Fave Characters

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 19439

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Barbara Purdom <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> I know.  The house elves are very Jar-Jar Binks.  Sets
> my teeth on edge.  But I didn't say I like Lockhart; I
> think he's funny.  (Remember, I said laughing at, not
> with.)  If I actually had to be in the room with him,
> I'd probably think he was insufferable. <<<<<<<<<<<

Oh, haha, so I guess I ~am~ alone, then.  I know what you mean, 
though.  If he seemed real in any way to me, I'd probably find him 
insufferable, too.  It's because he's such a caricature that I find 
him so hilarious.
 
> My kids really enjoy the house elves, though, and my
> husband goes out of his way to give them silly voices
> when he's reading aloud.  I just try to get past those
> parts as quickly as possible when it's my turn to
> read.  For reading aloud, my favorite character is
> Hagrid.  I employ a broad Scottish accent which anyone
> from Scotland would probably think was a joke.  But my
> son says he definitely prefers my Hagrid to his dad's. <<<<<<<<<<<<

That's so great.  I love Hagrid, too.

>  (Not that this is a popularity contest.)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Of course not... (Yay, you!) ;oP

Kelley