Ginevra (Ginny) Weasley: Character Analysis

[HedwigOwl]

Originally Posted by Bathsheda

I have to agree with Katario about the lack of deep conversations. The talk about being possessed, for example, completely lacks depth imo. I can see what it was supposed to do, that it was supposed to show that Ginny has a better understanding of Harry because of what she went through. But it is halfhearted and the chance of showing a connection between the two is wasted. The reason why I feel this way is that while Ginny gives us the facts about being possessed - i.e. that you experience blackouts - she doesn't actually explain how she felt at the time and how this still affects her. Not to mention that we're already told about the blackouts in CoS. So Ginny doesn't even provide new information. She merely reminds Harry (and thus us) that it happened at all but tells us nothing about the effects.

It seems like you would have liked much more of a romance storyline in the books throughout the series. The problem with that as I see it, is that Harry was behind others in his peer group as far as social development as a result of his upbringing in a rather dysfunctional family. At 11 he had never had a real friend, let alone a crush on a girl. So there wouldn't be any development of a Ginny-Harry relationship until well into the series -- and even then, they're all incredibly young, even at the end, and they're not discussing marriage. I think that forcing in extra romantic scenes would only have dragged down the storyline.

I agree with Eliza 101...the scenes/evidence are there, interspersed throughout the books. I think JKR did a very good job with Ginny's character development; we have a sense of who she is, we see her change over time; we see how well Ginny & Harry get along; and more importantly, as we see Harry develop over the series, we can see how Ginny would be the type of person who would match up well with Harry.

Originally Posted by Bathsheda

Well, you certainly can't miss that they're in love. You get beaten over the head with it at the end. However, like Katario, I also feel that we're only told this rather than shown. And I also think that's not enough.

We're not shown very much (romantically) about Hermione & Ron either, except at the end. Some might think there's more, but it's really all just development of the trio dynamic.

Originally Posted by Bathsheda

Harry has to have a happy ending, and that means he has to have the happy family he always wanted, ideally by becoming a Weasley. So he has to marry Ginny. That's all I get when I read about them. I would love to get into the relationship more, but I just can't.

I disagree. JKR's original plan was to have Harry die at the end, so whatever romantic connection that Ginny and he developed would not have resulted in a "happy ending" if JKR hadn't changed her mind. Saying that Ginny is only there to provide Harry a way to become part of the Weasley family, is selling all the characters short in my opinion. Harry wouldn't do that, and besides the family has already accepted him as one of their own.

[eliza101]

I think it is not really appreciated just how young Harry and Ginny were. Harry is 18 and Ginny 17 when Voldemort is killed. Harry has been on the run and in hiding for 9 months. totally cut off from everything. Ron felt that isolation and he kind of broke under it. Hermione held on, sometimes I think by her fingertips. It's very hard to have a romance when the two people in the romance are separated and there are no letters going between them. Harry and Ginny happened at the end of HBP, that was it. I have always thought that the real romance happened between 'The Flaw in the Plan' and the Epilogue. I say that because we see Harry and Ginny very happy together with their children. Do I miss their big romantic scenes, the dating, the proposal, then the wedding. Not really, I loved the adventure. I also think that Ginny existed outside of her romance with Harry. I would have liked to read about Ginny, one of the leaders of the resistance at Hogwarts, the big Quidditch star and then the sharp reporter. But it wasn't Ginny's story, it was Harry's.

[Bathsheda]

Originally Posted by HedwigOwl

It seems like you would have liked much more of a romance storyline in the books throughout the series. The problem with that as I see it, is that Harry was behind others in his peer group as far as social development as a result of his upbringing in a rather dysfunctional family. At 11 he had never had a real friend, let alone a crush on a girl. So there wouldn't be any development of a Ginny-Harry relationship until well into the series -- and even then, they're all incredibly young, even at the end, and they're not discussing marriage. I think that forcing in extra romantic scenes would only have dragged down the storyline.

I don't necessarily need more romance, but it seems to me that up until HBP Harry and Ginny don't have any relationship at all. She's basically just "Ron's sister" to Harry, mostly due to the fact that she doesn't dare to talk to him until OotP. Had she lost her shyness around Harry a bit earlier we could've seen more of the real Ginny at an earlier point so that her personality wouldn't come out of nowhere in OotP.

Ginny could also have become a friend to Harry in her own right. Not his BFF of course. But she could've been on the same level as Fred and George, who aren't part of Harry's "inner circle" but are still more to him than just "Ron's brothers".

And if the connection between Harry and Ginny created by the events in CoS would've been used to its full potential, this could've given some depth to their relationship which would make a nice foundation for their future love. Certainly a better foundation than Ginny's childish celebrity crush from the first two books, which a lot of people seem to take as the first hints of true love, something I can't understand at all (If that type of silly behaviour means anything, Harry also has to marry Dedalus Diggle).

I agree with Eliza 101...the scenes/evidence are there, interspersed throughout the books. I think JKR did a very good job with Ginny's character development; we have a sense of who she is, we see her change over time; we see how well Ginny & Harry get along; and more importantly, as we see Harry develop over the series, we can see how Ginny would be the type of person who would match up well with Harry.

I think this is where we just see completely different things in the text. I don't feel Ginny is developed very well. Up until OotP I have no sense of who she is, or rather the sense I have from the early books is radically different. There is no gradual transition imo.

We're not shown very much (romantically) about Hermione & Ron either, except at the end. Some might think there's more, but it's really all just development of the trio dynamic.

I actually agree with this, but that's neither here nor there as I'm not asking for Harry/Ginny to be just like Ron/Hermione.

I disagree. JKR's original plan was to have Harry die at the end, so whatever romantic connection that Ginny and he developed would not have resulted in a "happy ending" if JKR hadn't changed her mind. Saying that Ginny is only there to provide Harry a way to become part of the Weasley family, is selling all the characters short in my opinion. Harry wouldn't do that, and besides the family has already accepted him as one of their own.

Well, I don't know when JKR changed her mind, but if Harry and Ginny weren't meant to go far anyway that could explain why they weren't better developed. And I'm not saying that marrying Ginny because she's a Weasley would be a concious decision on Harry's part, but a decision by the writer to make a point. I may be wrong, but that's the way it looks to me when I read the books.

[rosieechan]

Ginny could also have become a friend to Harry in her own right. Not his BFF of course. But she could've been on the same level as Fred and George, who aren't part of Harry's "inner circle" but are still more to him than just "Ron's brothers".

If I remember correctly, it was in GoF when she finally got the courage to talk in front of Harry Potter. This is a gradual development, and IMO, it was developed quite realistically...especially if you had a miniature crush on him and had done embarrassing things in front of him before (she's still blushing even to the Yule Ball scene).

But she's NOT Fred and George. The fact that she had a crush on him for years proves that she couldn't have suddenly changed from a shy girl to her original personality in less than a book. IMO, that would be much less realistic.

In OoTP is where she finally does join Harry's "inner circle," she shows her real personality in front of Harry. I don't see what's so bad about losing her shyness around GoF-OoTP when all the puzzle pieces of Ginny's personality were littered throughout the first four books. We're meant to interpret her personality through that.

And there were definitely hints of H/G getting together in the future in OoTP. Small, but still hints. In the Quidditch match with Ravenclaw, Ginny snatches the snitch out of Cho's nose. In Christmastime, Hermione suggests playfully that maybe when Harry and Ginny thought that they didn't look at each other, instead they kept missing each other. Ron, at the end, suggests to Ginny to "choose someone better next time" and "casts an oddly furtive look at Harry". The latter was the biggest clue, I think.

[eliza101]

Originally Posted by rosieechan

And there were definitely hints of H/G getting together in the future in OoTP. Small, but still hints. In the Quidditch match with Ravenclaw, Ginny snatches the snitch out of Cho's nose. In Christmastime, Hermione suggests playfully that maybe when Harry and Ginny thought that they didn't look at each other, instead they kept missing each other. Ron, at the end, suggests to Ginny to "choose someone better next time" and "casts and oddly furtive look at Harry". The latter was the biggest clue, I think.

I always thought a fairly large clue as to how Harry felt toward Ginny was after Arthur's attack and everybody was waiting at Grimauld Pl. Harry notices

Ginny was curled like a cat on her chair, but her eyes were open; Harry could see them reflecting the firelight. JK Rowling OOTP

Now Harry is not the type of boy who looks at a girl's eyes for nothing or who really notices things like how that girl is curled into a chair.

[rosieechan]

Originally Posted by eliza101

Now Harry is not the type of boy who looks at a girl's eyes for nothing or who really notices things like how that girl is curled into a chair.

Mhm. I agree. Even from Book 2, I remember something like, "Ginny emerged from under the table with her face glowing like the setting sun." I never would have guessed Harry would make such poetic descriptions of a girl before. xD

[Bathsheda]

Originally Posted by rosieechan

Mhm. I agree. Even from Book 2, I remember something like, "Ginny emerged from under the table with her face glowing like the setting sun." I never would have guessed Harry would make such poetic descriptions of a girl before. xD

There's something I need to explain here: Harry is the POV character, not the narrator of the books. There's a difference between the two. You're right that Harry wouldn't use such poetic words and he doesn't. Not every sentence of the story is his words and his personal opinion. In fact, the only parts that are truely Harry's word is direct speech. Even sentences like "Harry thought/felt ..." are the narrator telling us what Harry thinks and feels not Harry himself.

I've noticed that a lot of people on these forums seem to be confused about how Third Person Narrative works. Here's a little overview that explains it quite well: Understanding Third Person Narrative POV.

[MerryLore]

Originally Posted by Bathsheda

There's something I need to explain here: Harry is the POV character, not the narrator of the books. There's a difference between the two. You're right that Harry wouldn't use such poetic words and he doesn't. Not every sentence of the story is his words and his personal opinion. In fact, the only parts that are truely Harry's word is direct speech. Even sentences like "Harry thought/felt ..." are the narrator telling us what Harry thinks and feels not Harry himself.

I've noticed that a lot of people on these forums seem to be confused about how Third Person Narrative works. Here's a little overview that explains it quite well: Understanding Third Person Narrative POV.

I disagree. IMHO, most of Harry Potter is written either from his POV, or from the narrator describing his POV, or his thoughts, or his emotions. The Harry filter colors 90% of the books. The rare exceptions are "The Boy Who Lived" in SS/PS, "The Riddle House" in GoF, "The Other Minister" in HBP, and "Spinner's End" in HBP. I personally believe JKR herself speaks through Hermione, primarily.

Harry doesn't really notice Ginny until HBP, and I believe that's why details about the character are sparse, and she appears to not be very well developed. We only really learn about her when other characters are discussing her with Harry, or the handful of times when he does notice her. I think it feels forced because JKR didn't start to have Harry focus on her until the storyline in the novels had so much else going on.

I like her. She seems strong, and brave, and someone easy for Harry to talk to, and she could talk to him as well. She learned to hold her own from having all those brothers, and was not someone who cried alot. She didn't spend chapters weeping over lost boyfriends - she picked herself up and moved on.

[rosieechan]

Originally Posted by Bathsheda

There's something I need to explain here: Harry is the POV character, not the narrator of the books. There's a difference between the two. You're right that Harry wouldn't use such poetic words and he doesn't. Not every sentence of the story is his words and his personal opinion. In fact, the only parts that are truely Harry's word is direct speech. Even sentences like "Harry thought/felt ..." are the narrator telling us what Harry thinks and feels not Harry himself.

I've noticed that a lot of people on these forums seem to be confused about how Third Person Narrative works. Here's a little overview that explains it quite well: Understanding Third Person Narrative POV.

The PoV is Third Person Limited to Harry, given a few exceptions as MerryLore has already pointed out. Harry's going to describe people as he sees them. We see the viewpoints of HP through HIS eyes, not anyone else's. This is where we find out which types of girls he's physically attracted to. You can tell because he uses different tones to describe different girls - such as Hermione, Cho, Ginny, or Fleur.

[Melaszka]

Some meandering off the topic going on here.

Also, please do not bicker about the meaning of literary terminology or "correct" other members' use of it.

[Ava_Wren]

A lot of people seem to be saying that Ginny's character changed too suddenly and it was hard to take, but I think she was supposed to be written that way. We're seeing everything through Harry's eyes, and giving Ginny this sudden personality change shows how much she was ignored by Harry in the earlier books. The lovesick 11-year-old we meet in CoS is quite irritating, because we see her the way Harry sees her - Ron's little sister.

Let's be honest, Harry can be quite tactless and I think Ginny's sudden turnaround reflects that well.

[CastlePhoenix]

Originally Posted by Ava_Wren

A lot of people seem to be saying that Ginny's character changed too suddenly and it was hard to take, but I think she was supposed to be written that way. We're seeing everything through Harry's eyes, and giving Ginny this sudden personality change shows how much she was ignored by Harry in the earlier books. The lovesick 11-year-old we meet in CoS is quite irritating, because we see her the way Harry sees her - Ron's little sister.

Let's be honest, Harry can be quite tactless and I think Ginny's sudden turnaround reflects that well.

I think you have hit it spot on, Ava! For the most part, the books are written from Harry's point ot view. We see what he sees. We get his impressions of people or things. Other than being Ron's little sister, Ginny is simply not on his radar until, at least, OotP when she becomes a member of the DA. And then, she is merely that. We start to see the relationship blossom at the beginning of HBP, when they spend so much time together at the Burrow. Harry suddenly notices her as more than Ron's sister. She becomes a friend in her own right even before anything romantic pops up. And isn't that the way of things? Someone is there all along and then 'snap', something just clicks.

[ShadowSonic]

I have to wonder, what would the series have been like if it was told from multiple POVs like the Song of Fire and ice books were? We probably wouldn't be having this discussion.

[Justincase]

Originally Posted by fryonator

I was also dissapointed with Ginny's lack of a role in DH. I would not think she would just roll over when HArry said it was to dangerous to come. I thought she would slap him to his senses and the trio, along with Ginny would search for the horcruxes. That was how I imagined my perfect DH to be.

I absolutely disagree. My greatest fear after HBP when Ginny and Harry got together was that she eventually got in the 'Trio' which would've been a tremendous mistake starting because you can't have a trio with four people. Like I said this was something that always terrified me (I have to admit Ginny was never one of my favourite characters) so I couldn't be happier when, after Voldemort's defeat, Harry decided that he wanted to talk to Ron and Hermione before talking with Ginny. She was never a main character and by NO MEANS she could've been developed as much as such an important character as Hermione had been and let alone in only one book. We get to see as much of her as we see of Neville or Luna which I think are characters that are moreless of the same importance to the plot (maybe Neville's a bit more important in the last book and because of the prophecy but..).It's true that we never got to see that powerful magic we had been promised to come form Ginny but just as we haven't seen so many other things that didn't make it into the book because JK realized all that couldn't fit and eliminated it because it wasn't relevant to the plot. Because of this is true that we do get to see Ginny as Harry's girlfriend which is a shame and probably one of the reason I don't like her character much. Just as the relationship between Harry and Ginny was so little fleshed out was Ginny's own character. IMO this hasn't been one of JK's wisest moves and had been in fact a it week. I'm sure HK has a fully formed, completely developed and with a very strong personality character in her mind but she realized maybe too late that she couldn't cram all that in the last two books. I'm sorry about this too because I think that, had it been better developed in the books I would've loved Ginny like I feel I should. So my conclusion is that Ginny was sacrifice because she wasn't important to the plot let alone as much as the Trio did.

[dragoneatschees]

I just felt that Ginny in DH was rather pointless, I mean unlike the other main female character [hermione] who was shown fighting alongside harry to the very end. Hermione is shown as a strong female character this is a complete contrast to Ginny. Ginny didn't really do much in this book which really upset me it seemed more to gear up to her becoming a wife and mother.

I think after this book she had children and become a wife.

[LyraLovegood]

Ginny didn't do as much onpage in DH only because she was still underage. And don't forget: although we don't have it written out for us, Ginny did join with Neville and Luna to re-form the DA to resist Snape and the Carrows, and they tried to get the Sword of Gryffindor from the Head's office for Harry.

Ginny wanted so much to help at the Battle of Hogwarts, but all anyone else said to her was no, you're too young, go back home, stay safe, you can't fight because you're only sixteen so stay in the RoR until it's safe to come out. When Ginny got the chance, she ducked out and joined the fight. She was one of the three students fighting Bellatrix at the very end. She was out in the courtyard helping the wounded during the hour-long reprieve that Voldemort gave them for Harry to give himself up. I think Ginny did plenty to prove her worth in DH.

[MerryLore]

Originally Posted by dragoneatschees

I think after this book she had children and become a wife.

According to an interview JKR did,

Ginny Weasley, stuck with her athletic career, playing for the Holyhead Harpies, the all-female Quidditch team. Eventually, Ginny left the team to raise their three children -- James, Albus and Lily -- while writing as the senior Quidditch correspondent for the wizarding newspaper, the Daily Prophet.

http://www.beyondhogwarts.com/harry-...-epilogue.html

Ginny had children once her professional Quiddich playing days were over, and once she become a mother she continued on as a correspondent. The author saw her as much more than just a homemaker (although being a homemaker is important in and of itself, i think). Ginny never struck me personally as a younger version of Molly.

[dragoneatschees]

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Ginny wanted so much to help at the Battle of Hogwarts, but all anyone else said to her was no, you're too young, go back home, stay safe, you can't fight because you're only sixteen so stay in the RoR until it's safe to come out. When Ginny got the chance, she ducked out and joined the fight. She was one of the three students fighting Bellatrix at the very end. She was out in the courtyard helping the wounded during the hour-long reprieve that Voldemort gave them for Harry to give himself up. I think Ginny did plenty to prove her worth in DH.

I complety forgot that Ginny was underage and a year younger than the trio.So to add to my first point Ginny is very brave and smart even if don't hermione smart. In this battle she was one of the three [with hermione/ginny/molly] fighting and all three of the woman proved thier worth her.

One thing which I loved about her was the way she dealth with the break up with harry. Similarity when comparing with Bella Swan [Twlight] who just broke down when Edward left. Sorry about the rant there

[Goddess_Clio]

Continued from the Harry Potter character analysis thread discussing Harry and Ginny's kid's names:

Originally Posted by meesha1971

More importantly, we can't say that Ginny had no part in choosing those names because those people were important to her as well.

But to a far lesser extent than they were important to Harry, and I'd say Ginny would have cared a helluva lot more for any of her brothers than she did for Dumbledore.

Originally Posted by meesha1971

James and Lily were Harry's parents, but they are also heroes in the wizarding world - complete with a statue commemorating them. They are her in-laws even though she never knew them - they are the parents her husband never got the chance to know in person because they sacrificed their lives to save him.

I agree and I don't have a problem with James and Lily's names being included in Harry and Ginny's kid's names. I have a problem with the glaring omission of Ginny's parent's names.

Originally Posted by meesha1971

Sirius was Harry's godfather, but he was also someone Ginny cared about. That's why she insisted on going with them in OOTP - she cared about Sirius and didn't want him to get killed any more than Harry did.

Originally Posted by arithmancer

Ginny did like Sirius; Sirius died rescuing her among others.

There's more canon evidence that Ginny liked Tonks than that Ginny liked Sirius but I agree that she probably did. We're not given many instances of them interacting.

As far as how Ginny got pulled in the OOTP/MoM sequence, she overheard Harry yelling about the 'saving people' comment Hermione had made and came into the classroom they were in to investigate. She and Luna were recruited to help keep watch outside umbridge's office when the trio went into to talk to Sirius (who Kreacher said wasn't there) and she was then apprehended by the Inquisitorial Squad. (I know Neville came along in there somewhere but can't think of how right now and it doesn't really matter in the context of what we're talking about.) She and Luna were more swept along in the quest than made the conscious decision to save Sirius, IMO, and anyway it was never clearely stated why Ginny, Luna and Neville went along on the mission. For me Ginny would probably have wanted to go along with it because she had such a big crush on Harry. (DH, Out of the Fire and Fight and Flight)

Originally Posted by meesha1971

Luna was Ginny's friend before she became Harry's.

Luna, along with James and Lily, seemed an appropriate name to give her daughter since both she and Harry have a strong friendship with her.

Lily Luna is the kids' name I have the fewest objections to because it seems the most balanced between Harry and Ginny. Both the boys' names are so heavily weighted toward Harry it seems ridiculous.

Originally Posted by arithmancer

She was a member, even a leader, of (Albus) Dumbledore's Army and a student at Hogwarts during the tenure of both Dumbledore and (Severus) Snape.

Originally Posted by meesha1971

Albus Dumbledore was her headmaster as well and someone she had looked up to her whole life.

But with whom she never had a personal relationship. Her involvement in Dumbledore's Army, to me, has less to do with Dumbledore himself and more to do with her views on the Ministry's interference in Hogwarts and her crush on Harry. Dumbledore never sanctioned the group, after all, it was only named after him. And her rise to a leadership position in the DA in her 6th year says more about her rejection of Voldemort's idelology and methods than her admiration for her Headmaster.

Albus was Harry's contribution, IMO, and had nothing to do with Ginny's feelings about the man. I think she approved of the choice because Dumbledore was a good man, stood up for his beliefs and she knew how much Dumbledore had meant to Harry.

And i'm not going there with Severus, it's been covered in Harry's CA thread and just about beaten to death there, no use kicking a dead horse.

[meesha1971]

Originally Posted by Goddess_Clio

But to a far lesser extent than they were important to Harry, and I'd say Ginny would have cared a helluva lot more for any of her brothers than she did for Dumbledore.

The difference being that Ginny has five brothers living and a nephew named Fred. James, Lily, Sirius, and Dumbledore died. They were important to Ginny too.

I agree and I don't have a problem with James and Lily's names being included in Harry and Ginny's kid's names. I have a problem with the glaring omission of Ginny's parent's names.

I never saw it as a glaring omission because Arthur and Molly both already had namesakes.

There's more canon evidence that Ginny liked Tonks than that Ginny liked Sirius but I agree that she probably did. We're not given many instances of them interacting.

They only had one daughter. However, I think both Harry and Ginny would not use the name Nymphadora. Tonks preferred going by her surname because she didn't like her name. Perhaps they might have used Dora if they'd had another daughter.

As far as how Ginny got pulled in the OOTP/MoM sequence, she overheard Harry yelling about the 'saving people' comment Hermione had made and came into the classroom they were in to investigate. She and Luna were recruited to help keep watch outside umbridge's office when the trio went into to talk to Sirius (who Kreacher said wasn't there) and she was then apprehended by the Inquisitorial Squad. (I know Neville came along in there somewhere but can't think of how right now and it doesn't really matter in the context of what we're talking about.) She and Luna were more swept along in the quest than made the conscious decision to save Sirius, IMO, and anyway it was never clearely stated why Ginny, Luna and Neville went along on the mission. For me Ginny would probably have wanted to go along with it because she had such a big crush on Harry. (DH, Out of the Fire and Fight and Flight)

Actually, Ginny was quite insistent about going with them because she cared about Sirius too. Ron was trying to order her to stay behind and Harry didn't want to take anyone but Ron with him. Here's the quote -

OOTP, Fight and Flight "Excuse me, but I care what happens to Sirius as much as you do!" said Ginny, her jaw set so that her resemblance to Fred and George was suddenly striking.

Lily Luna is the kids' name I have the fewest objections to because it seems the most balanced between Harry and Ginny. Both the boys' names are so heavily weighted toward Harry it seems ridiculous.

As I said in the other thread, it seems more likely to me that Ginny was the one who chose the names because Harry was never one to really ask for anything and Ginny was never one to be pushed into anything she didn't want. Their kids wouldn't have those names if both Harry and Ginny had not agreed on it, IMO. I think that's more important than where they got the names to be honest.

But with whom she never had a personal relationship. Her involvement in Dumbledore's Army, to me, has less to do with Dumbledore himself and more to do with her views on the Ministry's interference in Hogwarts and her crush on Harry. Dumbledore never sanctioned the group, after all, it was only named after him. And her rise to a leadership position in the DA in her 6th year says more about her rejection of Voldemort's idelology and methods than her admiration for her Headmaster.

Albus was Harry's contribution, IMO, and had nothing to do with Ginny's feelings about the man. I think she approved of the choice because Dumbledore was a good man, stood up for his beliefs and she knew how much Dumbledore had meant to Harry.

People choose names for their children for a lot of reasons. A personal relationship is one, but there are others. Some choose names of celebities or sports heroes that they've never met simply because they're fans. I have two cousins named after basketball players - neither of whom my uncle ever met. I have another cousin who - had she been a boy - would have been named Randy Travis because my aunt was a huge fan. Some prefer finding unique or unusual names. Like Frank Zappa naming his children Dweezil and Moon Unit. I went to school with a girl named Destiny. My sister and myself have unique spellings for our names - my dad made them up. My brother's name came from a TV commercial because my mom liked the jingle. I ended up naming my own kids from characters in TV shows.

I don't think it really matters how much of a personal relationship Ginny had with any of those people. They were important to her regardless. Ginny knew about Harry's parents before he did - they were heroes to her when Harry still thought they died in a car crash. Dumbledore was widely regarded as a hero and the Weasleys in particular admired him a great deal - and that seemed to be mutual because Dumbledore always spoke well of the Weasleys. Sirius was someone that Ginny did spend time with when they were all staying at Grimmauld Place - and Ginny actually spent more time with Sirius than Harry did overall because they had left him at Privet Dr. for so long that summer. Sirius was there for them when Arthur was injured - giving them a place to stay and sitting up with them while they waited to hear what Arthur's condition was.

Really, I can't think of any reason why Ginny wouldn't like all of those names and want to use them. Her parents already had namesakes, she had a nephew named Fred, and the remainder of her brothers were still living. Another factor is that we always see that the Weasley kids liked to stand out from each other - a result of constantly being lumped together with statements like "another Weasley". That was more of an issue with Ron, but it was also apparent with Percy, the twins, and Ginny as well. Reusing the same names within the same generation wouldn't be standing out - it would be blending in.