Dammit, the link's not working, because I would have liked to have read the article. Any chance of a reposted link?
And I agree: changing a ship (or even changing backstory) can completely and totally ruin a character for me, not to mention the story. It's that single butterfly stomp that makes all the difference.
It's the main reason I am not and will never be a true comic geek. My better half accepts what I consider to be just mind-blowing so-called 'reboots' without a flicker of an eyelash and for me, that just ruins it.
I liked who Ginny turned out to be, so I was pretty happy with Harry/Ginny. I wouldn't have cried too hard at Harry/Hermione, but I think Ron needed her more than Harry ever would have. Hell, I was always fond of Luna, too. I think I have a secret wish that she ended up with Neville, somehow, because I grew to be rather fond of him.
Edit: Googled and got the story. All I can say is, huh. I can't pretend to know what was in her mind; she'll always know *her* characters more than anyone else can. Still...nah. I still like how things turned out. I'm not surprised, though. I don't think I've written anything where I haven't second-guessed myself a few years later when I re-read it. If she re-wrote it that way, she'd probably realize the story was fine the way it was and put it back.
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And I agree: changing a ship (or even changing backstory) can completely and totally ruin a character for me, not to mention the story. It's that single butterfly stomp that makes all the difference.
It's the main reason I am not and will never be a true comic geek. My better half accepts what I consider to be just mind-blowing so-called 'reboots' without a flicker of an eyelash and for me, that just ruins it.
I liked who Ginny turned out to be, so I was pretty happy with Harry/Ginny. I wouldn't have cried too hard at Harry/Hermione, but I think Ron needed her more than Harry ever would have. Hell, I was always fond of Luna, too. I think I have a secret wish that she ended up with Neville, somehow, because I grew to be rather fond of him.
Edit: Googled and got the story. All I can say is, huh. I can't pretend to know what was in her mind; she'll always know *her* characters more than anyone else can. Still...nah. I still like how things turned out. I'm not surprised, though. I don't think I've written anything where I haven't second-guessed myself a few years later when I re-read it. If she re-wrote it that way, she'd probably realize the story was fine the way it was and put it back.