As far as I was concerned, Ginny herself told us far more about the people who tried to save her. If Ginny flips town then we knew Voldy and Hermione aren't panicking scum, but if Voldy or Hermione flipped town then we don't learn anything about the other or Ginny.
Ha! I agree, I woulda preferred Vanilla
I don't quite understand what you mean, if you clarify I could try and explain my thinking.
I missed that. I'm going to go back and read through Tonks' posts now.