[HPforGrownups] Re: Three favourite and three least favourite characters.

[tillrules at aol.com]

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Favorites (aside from the trio, they're given):

1)  Oliver Wood:  I just find him so sympathetic.  You genuinely feel for him 
when they finally win the Quidditch cup.  

2)  Cho Chang:  I really like her a lot.  I think the backlash against her is 
undeserved for the most part since she's never been anything but nice to 
Harry.  Choosing Cedric as her date certainly is not bad considering that 
Cedric did ask her first and Cedric is a very nice guy.  Plus, she supports 
Harry when many are against him in GoF right after his name comes out of the 
goblet.

3)  Ginny:  Another genuinely sympathetic figure.  Her longing for Harry (the 
most famous, popular boy in school) is something we can all relate to.  Plus, 
her use by Riddle is so evil that you have to love her for surviving.

Came close to making my list:  Lee Jordan:  He cracks me up with his 
commentary in the quidditch matches., the twins (not only for the comedy but 
for their loyalty to their family) and Sirius.

Least favorite:

1)  Draco:  I just find him to be absolutely contemptible in every way.  He 
only seesm to exist to cause others pain.

2)  Snape:  Yes, he's brave for being a spy, but I don't think he's good, 
simply someone who sees siding against Voldemort as being a better 
alternative than having Voldemort win.  His bravery is almost self 
preservation to me.  He seems too me to be a vindictive man who's still 
nursing his schoolboy grudges (to the point of endangering the Trio's lives 
in the Shack) years later.

3)  Trelawney:  There may be a payoff down the line (her first right 
prediction coming into play most likely), but as of this point, she's a one 
joke character who's annoying.

Almost made my  list:  Lupin (His angst gets to me after a while) and Dudley 
(another annoying little brat)