I agree with you; Ginny was the one sister in a family of boys, and served as the damsel of interest in Chamber of Secrets. Beyond that, her purpose was nothing more than a fan of Harry's. I did forget that she was a natural talent at Quidditch, and that Harry was somehow jealous of her getting other boys looking at her. Other than her role as a Dumbledore's Army volunteer, she served almost no other purpose that I can remember, and it HAS been a while. Reminds me of a certain manga that ended with the irrelevant love interest that the main character ignored for who knows how long suddenly being his wife in the epilogue. I think writers just cave; they either think they NEED someone to be the 'love interest and nothing more' from the start, or they ignore someone who they have had more in-text chemistry with throughout the books. It does strike me as odd that Hermione and Harry never gave each other a chance.

Cutting a trio down to two is a heartbreaking thing and not everyone can do that with ease. J.K. succeeded in making the series grow darker with each book, but maybe she didn't need to kill off a frontrunner to do so. 

Botan is all about class, and respecting the fact Shiori is present is considerate of her. I do hope that Kurama's sudden request doesn't make her think that things had to change between them. He's still going to be Kurama, and he still wants her to be Botan. I want their first official date to be the exact place she mentioned; the Ferris wheel at night, taking her shopping, etc. I think the moment he heard that, Kurama decided that he'd get her there from the perspective of a human, and not a reaper. Kurama does know he jumped the gun. Botan can feel free to acknowledge that to him, too. She CAN say no. This doesn't need to happen just yet. Have her decline or just say she'd like time to think about that. No hard feelings either way. 

You're pretty bad about PM's, that's true. But I know you have a lot going on, your family member was a dick, and the construction near your place is probably not helping matters. I want to progress at least a couple replies before your family returns. GoT is a fickle fucker of a roleplay, and it always demands the right environment to write it. I know I couldn't write that material in broad daylight with hustle and bustle going on in the house.