Harry's Top Five

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No: HPFGUIDX 31658

<Jenny wrote:>
That's interesting.  I like your list, but I would definitely add 
> Dumbledore before anyone else.  More than once it is mentioned that 
> Harry feels safe with Dumbledore around and he tends to completely 
> trust anything Dumbledore says.  Aside from that, I feel that 
> Dumbledore represents what Harry would like to be: good, honest, 
> strong, and not so serious all the time.  Dumbledore has helped Harry 
> sort through some very difficult things, such as why the Sorting Hat 
> considered Slytherin for Harry and why Harry was able to survive 
> Quirrel's touch and Voldemort's curse.  That would have quite an 
> impact on me, too.
> 
> I also happen to absolutely adore Dumbledore.  :-)

I really did contemplate putting Dumbledore on the list, but I just
can't put my figure on why I denied him access.  Personally,
Dumbledore's never been one of my top characters, but that's just a
personal preference.  If we had to include Dumbledore, who would get
knocked off, then?  Possibly Hagrid, since Dumbledore tends to
function many of the similar roles as Hagrid, but I do see Hagrid as
more of a friend, while Dumbledore fills those "mentoring" shoes. 
Hermione & Ron could/should be lumped, since their influences are
quite similar and both fall under "friendly guidance", but I've always
seen Ron filling that "bosum-buddy" (what do you call them for boys?)
role, while Hermione is the
practical-friend-who-keeps-everyone's-heads-screwed-on-straight.  No,
let's please not start a "Hermione isn't JUST that" rant, because
that's not what I am saying.  For these purposes, I judge her role in
Harry's life to lean MORE towards guidance, with a healthy mixture of
sheer friendship thrown in.

But I detract.  If we include Dumbledore, who goes?  I personally
really like the Dursleys for this list, because you've got to
acknowledge they've definitely played a major role in his life for ten
years.

-Megan