Fave Characters

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 19403

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Barbara Purdom <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> I think for what it's worth that my favorite character
> as far as humor is concerned is Gilderoy Lockhart. 
> Every scene he was in was so funny I was splitting my
> sides at the same time I was trying to read to my kids
> (and they were literally rolling around laughing--it
> made it hard to get them to settle down at bedtime,
> frankly).  Rita Skeeter is a close second for humor,
> but Lockhart wins the LOL prize hands down.  (Of
> course we're laughing at him, not with him.) Lockhart
> was an inspired creation, and I couldn't help but
> wonder whether her encounters with some Fleet Street
> reporters after JKR became quite famous were
> responsible for the creation of Rita.

I am completely with you on GL, Barbara.  Until your post, I couldn't 
recall anyone other than me saying they liked Lockhart.  I echo every 
comment you've made about him.  Skeeter, otoh, is the character I 
dislike most in the series.  I think that's personal, though; I've 
had lots of experience with people (almost entirely family) talking 
behind my back, and exaggerating like you can't believe--often to the 
point that the story is nearly total bull.  So, I guess she hits a 
sore point with me.  Funnily enough, the other characters that get on 
my nerves are the house elves.  I think it's the way they talk, plus 
Dobby's somewhat over-done fawning over Harry in CoS...

Kelley