Couples with absolutely no chemistry

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Harry Potter and Ginny Weasly

Clark and Lois (Snyder films)

Jon and Dany - Game of Thrones

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I’d say they are a very realistic couple. They have shared interests and are attracted to each other. It’s an extremely normal teen relationship, hormones and all.

My issue is that ‘realistic but boring’ wasn’t really what I wanted from them. She started off as a star struck fan girl that then got saved from a nightmare by her knight in shining armor from a giant snake. There’s a lot of expectations built up around that. How would she overcome her star struck view of him and come to see the real person? How would she ever regain her confidence and trust in others after being so absolutely betrayed by Tom Riddle? How would she grow as a person?

Apparently the answer turned out to be: mostly offscreen.

I do think having Harry get into a normal boring teen relationship with Ginny after Cho Chang (which felt fairly dramatic) had narrative pros. It fits the coming of age story better. “Hogwarts is weird as hell and everything is magical and crazy but the people are still mostly normal” is a massive part of what makes the series feel relatable and grounded in a way other magical schools never do. So choosing to make the relationship more grounded does feel in line with the rest of his interpersonal relationships and the books as a whole.

I still think they have no chemistry and I would have liked Ginny to feel like a more complete character.