[HPforGrownups] Re: Fave Characters

[Vicky Ra]

No: HPFGUIDX 19344

I've gotta say I agree with every single thing you've said here. You have a way with describing characters to a tee. I like Moody as well. Ron seems to have too much of a temper, but he is quite devoted. He's still a typical guy, though, which unnerves me. I'm keeping this post as a great memory from this list. I've seen you on Snapefans as well. Great. :)

I was sad that when Ron tried to make an effort to make up with Harry, Harry just coldly shrugged him off. I thought that was mean of him. Hermione was surprisingly tender when she spoke of Ron's jealousy toward him. I, too, get tired of hearing about him.

Vicky
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:44 AM
  Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Fave Characters


  My favorite adult characters are Snape and Mad-Eye Moody, and my favorite of
  the Trio is Ron.  One might think, based on that, that I'm drawn to fierce,
  sarcastic, bad-tempered men:  but in fact I'm not.

  What appeals to me about Snape is not his nastiness, but his vulnerability.
  The touching way in which he defers to Dumbledore as he does to no one else,
  and seems almost anxious for his approval and understanding:  you can see
  there's a lot of history there, and that Snape knows he owes Dumbledore such
  an enormous debt for giving him a second chance that he can't even begin to
  repay him.  Also, his courage.  Snape is not afraid to take risks and to put
  himself on the line for what he believes in.  When he pulled up his sleeve
  and showed Fudge the Dark Mark, caring nothing for his reputation or what
  might happen to him personally, I was smitten.  I came to the conclusion
  that there is a LOT more to Snape -- in a positive way -- that we haven't
  seen yet, and that JKR has been hinting at this all along:  which to me
  makes him the most intriguing character of all.

  I love Mad-Eye (yes, I know we haven't seen the REAL Mad-Eye yet, but
  Crouch's impersonation must have been near-perfect or somebody would have
  called him on it) because he's passionate -- even fanatical -- about the
  truth, he's made huge sacrifices for what he believes in, and he doesn't
  care if people think he's crazy.  But there's also a sort of rough
  tenderness to him, a kindness underneath the tough exterior.  He reminds me
  of a big, scarred polar bear.  Dangerous, but cuddly.

  I love Ron because his dry sense of humour just kills me -- he always seems
  to know how to sum up a situation in one phrase.  He's hot-headed and
  thin-skinned, but if you've got him on your side, you can count on him to
  defend and support you with everything he's got.  (That whole scene where
  Ron tries to punish Draco for insulting Hermione and winds up belching slugs
  just sums up Ron's character perfectly, I think.)  He's also touchingly
  vulnerable:  he wants so much to be liked and accepted, to prove that he's a
  person in his own right and not Just Another Weasley Kid.  I can understand
  that, and I don't think it proves or even suggests that Ron will turn out
  badly.  He's just going through a rough time, like a lot of us do, trying to
  figure out who he is and where he fits in.  And when your best friend is
  Harry Potter, The Boy Who Is Destined To Be In The Spotlight, that's pretty
  tough sometimes.

  All of which is not to say I don't love the other characters, particularly
  Harry and Hermione, because I do.  But these are the three that stand out in
  my mind.
  --
  Rebecca J. Bohner
  rebeccaj at pobox.com
  http://home.golden.net/~rebeccaj


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