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

[Amber ?]

No: HPFGUIDX 28476


Gah, this is difficult. Let me first say that these lists change for me ALL 
the time. And I'm going on canon here, not the way fanon sometimes makes 
these characters out.

Faves:
1)Hermione - Honestly, I don't know why something in me leaps when Hermione 
has air-time. I'm not the slightest bit like her and don't particularly 
empathize with her. I think I admire her strength - she regularly stands 
against opposition for what she thinks is right. I like her confidence, and 
the fact that she's not afraid to show her brilliance (even if she does go a 
bit overboard). I guess I wish I were a bit more like Hermione and wish I 
had a friend as stalwart as she is.

2)Neville - I think Neville's situation is worse than Harry's with regard to 
parents; it would be horrid to have your parents not even recognize you. I 
empathize with his forgetfulness and clumsiness and I can't imagine how 
lonely it is for him, what with Seamus and Dean being best friends and Harry 
and Ron being best friends. Odd man out and all that. The fact that he's so 
sweet makes me smile and I admire him for standing up to the Trio in the 
first book.

3)PercyRonOliverMcGonagall - Okay, so I'm cheating. But I literally agonized 
for about half and hour on who to put down as third. I wanted to put Percy 
but a lot about what I like about him is more read between the lines. I 
wanted to put Ron but he annoys me at times a bit too much. Oliver and 
McGonagall are too minor and not as developed to say that they're absolute 
favorites. So I put all four of them down.

Least Faves:
1)House Elves - I would be much happier if they all would disappear. I hate 
their manner of speech, I hate their big eyes, and I find them the single 
most annoying entity in the books. They are the ONLY entity that I 
consistently and wholeheartedly dislike. I guess they just ride me the wrong 
way.

2)Gilderoy Lockhart - I do not like his ego. People who intentionally make 
themselves out to be "famous" annoy me and the preening makes me frown. And 
people who can't admit when they've made a mistake make me want to scream. 
Plus, there was the whole 
willing-to-erase-Harry-and-Ron's-memories-to-make-him-look-better thing.

3)Draco Malfoy - I'm sorry, he has to go on the list. I find him an 
interesting character and can't wait to see how JKR handles him in the 
future but I don't *like* him at all. His sneering, his insults, the way he 
uses his "muscle" (CrabbenGoyle) to make himself look tougher is annoying. 
Whether or not he's "evil" isn't the question, he's just plain not a 
pleasant person to be around at this juncture. Maybe it's an act, maybe it's 
a reaction to being abused, maybe it's the only way he knows how to act. 
However, until we find out for certain, I can't help disliking him even if 
the whys of how he acts is intriguing.

Dang, this was MUCH harder than I thought it would be. Seriously thinking 
about the characters, not letting fanfic or fandom fancies intrude, 
evaluating them was tough.

~Amber

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