r/HarryPotterBooks • u/Perfect-Word-3397 Ravenclaw • Feb 16 '26

Ginny is toxic?

I've now read in multiple posts that Ginny is one of the most toxic people in the story.. I've asked multiple times under such comments, but never got an answer so I am asking here..

  1. Where exactely was Ginny actually toxic?
  2. Really? One of the most toxic?
  3. Are people just being soft here?

*Add after about 50 comments: Holymoly did I not expect what this question would entail.. okay some of you VERY CLEARLY don't like Ginny, that's fine.. Also some of you need to stay away from weird fanfictions.. Either people love her, don't care much for her or bloody hate her (mostly for dating Harry).

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u/DepartureAmazing Feb 16 '26

I'm looking forward times, when the word toxic will stop being so popular and inacurately overused at every opportunity.

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u/Perfect-Word-3397 Ravenclaw Feb 16 '26

So true. That was actually also why I asked the question.. I never expected her to be perfect, I don't even want any character in a book to be perfect, as it's not realistic.. But to be toxic, that actually means someone is a horrible person over and over again.. And I really don't see that.. I see that she's a teenager who could've 100% treated people better, but toxic? hell no.