Replicating the Ginny Weasley approach to snagging Harry Potter is a little difficult, because it’s a long game. Basically, it involves spotting the guy you intend to date, leaving him alone for several years during which you date other people and grow into a fully fledged awesome badass, and then showing up toward the end and impressing him enough that he falls for you.
In order to attempt this dating model as closely as possible, I do it on a day when my boyfriend has work and I don’t, so we will be separated for a long time (about 10 hours). I don’t date a bunch of other people while he’s out (because that would be weird), but I definitely think about him a lot.
When he gets home, I try to give him what J.K. Rowling describes in the books as Ginny’s “blazing look.” My boyfriend looks concerned, asks if I have something in my eye, and goes to make a cheese sandwich.
We have a pretty nice night in watching Borgen, so I think we can safely say that was a success.
