Harry Potter - Leos {H♥G} ~ Because "sexual tension leads to blooming love" - Dan Radcliffe

Leo-4-Life · 11-01-2008, 04:32 PM

~ Welcome to the Official Leo Thread Everyone ~
Home of Harry and Ginny Potter. As well as their three beautiful children James, Albus and Lily.

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We think that 'Leo' (the astrological sign of the lion) is a great representation of Harry and Ginny and here's why:
~ Both are Leos: Harry was born on July 31st and Ginny was born on Aug 11th
~ Both are Gryffindor students (Lions) and quidditch team members
~ Both have firery spirits that seem to complement each other perfectly
~"They're both very strong and very passionate. That's their connection, and they're remarkable together."-JKR

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L • E • O
Great talker. Sexy and passionate. Laid back. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at a lot. Great kisser. Unpredictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Loyal. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Great when found.

{If these don't say 'match made in heaven', then heaven must not exist}

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The Leo List

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~A~
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~B~
80sBabygirl • baileycat • bbroccs • bellle4u • BiCaRdiBrEeZa • bitterkidxsweety • Bloody Brilliant • blueangel • BlUe_EyEd_GoDdEsS1227 • Blue_Nintsu • BlushingAmbition • BooPea78 • Brajavio • BraveGirl4Life • BreathofJasmine • brendadylan1984 • Brightside • Brunette-beats-all-sucka • Buckbeaky • BuffyAngelFan04 • Butterflygirl
~C~
Call me Del • Candygirl • canuck_gizziefan • Casey1010 • Cathangel • CCherry07 • Celebrian Saralonde • CestLaVie422 • Chabo the Wolf Baby • chandlerbingfan • charmingbrenda • Chattia • Cheermione Silverstain • chelle_belle • CHH • chicah • chilenita • chocomaro • ChoirNerd • chughes • Chynna Princess • ++Clara++ • claymate176 • Clean0002 • ~ColieOlie~ • Courtie • crashintoyou • *crazychick* • Crystal1114 • -cuckoo bananas- • CurlyEm • cutejanam
~D~
dancer150 • ~Daniel~ • DaParTyGirL • Daphne Bell • darcybennett • *Dark_Angel*4eva • Darth Liz • DeeQ • Demy • DM07 • DoodlePro89 • Draco's Ginny • DreamerChild13 • dreamsingr • Dreamer who loves candy • dream-world • Dr. Nick
~E~
Edhellen_Awartha • eiluvial • Elizabeth90 • *Elle* • Ellie Cameron • emeraldflames • EphramIsHot • Esther • Eveishxx • EverPotter
~F~
fashionfanatic08 • *Fergie* • FinallyPJ • frannie • Freckles909 • frodobaggins07
~G~
Gean • Giana • gilyweed • Gilmoracholic • Ginbrod93 • Ginevra_Girl • Ginny Loves Harry • GinPotter • Girlfriend • glass_eye_lady • _gloria • goldylocks_k • Go Huskers! • Gosling Fan • G3SMaps
~H~
HalesNLuke • Handel • harry4ginny • Harryholic • HaveALittleFaith • hawkchick • heaths girl • Hes Harry Freaking Potter • Hikaru_Asakura • Hockeycanada87 • Houston
~I~
iamFez • iamsher • IceKat055 • Icy_skin • iLuVsPiKeNmiLo224 • imman • innocent_chick • Insanitic • insertusernamehere • inzaghina • IriSka • ~*Isa*~ • I Shall Believe • ishkamina1980 • izzylizzrd
~J~
Jack/Elizabeth4ever • - Jade • Jade Stellar • Jelenbean • jjlover01 • jonrevilla123 • Jsebold87 • June_10001
~K~
Kacas • Kailin • karate0kat • ~Karyson~ • Kate&Jack • Katiesocks • kewljules • Kgose • KidChinoNaley23 • kjb13248 • KJJ1588
~L~
LaBelleVie • Lana_Llama • Oº°‘¨Laura¨‘°ºO • .*.~.Laura.~.*. • ♥ Laura ♥ • Layla_Lennon • Leggers • lenfaz • Leo-4-Life • LG rocks my socks • lh2005 • Lilith_Ariana • lilylunapotter • L i N d $ @ y • lisagslack14 • Littlefawkes • LittleLoLo • Living Dead Girl • Liz01 • LooBitteTundiLoo • -Louise- • LoVe-Story • LPisKiller90 • lucero • lucrezia • Luinélwen • LukaAbbyLover • lushp2death • luvindluvofhng • Lyra_angel17
~M~
magicman • *Mana* • *Maria* • *Mariana* • marybongiovi • meg25 • MissDK • miSStakentriSh • Mini-Mo • m&m fkan • mrcase • MrsAmyScott • mzpeaches21
~N~
*Natalie* • Natih_Fate • natt! • naturellebella • Neila • neko_chan • nesscafe • niniebou
~O~
oh dream on • *OldHollywoodStarlet* • One and Only • onetreehill1216 • oth4eva
~P~
pattywack • Pavlov's Belle • Peaches04 • pennylane_4 • penny_sieve • PerKikiy • PixiePink • pocketsized • Pottergirl7
~Q/R~
RachelRoberts • Rainstorm18 • rapunzelchick • RavenSpriteEnigma • ReachOut • redhead gin • redish_black_rose • Rona Jo • ronniekins77
~S~
Sabrinoush • Sandra Starck • SarahWhitman • sassenach888 • SassySarah • Saya_Asakurasemi • semi • ShawnsQueeny • simplyxjiberty • SirenSong • skc122003 • SkidoCat • skylines • slayerette14 • sofreshsidekick • sohoblue123 • Some Hearts • Songofjoy • starlightMint • StarVixen • stella7gem • StellarStar • stumps101 • -Summer- • SweetP • sweetpoison •
~T~
tangofan • *t a r a* • taressa05 • Tashi • The Maria • ThePrettySophia • ~Tini~ • TVFanatic91
~U/V~
vball2003_1999 • Verbi • Veronakat • Virginie_GW • Victoria Secret • V-Nessa • VT3010
~W~
wangadang • White Lady of Rohan • withlove23x • Whitney86 • will_witch • Wilpen
~X/Y/Z~
xelanoops • xJibertyx • xlennie • XoCmMoX • xxcozmicstar • XxShOrTiiE08

*pm me if you want to be added to the list*
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~*~ Honorary Members ~*~
[And you think we're obsessed?]
J.K. Rowling
Chris Rankin
Katie Leung
Bonnie Wright
Evanna Lynch
Rupert Grint
Matthew Lewis
Daniel Radcliffe
David Yates

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~ What Others Have Said About Our Favorite Couple ~

The plan was, which I really hope I fulfilled, is that the reader, like Harry, would gradually discover Ginny as pretty much the ideal girl for Harry. She's tough, not in an unpleasant way, but she's gutsy. He needs to be with someone who can stand the demands of being with Harry Potter, because he's a scary boyfriend in a lot of ways. He's a marked man. I think she's funny, and I think that she's very warm and compassionate. These are all things that Harry requires in his ideal woman. But, I felt — and I'm talking years ago when all this was planned — initially, she's terrified by his image. I mean, he's a bit of a rock god to her when she sees him first, at 10 or 11, and he's this famous boy. So Ginny had to go through a journey as well. And rather like with Ron, I didn’t want Ginny to be the first girl that Harry ever kissed. That's something I meant to say, and it's kind of tied in.

One of the ways in which I tried to show that Harry has done a lot of growing up — in “Phoenix,” remember when Cho comes into the compartment, and he thinks, ‘I wish I could have been discovered sitting with better people,’ basically? He's with Luna and Neville. So literally the identical thing happens in “Prince,” and he's with Luna and Neville again, but this time, he has grown up, and as far as he's concerned he is with two of the coolest people on the train. They may not look that cool. Harry has really grown. And I feel that Ginny and Harry, in this book, they are total equals. They are worthy of each other. They've both gone through a big emotional journey, and they've really got over a lot of delusions, to use your word, together. So, I enjoyed writing that. I really like Ginny as a character.
~ JKR ~

"I'd have to say that I was incredibly thrilled that Ginny and Harry got together!"
- Chris Rankin -

“My character has played her part, and now it's Ginny's turn, just as it is in the books. I really think that she deserves Harry's love, and I think that Bonnie has done an excellent job playing her!"
- Katie Leung -

"It was interesting to see what happened with the relationship between Ginny and Harry and yeah - I think it ended well. Definitely!" [laughs]
- Bonnie Wright -

As a fan, are you a shipper? Who do you like?
"I ship all the normal ones - Ginny/Harry, Ron/Hermione."
- Evanna Lynch -

It'll be a family affair, Rupert Grint believes, with his Ron cuddling up to pal Hermione, while Harry hooks up with Ron's sister, Ginny.
"Harry's sort of a Weasley anyhow since my parents have taken him in,"
- Rupert Grint -

How were the scenes with Harry's new girlfriend in the movie?
Harry dates Ginny. There is a really funny scene about this. In the beginning, Ginny dates Dean Thomas, and Ron says: "You have to hate anyone who goes out with their sister as a matter of principle". Harry, ashamed, says: " Yeah, I suppose so….". He gets a little embarrassed. It's even more complicated than dating Cho. But it's a sweet and important story in the movie.
- Daniel Radcliffe -

Matt Lewis at Dragon*Con August 2008 was asked about the H/G stuff in the HBP film:
"Oh yeah, that stuff is brilliant! With Harry and Ginny and Dean, it's all really, really fun, and it's going to be great to watch!"
- Matthew Lewis -

"We've been filming for 6 weeks now and it's going really well, it's a romantic comedy actually. He has a thing for Bonnie, [Ginny Weasley] , who's a lovely character and he does, he gets to kiss someone else in Half-Blood Prince, which is quite the romantic scene."
{David Yates on CroatiaRTL}

"There are many subtleties in their relationship, and a lot of sexual and emotional tension"
- David Yates -

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~Links~
Sink Into Your Eyes
Phoenix Song
<FaTe>The Harry/Ginny Network
Giving Her the Power {H/G Essay}
Why Harry Picked Ginny - Gowdie - {Essay}
Harry&Ginny - "The Silver Lining"
HG Studio {Beloved Illusions}
You're Still The One
Canon Love//OBHWF
HarryandGinny.org

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♥ H&G Through The Years ♥
{Artwork by seviet and mudblood428}

The train began to move. Harry saw the boys' mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed; then she fell back and waved. Harry watched the girl and her mother disappear as the train rounded the corner.
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"Ginny!" Harry muttered, sprinting to her and dropping to his knees. "Ginny -- don't be dead -- please don't be dead --" He flung his wand aside, grabbed Ginny's shoulders, and turned her over. Her face was white as marble, and cold as ice, yet her eyes were closed, so she wasn't Petrified. But then she must be --
"Ginny, please wake up," Harry muttered desperately, shaking her. Ginny's head lolled hopelessly from side to side.
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"You've got to help me, Tom," Harry said, raising Ginny's head again. "We've got to get her out of here. There's a basilisk...I don't know where it is, but it could be along any moment.... Please help me --"
Riddle didn't move. Harry, sweating, managed to hoist Ginny half off the floor, and bent to pick up his wand again.
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"Ah, there's Penelope!" said Percy, smoothing his hair and going pink again. Ginny caught Harry's eye and they both turned away to hide their laughter as Percy strode over to a girl with long, curly hair, walking with his chest thrown out so that she couldn't miss his shiny badge.
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"He -- er -- just asked Fleur Delacour to go to the ball with him," said Ginny. She looked as though she was fighting back a smile, but kept patting Ron's arm sympathetically.
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"She's part Veela," said Harry. "You were right -- her grandmother was one. It wasn't your fault, I bet you just walked past when she was turning on the old charm for Diggory and got a blast of it -- but she was wasting her time. He's going with Cho Chang." Ron looked up. "I asked her to go with me just now," Harry said dully, "and she told me." Ginny had suddenly stopped smiling.
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"Harry, I'm talking to you, can you hear me?"
"Huh?" He looked around. Ginny Weasley, looking very windswept, had joined him at the library table where Harry had been sitting alone.
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"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 bruskly.
"Who is it, then?" asked Ginny, watching him closely.
"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."
Ginny continued to watch him thoughtfully. 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 dully. "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 that 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....
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A roar of celebration erupted from the hole behind her. Harry gaped as people began to scream at the sight of him; several hands pulled him into the room. "We won!" yelled Ron, bounding into sight and brandishing the silver Cup at Harry. "We won! Four hundred and fifty to a hundred and forty!
We won!" Harry looked around; there was Ginny running towards him; she had a hard, blazing look in her face as she threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. After several long moments – or it might have been half an hour – or possibly several sunlit days – they broke apart.
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None of the Death Eaters moved. They were waiting: everything was waiting. Hagrid was struggling, and Bellatrix was panting, and Harry thought inexplicably of Ginny, and her blazing look, and the feel of her lips on his—
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Any moment, the people for whom he had tried to die would see him, lying apparently dead, in Hagrid's arms.
[...snip...]
"No!"
"No!"
"Harry! HARRY!"
Ron's, Hermione's, and Ginny's voices were worse than McGonagall's; Harry wanted nothing more than to call back...

Thanks to Oº°‘¨Laura¨‘°ºO for this beautiful banner!

♥♥♥♥...Harry thought inexplicably of Ginny, and her blazing look, and the feel of her lips on his—♥♥♥♥

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For more moments, be sure to check out -- Big Damn Emotional Journey!

"Ginny and Harry are soulmates, with a passionate connection"-JKR

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~H&G Videos~
Broken
Harry and Ginny's relationship in Deathly Hallows.
I've Just Seen A Face
A video about how Harry and Ginny feel about each other, and it's mainly from Harry's PoV. It's also sort of HBP canon in a way, but minus the breakup.
Tired Of You
Harry was tired of so much in his life, but he never got tired of Ginny.
Daniel/Bonnie/Katie/Heyman/Yates on HBP
Daniel, Bonnie, Katie, David Heyman and David Yates talk about H/G and HBP.
Secondhand Serenade - Your Call
Harry in his final battle with Voldemort. He remembers the pain he went through after telling Ginny he could no longer be with her because of what he had to do, and he hopes that she will eventually be with him again.
Misery Business
Harry/Ginny/Cho triangle.
Better Than Me
Set around HBP and DH. Harry splits up with Ginny, thinking that since he is a marked man, he would be putting Ginny in danger if they stayed together. This is Harry's feelings at the time.

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Love - Marriage - & Three Beautiful Babies ~ All Was Well

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- Previous Thread -
Leos {H♥G}: The pair that plays together, stays together.

pennylane_4 · 11-01-2008, 04:37 PM

New thread!

Thanks, Sanum!

emeraldflames · 11-01-2008, 04:40 PM

Yay!!

And to recap where our thread title came from...

Quote:

Given the doubts of the theme of the new sequel, Daniel is specific: "There is more sexual tension with regard to normal. For example, the blooming love between my character, Harry, and Ginny Weasley." She is the sister of Ron and is the new girl who captures the interest of the magician, after his first flirtations with the East Cho Chang. This time too there will only be kisses and hugs, nothing more.

pennylane_4 · 11-01-2008, 04:48 PM

For some reason, I love that he used the word "blooming" to describe their romance, because it brings to mind the idea of Harry and Ginny's love story gradually unfurling and growing throughout the movie, until it's a lovely, beautiful, fully-developed thing between them.

Either that, or it brings to mind old-timey Cockney slang, like what you'd hear in My Fair Lady.

Kgose · 11-01-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pennylane_4 (View Post)

For some reason, I love that he used the word "blooming" to describe their romance, because it brings to mind the idea of Harry and Ginny's love story gradually unfurling and growing throughout the movie, until it's a lovely, beautiful, fully-developed thing between them.

Me too.

Leo-4-Life · 11-01-2008, 04:53 PM

That reminds me of something Chris Rankin said about them!!

He was talking about Harry and Ginny's relationship pretty soon after HBP's release and he said something about how he had thought it was "about bloomin' time!".

*sigh* Oh, how I love him!!

pennylane_4 · 11-01-2008, 04:56 PM

OMG! *snogs him*

I knew that he said he was "thrilled" to see Harry and Ginny get together, but I didn't know he said that! It sounds like he'd been an honorary Leo for quite some time before HBP! *snogs him again*

emeraldflames · 11-01-2008, 04:59 PM

I like that Dan said "blooming love" too. It makes it sound so sweet and natural.

Which is something one of the test screeners (Eric to be specific) said. He said he thought H/G felt very organic in the movie.

Oh yeah, Chris Rankin has been a H/G shipper for a long time. I believe he was asked pre-OotP if he had a favorite couple in the books and he said he was hoping for Harry/Ginny.

Kgose · 11-01-2008, 05:00 PM

I have to agree with you Leo, Chris is awesome.

I never really thought of him being really into the books. When I read that he was happy about Harry and Ginny together, I whooped in glee.

Leo-4-Life · 11-01-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by emeraldflames (View Post)

Oh yeah, Chris Rankin has been a H/G shipper for a long time. I believe he was asked pre-OotP if he had a favorite couple in the books and he said he was hoping for Harry/Ginny.

And when asked about what he wanted to see happen in the final book he said that he wanted Harry and Ginny to get back together. He thought that "really needed to happen!"

pennylane_4 · 11-01-2008, 05:05 PM

If it hasn't been used already, his "about bloomin' time" quote should totally be a thread title right before the HBP movie comes out. Because by the time it hits theaters in July, it really will be about bloomin' time.

Leos {H♥G} ~ Because it's "about bloomin' time"! - Chris Rankin

Leo-4-Life · 11-01-2008, 05:08 PM

Oh, it already has been. We couldn't let a golden quote like that slip away!

But I'd say by the time the movie's released we'll have plenty more to choose from. We have time.

pennylane_4 · 11-01-2008, 05:13 PM

Ah, I should have known. Leos don't let anything get by them!

And yes, we'll have loads and loads and loads of titles to choose from once the HBP publicity machine truly gets going.

emeraldflames · 11-01-2008, 05:17 PM

Oh yeah, for sure.

We already have a few backed up as is.

Leo-4-Life · 11-01-2008, 05:24 PM

Okay, so I have a question. Did Bonnie ever say that she had always expected something to happen between Harry and Ginny? I vaguely remember her saying something along those lines, but I cannot for the life of me find the quote!!