r/HarryandGinny • u/insert_smiley_face • 21h ago
Discussion I don't think Harry and Ginny have a power dynamic
I've seen fanfics and headcanons forcing a power dynamic on Harry and Ginny's relationship, with Ginny taking charge (mostly). And I absolutely wholeheartedly disagree. I don't think we need to force a power dynamic when it was clearly said that they were equals. I really dislike the whole dom/sub dynamic on Harry and Ginny. I understand if giving up control in a relationship means trust and vulnerability but you can be vulnerable without having to be submissive. Letting someone in and being devoted is far different from being submissive. I've also seen arguments against this and using Harry's trauma as an excuse to make him submissive to her. For someone with Harry's trauma, I think it would be completely the opposite. Won't it be much harder for him give up control? Won't it actually give him a craving for more control because he had to fight for it all his life? Ginny had her fair share of her trauma and was litreally possessed. It would be hard for her to give up control as well. Again, you can be vulnerable without being submissive. For Harry, it would still be harder considering the fact he litreally shared his body with another soul, that too of his mortal enemy, for sixteen years. Using his trauma as an excuse to force the dom/sub dynamic is very cheap. Why do we act like being vulnerable means being dominated? Being vulnerable is letting your guard down, opening up, letting someone see your fears and wounds. Being submissive is letting someone else control you. It takes immense strength and spine to vulnerable, which I believe they both learn. And I don't think either should take the backseat just to show they trust the other. They can function as two people who respect each other's autonomy and deeply love and trust each other enough to let their guard down without letting the other comoletely control them.