The Harry Potter franchise has brought a flood of lovable characters and stories that never really left our hearts. The magical Wizarding world has been part of our childhood and adulthood, and it grew with us. As we grew with the story, we also grew with the characters, many of which left a mark on our hearts.
Ginny Weasley was one of the most iconic characters in the franchise, though hardly as well-portrayed in the movies. She was fierce, strong, and sweet. But during her entire life portrayed in the Harry Potter books, there were some disturbing and curious moments with her, some that make no sense.
Here are the 20 disturbing facts about Ginny Weasly that some of us forgot about or that make absolutely no sense.
20 She Was Possessed For A Year (And No One Noticed)
We meet Ginny for half a moment in the first book, but it's only in Chamber Of Secrets that we really get to meet her as a character. It's in this book that we see Ginny go to Hogwarts for the first time and ending up nearly losing her life due to the intervention of the Dark Lord. She spent most of her first year possessed... and no one noticed!
Hogwarts is a relatively small school and Ginny a member of a closely-knit family. Her soul was getting sucked out of her for almost a year and no one paid enough attention to notice what was wrong.
19 Her Obsessive Crush On Harry
We all know about Ginny's embarrassment when she sees Harry, back in Chamber Of Secrets. In fact, every time she ever came in contact with him, she could hardly get a word out, due to the massive crush she had on him ever since a young girl. We could be wondering exactly where this massive crush came from, because she basically didn't know who he was up until Chamber Of Secrets, so why does she have such an obsession with him before actually meeting him as Harry Potter?
18 Being Possessed Didn’t Really Affect Her
It was only at the tender age of 11 that Ginny poured her soul into a diary, that so happened to be a Horcrux, a part of Voldermort's soul. This led to a horrible first year, in isolation, friendless, fearful, and suffering at the hands of Voldermort. In fact, she almost passes away due to this.
However, we don't ever see any PTSD or trauma come out of this. She continues her life normally, numb to what happened, not affecting her at all. The most we get of Ginny’s mental state, after possession, is her being angry at Harry for forgetting it happened during Order of the Phoenix.
17 Her Portrayal In The Movie Franchise
The Harry Potter movies are great, no doubt, but they can't compare to the books, and one of the reasons why is the amount of things that happen in the books that are cut off from the movies. Ginny is one of the characters that gets the shorter end of the stick. We hardly ever see her or get to know much about her personality, and even when we do, she's always portrayed as nothing more than a secondary character. This, of course, leads to the absolute lack of chemistry between her and Harry. She's boring in the movies, considering how incredibly feisty and passionate she was in the books.
16 Her Juicy Dating Life
Ginny has a very healthy social life, especially in the dating department. There's nothing wrong with that, and I'm glad she wasn't fixated on Harry to the point of not experiencing dating anyone else and making the most of her teenage years. However, in the world of Harry Potter, hardly anyone ever dates, which is understandable considering the number of classes they have, having to control their magic, separate dorms, strict rules, and so on - so why is Ginny the only character we see having such a juicy dating life? What was her secret?
15 Her First Boyfriend, Michael Corner
Do we even have to talk about how bland and uninteresting Ginny's first boyfriend, Michael Corner, is? Ginny always seemed to desire excitement and danger, something different, so why exactly did she end up with Michael Corner in the first place? It doesn't seem like the kind of boy she'd have a crush on, at all. Maybe this relationship only meant to showcase that people from different houses could date. Seems like a waste of Ginny's time.
14 Ginny’s Friendship With Luna Lovegood
Luna Lovegood is definitely one of my favorite characters in the franchise so knowing that there is a friendship between Ginny and Luna might seem like a moment of happiness to me and every other reader, due to how strong both characters are. However, it's through Ginny that Harry meets Luna as Looney Lovegood, showcasing how Ginny doesn't think highly of the other girl. Luna talks a lot about Ginny and how nice she is but the friendship seems to be quite one-sided. Luna thinks of Ginny as a best friend but we rarely even see them together. Ginny should really treat Luna better.
13 Dancing With Neville At Yule Ball
As Harry is looking for partners for the Yule Ball, it's discovered that Ginny had already been asked by Neville Longbottom, showcasing how brave he actually is to have done something that neither Harry or Ron were able to do: ask a girl out. We also know that Hermione was Neville's first choice, but she already had a date, so Ginny was the second choice, to which she agreed. However, there was no indication that the two knew each other, so it really only makes sense for the people watching the movies or reading the books, not for Neville or Ginny, making it an empty gesture that makes absolutely no sense.
12 Why She Named Ron’s Owl Pigwidgeon
At the end of Prisoner of Azkaban, the long-suffering Ron finally gets a tiny little owl from Sirius Black. However, it's not until the Globet Of Fire that his owl gets a name: Pigwidgeon. Sounds like the name of a Pokémon, doesn't it? This name actually came from the creative mind of Ginny, with no explanation of where such name came from. Despite not being his owner, Pig responds to the name he gets from Ginny. There was no trace of such name in the franchise's lore, so we're left to wonder where Ginny came up with such a name.
11 Her Flawless Personality
We can all talk about how Ginny is great because she's Harry's love interest and the one that ends up with the Chosen One, but Ginny is so much more than that. She is one of the very few characters in the franchise to lack any flaws whatsoever. She is beautiful, popular, smart, an incredible flyer and Quidditch player, she can stand up for herself, and she can fight. However, there is one thing that is known for sure: she has a short fuse and can lash out in anger. But when we do see her angry, she never has any outbursts, she is only portrayed as sassy and fierce, proving once again she is written as the perfect character, with no absolute flaws.
