movie? If I blink will I miss it?! I would hardly call this a foreshadowing of H/G at all. It's grasping at straws.

I have a feeling that the main focus of the HBP movie will be Dumbledore and his death, and that H/G will be underplayed. Once again, Ginny will be just another secondary character.

And that would just be fine with me because I don't care much for Ginny either!

yes HBP will focus mainly on Dumbledore's Death because well that is the main plot of HBP and we all know the movies downplay the subplots. Still that Comment belongs in the HBP movie forum.

I agree Unknownlocket Ginny's main part in the movies has been lying unconcious in the CoS but that's only because 1 she doesn't have much bigger roles in the books and 2. she has hardly had any screen time in the other movies. I think she'll probably have more time in OotP like you said mainly because she goes to the DoM and to me those are her main scenes not the library scene or the "lucky you" scene but if she's shown at the DoM fighting alongside Harry and taking part in the DA and even having a 'look' with harry that will be a lot better.

I respect that you guys don't like Ginny, I do like her and I hope she shines in the next film. She deseves it and I have a feeling she will have a bigger role which will continue into the next movies.

But that's just the point. Ginny cannot shine if her role is miniscule. From the trailers I have seen, she has very little dialogue and I doubt her on screen presence is for long periods of time.

I too respect that there are people who like Ginny, I just don't understand why. But, like the cliche goes - "It takes all kinds to make the world go round."

Lol, I love the quote.

Well XDumbledoreX, I can understand why you would want Ginny to shine in the next film and in others to follow, but I really don't think that that will happen. For half of the DoM scenes she is supposed to be injured, so her screen time there is limited. And in the HBP, the only time that she comes near to shinning is in quidditch which has been downplayed a lot in the films and books, so again her screen time will be limited. And then in the seventh book, for most of it we can assume that she will only remain in the backround, so once again, her screen time is limited.

There really isn't anything important that happens with her present that would be absolutely necessary to include in the films.

Her screen time will always be limited because like it's been said many times she isn't a main character, ie she isn't in "the trio". yeah Ginny is a secondary character but so what? I think she deserves more screen time IMO shes the biggest secondary character so why not give her a little more screen time? Your right Unknownlocket we probably won't see much of her in DoM mainly because she doesn't go the same way as Harry so there's no reason to follow her. But still she does go to the DoM so that right there should show that she is more of a major character than Fred and George say. especially since in the coming books/movies Ginny is probably the second biggest thing on Harry's mind. I dn't see quidditch as the only thing Ginny shines in during HBP, it might be one of the things highlighted as her top abilities but she also has a huge role as Harry's love interest in which she should shine on screen.

I really don't see how Ginny's screen time can get any less from the first four films. She hardly had any screen time there so she must be getting more now. It's impossible to say or assume that Ginny will remain in the background during the movies to come. OotP should show her coming more to the forefront and it looks like it will. Ginny's importance increases in the books starting at 5 and I hope it does in the movies as well. She's on the poster, she's in many scenes in the trailer, she goes to DoM, how can OotP not show that Ginny is becoming more important? She may not get many more lines but i don't think anyone can deny that she is going ot be on screen a heck of a lot more. I just hope they don't continue to relegate her to the back after book 5

For me, I want to see Bonnie in more of the forefront because as the books progress she has had a bigger role. Especially relashionship wise. If they do not play up on her befriending Harry and becoming a little tighter knit with the Trio, in the sixth movie if they film a kissing scene between Ginny and Harry some people are just going to be like "whoah! since when has she been big??". Although this is not a ship thread, the argument agaisnt their relashionship is mostly they dont have a lot of scenes togehter which in the books, its not totally true. They both shared little scenes that could bring out more of her character as well as other scenes having nothing to do with their relashionship. I feel in the seventh book Ginny will have a pretty big role and if they dont start playing up on her character and building her up in the films they are going to have a problem when all of a sudden shes a major character.

Well she has never been a major character and never will be so I don't see the producers as going to great lengths to include her in. Even the little scenes that she does have with Harry that supposedly foreshadow the ship aren't important enough to be included in the film. And I don't blame them, she has no relation to the plot at all except when she goes to the Department of Mysteries. Either than that, it's just a waste of screen time especially when their hours are limited. I also agree with Dumbledore's Widow that the Harry and Ginny relationship may be seriously downplayed so it really isn't necessary to build up her character, even if she did have a slightly larger role in the books.

I don't think ginny has a big part in the films either. That is, until the sixth one ofcourse. i think the point is that harry really doesn't notice her until the sixth one, then falls in love with her. i think thats what the movies are trying to get across.

I say, "don't count your chickens before they are hatched".

As I recall Ginny was the victim in the second book/movie and we didn't get to see any more of her in the subsequent movies - other than cameo shots. You would think we would see JKR as building up Ginny's character in the books so that we would not have been shocked to see her pairing up Harry and Ginny in HBP. Even those who ship H/G were surprised. I guess they thought it was never going to happen in print ... let alone in the movies.

At this point we don't know how the HP series is going to end. And, IMO we don't know that the shippings have already been set, since I don't think JKR is finished with this! So, the filmakers will bring Ginny into the foreground in movies #6 and #7 only if she and Harry end up together. Otherwise, I do see the filmakers down play the "romance" that H/G shared in book 6.

I know that Ginny's role will probably not be one like Ron's or Hermione's in this film, but I do think she needs a little more screen time. I am an H/G fan, but that is not the only reason I think so. The fact still remains that they do get together in Half-Blood Prince, and someone said it earlier.. you don't want people to be like "WTH?" when Harry and Ginny kiss in the film. Hopefully they will put some sort of hints in this movie, because reading the books I always sort of expected it. And even if they don't include those hints in this movie, they definitely need to in the next one before the kissing scene. Otherwise, like I said, when they come out and kiss everyone who hasn't read the books will have "derr?" looks on their faces.

Haven't you seen the trailers for OotP? Ginny barely has a speaking role. So, the people who have never read the HP books but go and see the movies will be very surprised when they realize that Harry and Hermione do not become a couple in the next movie. I truly believe that these people expect Harry and Hermione to get together, based solely on the chemistry between Dan and Emma that they see in the movies. There's going to be many a "WTF" type of reactions when these same people find out about H/G in HBP!

I do think that if H/G is completely over with, as I suspect it is, and that they will not reunite in the final book, that the filmakers will downplay the kiss between Harry and Ginny in the 6th movie. What the filmakers would most likely do is put more emphasis on the ships that will be in DH.

I have always thought that JKR has always wanted to have Harry and Ginny get together and then part, so, in my opinion, HBP was her opportunity to do so. To me, the H/G relationship is insignificant at this point in time.

Dumbledores' Widow: I like the way you think! But then again, you are Dumbledore's widow, you must know what you are talking about

Okay, this is my opinion. I do not want any foreshadowing of any so-called romantic relationship between Harry and Ginny. I want the audience to be WTF? when they see Harry's interest in her in HBP. Why do I want this? Because readers didn't get any foreshadowing in OOTP of Harry and Ginny's relationship! (the chocolate scene was for Harry to find a way to contact Sirius! Nothing significant about eggs and patterns!). Readers were WTF? when they saw how Harry was all of a sudden head over heels for Ginny! H/G shippers were also!! They accepted it because they want that couple but c'mon, it was so out of the blue.
So I was very glad to hear that the interaction between Harry and Ginny were cut but then I hear this "look" that they'll give each other??? What is that about?? In OOTP Harry still very much likes Cho. That is the main relationship there.

The media is always the same. They want to overplay (is that the word for it?) scenes between the main male character and every pretty girl. Now obviously there are going to be scenes with Cho, thats cannon. Then I heard that they have Harry and Luna in some questioning scenes together. This is believable because I thought they had a chance of becoming something later on. And then I heard that they have even more scenes of a future possible romantic relationship between Harry and Hermione. No surprise there. Tere always are. People who watch only the films expect that particular relationship to happen.

Since the media, filmakers dont know what the final pairings will be they take a stab at every one that is likely to happen. So in this movie, Cho (did happen), Luna and Hermione. Not Ginny I hope sinche she was still almost nothing in this book, Luna was more important. She had a chapter by her name!! (OOTP chap10.)
Oh, to add to the scenes hinting a possible Hermione/Harry relationship, I have seen pictures where Hermione seems jealous of Cho. And others where she has this sad, jelous, angry look....hmmmm...I wonder why...

I personally want the scenes playing up Harry/Hermione and Ron/Luna.

And yes, if Harry and Ginny don't become the final paring in the end, they will totally underplay the kiss they share in HBP and if it's Hermione/Harry that are made in the end, they'll show some intense jealousy and downplay the supposed "jealous" scenes between her and Ron. The filmakers want to sell and want better way than to make love triangles all over the place, especially between the TRIO??

Bellarosa, thank you for the compliment!

You made a good point about Harmonians, and even some of the H/G shippers, being totally taken by surprise by H/G happening in HBP. I know I was!! It did come out of the blue! JKR hit me square between the eyes with that. I never saw it coming! So, yeah, let the audience feel the same way!

I can see it now, people throwing popcorn, candy wrappers, etc. at the movie screen shouting, "Nooooo! It's Harry and Hermione!", among other choice words!

I swear there are times that I wonder whether Ginny did use a potion or a spell of some sort to snag Harry. The entire book (HBP) was permeated with amorentias, all sort of smells, potions, love potion spiked chocolates, etc. etc.

... ah, HBP - a.k.a "Half Baked Plan" starring Ginerva Weasey!

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Haha!!! Good one!

I really wouldn't past her! And yeah....they did mention alot about potions and amorentia....hmmm

I just hope that in DH, something happens and Harry forgets about his "obsession" for Ginny....
A girl can hope!
If my ship sinks...
I'll be a faithful sailor and go down with her!

Lol i love it!!

My problem with Ginny is that her movie character is looking like it is going to be nothing like it is in the books. In the films so far she's had hardly any lines( ) and in OOTP she's meant to be really popular, outspoken and have like 5 boyfriends.And don't even get me started in her behaviour in HBP Anyway my point is in the movies they are portraying Ginny as a sweet innocent girl and she is certainly not sweet in OOTP or HBP.The H/G relationship will still be out of the blue but i'm worried that they don't portray the lusty, sudden relationship we see in HBP and instead they make it like a fairytale That would really annoy me.

By the time WB films HBP (which I understand will be in the fall of 2007), Deathly Hallows will have been released. So, if it turns out that Ginny and Harry reunite either in the book or in an epilogue, then I can see where the movie will depict Ginny as being this beautiful sweetheart of a witch that captures Harry's lustful 'heart'. However, if Ginny and/or Harry were to die in the final book, or if they survived but were not reunited, then I can see where Ginny will not play a hugely significant role, and I will go so far as to say that "the kiss" will be downplayed!

I can't wait to see ginny:D:D:D:d

Well having seen the movie, I really like Ginny's apperances in the film, sure she's no major role, but apart from Harry who is? I think there are so many great hints to her book character in it. When Hermione says "...Cho couldn't keep her eyes off you could she?" - look at Ginny's face, and when Harry and Cho are left in the room of Requirement, leading up to the mistletoe scene there is some definate envy in Ginny's eyes. And the fact that Ginny is an amazing witch is definately clear, moreso to the readers but I also think to the general audience. She does a huge reducto spell in the ROR which shocks everyone and then again in the hall of prophecies, I think these subtle hints were very well done, and then when I saw it again yesterday I thought, you know what, Ginny might be one of the ones who die...

I agree with you Drinotonks. I saw Ginny in the background lingering behind after one of the DA sessions and I could see the envy in her eyes. But I dont know if you will remember, but in COS, Ron says, 'Ginny' in an undertone to Harry. 'My sister, she has been talking about you all summer.' That means that she has always fancied Harry. Also Hermione strangely enough knew that Harry would recognise her if she went out with other boys? Hermione is too clever!

I dont really like Ginny, but the actress who plays her is exactly how I imagined Ginny to be.

I thought Ginny was quite pritty and her hair was a little aberne. But she was still pritty.

completely agree

when i saw the look on Ginny face when Hermione was talking about Cho i nearly died of laughter. she was showing jelaous. Also durning the movie she would stare at Harry which again i thought was funny.

Bonnie Wright is doing a great job acting out Ginny, and she is getting prettier and prettier. But I couldn't help notice that during the book, Ginny was supposed to becoming more prettier and attracting more guys, which is great. Haha, her funny facial expressions make her a good choice too.

Ginny is very essential to the series. I was glad to see that her character emerged more in the Ootp movie. It was neccessary to have her in the movie more so that those who don't read the books but go see the movies won't be confused when they see her kissing Harry. I agree that she is a secondary character, but she is certainly a very important secondary character.

I love Ginny, I think she's brilliant, but I was again dissappointed with the Movie.

Sure it showed how powerful she really was, especially with the reducto spell, however I didn't feel her part was given enough lines, as I only heard her speak twice, I think. Shame as she is such a vital character.

Brilliant? That is a matter of perspective. And, isn't it interesting that the role of Ginny (in the film) wasn't expanded to portray the Super!Ginny that was written in book 6? It's just going to make it that much more difficult to make it believable that Ginny ends up with our Boy Wonder! That is, it is to the movie going public that haven't read the books, and don't know that she ends up with him.

I guess Warner Bros. was waiting to see what ships Rowling chose in the end before they created the romances in the films. I have to think that Warner Bros. was more than a little disappointed that it didn't end H/Hr - their golden goose, because of Dan and Emma's (as Harry and Hermione of course) on screen chemistry. This is their real money maker!

I don't see Ginny as being very essential to the series, and most likely neither do the directors, since they still haven't done anything in bringing Ginny's character more to the spotlight. Sure she was seen more in the fifth movie, but Bonnie is still being given the same amount of lines as she has been given in other films. In fact, Chamber of Secrets still remains to be Bonnie's biggest role, and I doubt that in the next two movies it will change.

I don't think that Warner Bros. much likes H/G because if they did, they certainly would have tried harder in expanding Ginny's character and building up her romance with Harry. In my opinion, two looks of jealousy, that I think can be mis-interpreted by someone who hasn't read the books, just doesn't cut it.

[font=Arial Narrow] I really do see her character as being wicked important. I mean sure she doesnt have a lot of speaking lines, and hasn't been seen a lot excetp for OotP but shes still very important. Warner Bros. didnt know what was going ot happen with the realtionships and they probabley didnt want to build something up that wasn't going to happen. But i rember in the 3rd movie, the chemistry between Hermione and Ron was begining to show. Some people though H/HR and others though H/G so they really didn't have any idea of who to build up.

I think the 6th movie her character will become even more important. We all know she fancies Harry but it finally be that Harry fancies her. I think they are doing their best and thats all we can hope for.

As for the people that haven't read the books, its too bad for them.
they are the best part of the whole hp franchise and their justs missing out.

They did skip some of those really, super, important scenes with Ginny from the book, like the library scene and the scene and Grimmauld Place, but at the same time you could tell that Ginny's becoming a more important character.

I'm not sure how many of you noticed, but they did put several scenes in there that show that though it hasn't been very visible since movie 2, Ginny still really likes Harry. My brother dubbed them PG scenes (Poor Ginny )

The first I can think of is when they're all leaving Hogsmeade, and Hermione says to Harry, "Cho couldn't keep her eyes off you, could she?" And there's Ginny right behind Harry, and she pauses for a brief second and doesn't look exactly pleased, does she?

The second is after a DA meeting, just before Harry's snog with Cho, when everybody's saying "Merry Christmas" to Harry, and he walks past Ginny and she turns around and watches him for a minute.

And she has more lines, of course, than usual. You can tell that Order of the Phoenix was a movie made after HBP was published (most of us hopefully know that anyway, but in fifty years or something if they're still showing them... )

since the next movie is the 6th, the better give her a really big part.
i was kind of disappointed in how she hasnt really been involved in the movies, but it was satisfactory in the about of screen time she had in the 5th movie.
shes getting to be a great actress from what i can see, so she better be tons more in the upcoming movie.