Why is ginny weasley a mary sue

So, I enjoyed writing that. I really like Ginny as a character. In light of the above and of the Rowling interview, I think it is interesting to remark the repeated mention of the word "ideal".

One of the Mary Sue's reasons for existence in a story is to become the love interest of the Hero; this is why she is often so "perfect" - she's an ideal which stands as a wish-fulfillment device for the author.

The quotes above practically spell out these two points so it is reasonable to assume that they add up to the Mary Sue hypothesis. A Mary Sue usually takes over the story in her haste to upstage every other character and plot point. In Ginny's case, however, this is less obvious because although her purpose to exist in the story is apparently the same as in any other Mary Sue's case i. When I say that Ginny displayed no flaws starting with OotP, I wish to point out that this is about the big picture.

Below, I split into categories several canon quotes which show how this is done. In the scenes below, this is shown when random people comment positively on Ginny's appearance: from people like Harry who have a thing for her, to total strangers in the first quote , Slytherins and even Death Eaters: "One for your little girl, madam?

Weasley as they passed, leering at Ginny. He felt a strange twinge of annoyance as she walked away, her long red hair dancing behind her ; he had become so used to her presence over the summer that he had almost forgotten that Ginny did not hang around with him, Ron, and Hermione while at school. What's so special about her? It is often that only the villains dislike the Mary Sue, and this is because that element is supposed to show what a bunch of evil beings they are to begin with.

The majority of the regular characters will like her at best and be neutral towards her at worst when it came to their perceptions of the Mary Sue; some will even fall in love with her. In Ginny's case, one can remark this tendency in the following quotes: It was as Harry had suspected. Everyone here seemed to have been invited because they were connected to somebody well-known or influential… everyone except Ginny.

Same goes for you, miss," he twinkled at Ginny. She stopped two boys in our Transfiguration class calling me 'Loony' the other day --" "He did the commentary last time, of course, and Ginny Weasley flew into him, I think probably on purpose, it looked like it. Smith was being quite rude about Gryffindor, I expect he regrets that now he's playing them - oh, look, he's lost the Quaffle, Ginny took it from him, I do like her, she's very nice.

He had not dared to return to the Room of Requirement to retrieve his book, and his performance in Potions was suffering accordingly though Slughorn, who approved of Ginny , had jocularly attributed this to Harry being lovesick. JKR: No. I find it hard to believe that a six year old - who was shown to be horrified at the idea of violence - would break Fred and George's broom shed at the age of six to learn how to practice a game which implied violence, and also that in a house of 9 people no one noticed this behaviour, not even once.

Therefore, Ginny being both a good Seeker who apart from saving the Gryffindors from a clear defeat in one of the early games, also won the House Cup and an excellent Chaser add up to the probability of her being a Mary Sue. Examples: OotP "Ron and Ginny not here? We were watching their practice.

They're going to be slaughtered. They're complete rubbish without us. Did you see the look on Chang's face when Ginny got the Snitch right out from under her nose? He spent most of his days playing two-a-side Quidditch in the Weasleys' orchard he and Hermione against Ron and Ginny; Hermione was dreadful and Ginny good , so they were reasonably well matched and Ginny Weasley, who had outflown all the competition and scored seventeen goals to boot.

After letting in half a dozen goals, most of them scored by Ginny , his technique became wilder and wilder, until he finally punched an oncoming Demelza Robins in the mouth. Ginny and Demelza scored a goal apiece, giving the red-and-gold-clad supporters below something to cheer about. With half an hour of the game gone, Gryffindor were leading sixty points to zero, Ron having made some truly spectacular saves, some by the very tips of his gloves, and Ginny having scored four of Gryffindor's six goals.

This effectively stopped Zacharias wondering loudly whether the two Weasleys were only there because Harry liked them, and he started on Peakes and Coote instead.

Yes, Ginny uses it and people cower. However, do we really need to hear how wonderful and special that curse is every time someone mentions it? Are words such as "superb", "really good", "most marvelous", "pretty impressive" etc. If they are, do they all need to be superlatives? For these reasons repetition of excessive superlatives I count that hex as another Mary Sue-ish trait of Ginny.

OotP "Yeah, size is no guarantee of power," said George. He kept on and on asking about what happened at the Ministry and in the end he annoyed me so much I hexed him … when Slughorn came in I thought I was going to got detention, but he just thought it was a really good hex and invited me to lunch! Mad, eh? I saw this young lady perform the most marvelous Bat-Bogey Hex as I was passing her carriage! I wouldn't cross her! I think you get hints of that, because she does some pretty impressive stuff here and there, and you'll see that again.

This is a matter of personal taste, I suppose; while I find Terry Pratchett a genius with humour, for others Rowling might qualify in this category.

However, I genuinely find it interesting with regards to the premise of this essay that all of Ginny's pranks and jokes are supposed to be funny and everyone laughs at them.

While it is a matter of debate if imitating Ron's Quidditch performance or pretending to vomit at Fleur and Bill's fluffiness qualify as successful pranks and attempts at humour, that the majority of people who are around usually find them downright hysterical is not. Ginny makes people laugh if she intends it as such; Ginny makes wonderful pranks if she intends them as such; everyone laughs and feels good. Well, this is not that far from what a classic Mary Sue gets as a reward for her every attempt at humour.

OotP "There are plenty of eyewitness accounts, just because you're so narrow-minded you need to have everything shoved under your nose before you-" "Hem, hem," said Ginny in such a good imitation of Professor Umbridge that several people looked round in alarm and then laughed. He's a hardworking, down-to-earth sort of person, whereas she's He's a Curse-Breaker, isn't he, he likes a bit of adventure, a bit of glamour I expect that's why he's gone for Phlegm.

Weasley sharply, as Harry and Hermione laughed. Ginny mimed vomiting into her cereal behind Fleur. Harry choked over his cornflakes , and Ron thumped him on the back.

On the landing he bumped into Ginny, who was returning to her room carrying a pile of freshly laundered clothes. Ron hurried forward, looking hopeful, but Ginny stuck out her foot and Ron fell, sprawling in the dust at Fleur's feet. Furious, red-faced, and dirt-spattered, he hurried into the car without saying good-bye. Her imitations of Ron anxiously bobbing up and down in front of the goal posts as the Quaffle sped toward him, or of Harry bellowing orders at McLaggen before being knocked out cold, kept them all highly amused.

Harry, laughing with the others , was glad to have an innocent reason to look at Ginny; he had received several more Bludger injuries during practice because he had not been keeping his eyes on the Snitch. Three Dementor attacks in a week, and all Romilda Vane does is ask me if it's true you've got a Hippogriff tattooed across your chest. Put your pencil mouse? Does the character have a really cool name that you wish you had?

An unusual spelling of a normal name? An unusual spelling of a normal word? Ten are not. Your readers will come after you with torches and pitchforks.

Does the character have more than one name? Did you spend more than a day looking for just the right name? That's the whole purpose of names in HP. Baby name books, however, count. Have you considered naming your pet the character's name? Section 2 - Physical Attributes Is the character the same gender as you? Is the character a hybrid of two or more species?

If the character is part cat, turn in your test NOW. Is the character beautiful or roguishly handsome? Does one or more of the regulars find the character highly attractive? A Weasley that doesn't have red hair? Will this be a plot point later?

Do you mention hairstyle a lot? Does the character have an accent that is not British? Students from non-Hogwarts schools ex: Beauxbatons and Durmstrang count. Section 3 - Personal Traits Is the character the long-lost child, descendent, sibling, or ancestor of a regular or recurring character?

Of Sirius, Remus, Peter, or Snape? Of Harry, Ron, or Hermione? If it's a long lost sibling of Harry, turn in your test. Of any of the 4 Hogwarts founders? Of another original character for whom you intend to write another story or even another series?

Is the character an exchange student from one of the other wizarding schools? And traded for one of the other major characters? Does the character have a twin? About whom you plan on writing another story later? Is the character remarkably intelligent? As smart as or smarter than Hermione? Let's not forget about her famous bat bogey hex. Creating a hexing spell of her own, which is enough to justify she is a talented witch. Now, Ginny was one of best Quidditch players of Hogwarts, she is excellent at sports and was a popular girl of school as well.

Fourth point will be Harry. She became the love interest of none other than the protagonist himself. Not only was she Harry's soulmate but also understood flawlessly. Come on, how many teenage girls will actually accept that her boyfriend is breaking up with her just to "protect" her?

But Ginny did anyways, which justify how matured she was for a 16 year old. Beautiful appearance, attractive personality, popular girl at school, excellent at sports, understood someone as troubled as Harry perfectly.

Proper evidences why Ginny Weasley is a Mary sue. Now, the second book itself has evidence why she is flawed. She made a mistake by trusting Tom Riddle's diary which later became a trouble for people in Hogwarts, it is just a proof in itself why Ginny is not perfect. She was once naive. Now, comes to personality. Yes, she might have been bold character but sometimes she do speak wrong things.

Remember, when she referred Fleur as "Phelgm", it justifies how she hated her and was mean to her which is by no means a good trait. Or in OoP, she is actually the first one to call Luna as 'loony', yes she might defence her later but she also once referred her as that name. Yes, she do feel insecure, even though the evidence is little but in DH, when Harry wanted to know about the Ravenclaw's diadem Cho offered to show him the way to their common room but Ginny fiercely replied that Luna would show him the way, not Cho.

It clearly justifies that she do feel insecure, like can't risk Harry to go with his ex alone. Temper, Ginny really have a short temper. She did hexed a boy with her bat bogey hex because he was annoying her.