Hinny

"She was kissing him as she had never kissed him before, and Harry was kissing her back, and it was blissful oblivion, better than firewhisky; she was the only real thing in the world, Ginny, the feel of her, one hand at her back and one in her long, sweet-smelling hair."

- Harry, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Hinny is the het ship between Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter fandom.

Canon
Harry and Ginny first met at King's Cross Station. However, they didn't formally meet until the summer of 1992, when it became clear that Ginny had a crush on Harry. She was too shy and nervous to talk to him until 1995. She became even more embarrassed after Harry rescued her from the Chamber of Secrets in his second year. She had been possessed by a diary containing a fragment of Lord Voldemort's soul, known as a Horcrux.

Hermione helped Ginny by advising her to be more herself around Harry, and maybe even see other people. Ginny took this advice, and Harry came to see her as she really was: strong-willed, witty, stubborn, and compassionate. The two became good friends in Harry's fifth year, and Harry began to enjoy her company. She was also able to cheer him up during his depressions and accompanied him to the Department of Mysteries. After his relationship with Cho Chang fell apart, Harry's feelings for Ginny began to deepen and change, aided by the time he spent with her at the Burrow over the summer. In his first Potions class with Slughorn, the love potion Amortentia revealed that he was attracted to "something flowery he had smelled at the Burrow," which later turned out to be Ginny's hair.

After seeing her kiss Dean Thomas, Harry became jealous and fantasise about kissing her himself. One of the many reasons Harry fell in love with Ginny was that she rarely cried when she was upset. Shortly after Ginny and Dean broke up, she and Harry spontaneously kissed at a Gryffindor Quidditch Cup victory party. The two began dating, and Harry considered that time to be one of the happiest in his life. However, after the murder of Albus Dumbledore, Harry decided to end things with Ginny, fearing that Voldemort would target her if he learned of their blossoming romance, and knowing that he would be leaving with Ron and Hermione to find Voldemort's Horcruxes. Ginny was upset, but respected Harry's decision, knowing that it was for "some stupid, noble reason."

The two soon saw each other again over the summer while Harry stayed at the Burrow. On Harry's seventeenth birthday, Ginny gave him a passionate kiss to remember her by, but they were "accidentally" interrupted by Ron and Hermione. Ron told Harry not to "mess around," as his sister had been "pretty cut up" when Harry had ended their romantic relationship, though Hermione was more sympathetic towards them. The two were soon separated for months as Harry tracked down Horcruxes with Hermione and Ron, while Ginny returned to Hogwarts, but still harbored quite strong romantic feelings for each other. After Ron abandoned his friends, Harry began staring at Ginny's spot on the Marauder's Map, and was worried when he heard that she, Neville, and Luna had gotten into trouble trying to steal Godric Gryffindor's sword for him.

When the Battle of Hogwarts began, Harry wanted Ginny to stay out of the fighting, but was forced to ask her to leave the safety of the Room of Requirement while he, Hermione and Ron searched it for Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. Later in the battle, after Ginny was nearly killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, Harry ran towards Bellatrix instead of Voldemort, though Mrs. Weasley got there first. After Voldemort's defeat, Harry and Ginny resumed their intense romance. Sometime between 1999 and 2002, they married and had three children: first son James Sirius, second son Albus Severus, and third and only daughter Lily Luna.

Children
JAMES SIRIUS POTTER James Sirius Potter (born between September 1, 2003 and August 31, 2004) was the first son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, he has a younger brother named Albus Severus and a younger sister named Lily Luna. His uncles on his mother's side were Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. James was named after his paternal grandfather, James Potter, and his father's godfather, Sirius Black.

James took after his maternal uncle, Ron Weasley, in his bad timing and his knack for interfering in other people's love lives. He also seemed to have inherited his sense of humor and love of mischief from his two maternal uncles, Fred and George, and had a penchant for teasing his little siblings and making mischief. He was also very much like his two namesakes, James Potter and Sirius Black, in his mischievous and troublemaking nature.

ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER Albus Severus "Al" Potter (born between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006) was a half-blood wizard and the second son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, he has an older brother named James Sirius and a younger sister named Lily Luna. Albus was the middle child of the three Potter siblings, born two years after his older brother James and two years before his younger sister Lily. He was named in memory of Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape.

Albus was a quiet, kind and thoughtful boy, unlike his loud brother. He seemed to have inherited some of his father's personality, including his irrational and childish fear of being sorted into Slytherin. He seemed to be interested in his father's fame and past, as he seemed to have inherited his father's curiosity.

LILY LUNA POTTER Lily Luna Potter (born between September 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008) was the third and only daughter of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, she has two older brothers, James Sirius and Albus Severus. She was named in memory of her paternal grandmother, Lily Evans, and her parents' best friend, Luna Lovegood.

Lily seemed to have a personality similar to her mother's. She was very jealous of her two older brothers when they left for Hogwarts, much like Ginny's eagerness and envy when the last of her brothers left for school in 1991. She seemed to enjoy talking to her family. She and her cousin Hugo had an "animated discussion" about which house they would be in, suggesting that they were very close cousins.

Lily Luna began attending Hogwarts in 2019.

Fanon
Hinny is a popular ship in the Harry Potter fandom, with a lot of fanart made of it. On AO3 it is the most written about ship for Ginny and the third most written about ship for Harry.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Harry/Ginny tag on FanFiction.net
 * Harry/Ginny tag on FanFiction.net

DEVIANT ART

TUMBLR

FORUMS
 * /r/HarryandGinny
 * A Reddit forum for Harry/Ginny fanfic recs and discussion of the pairing

LIVE JOURNAL
 * hg-daily on LiveJournal
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 * hpgw-otp on LiveJournal
 * hg-silverlining on LiveJournal
 * harry-and-ginny on LiveJournal