Ginny Weasley and That Time JKR Forgot About Her
This is all very interesting (it’s extremely long, though, so I put it after the cut).
Read more of my own because I’m going to rant about this.
“I think the problem here is that their relationship is almost entirely not shown, only referenced. ”
I totally agree with your above statement. I’d be willing to believe she was treated better in-universe, had the text shown me.