Why is your favorite your favorite?

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 10040

Hmmm...well, I voted for the Prizoner of Azkaban as my favorite as 
well......It seems to me that that book has the most detail, and the 
most integrity/consistency.

Upon reflection, it is VERY hard to buy the Moody is really Crouch -- 
he was just too convincing as a good guy (not that there aren't 
really evil people who could be convincing good guys - it was just 
hard for me to believe emotionally).  Perhaps the Goblet of Fire is 
too serious for me...I DO like happy endings, and GoF didn't quite 
have one...whereas, the exultant image of Sirius flying off on 
Buckbeak culminating with the permission slip for Harry to go to 
Hogsmeade...now THERE'S an ending..with a terrific epilogue. 

I love the scene where Harry blows up Aunt Marge, bolts, and finds 
the Knight Bus. Lupin is a great teacher, and it's wonderful what he 
does with the Boggart and Neville (little did we know at the time, 
that he hated Snape in school). It's fascinating getting to more more 
about James Potter, and the four marauders who all play a very 
significant role in PoA (with James returning as Prongs. Remember, 
that when Harry conjured up his first Patronus he didn't know that 
his father was an unregistered Animagus/stag.) Hearing Sirius' story 
in the shrieking shack was just great.............(he's not Peter, 
he's SCABBERS!)

I like PS because of its beginnings.....the great scene where Harry 
hears Hagrid's pounding on the door of the hut, the first view of 
Hogwarts, the sorting, Harry flies, becomes Seeker..the stuff about
Quirrell I don't find very good (with the exception of Ron's chess 
solution)

After I bought the Jim Dale tapes, the Chamber of Secrets became my 
second favorite, and I've reread it more the second time.

I think I'll do a poll about what's everyone's second, third, and 
fourth favorite.

Just one thing, folks, not all women are interested in men sexually 
(the heterosexual assumption does get a little tiring, now and then),
I love Lupin and Sirius, but none of the women in HPland are very 
sexy (unless you're into Veelas and part Veelas)....probably reflects 
JKR's orientation.


Susan
Susan