Crushes on female characters (Was: Hurt-Comfort and Comfort-Hurt)

[errolowl]

No: HPFGUIDX 57085




>>Cindy -- wondering if guys crush on the HP female characters, and 
if not, why not<<

Ah! Now there's a fun thread...time to trot out my bent
inclinations, eh Cindy? I tell ya, you've opened a can of worms 

But to start off, I have to protest. The women on this list have it 
easy when it comes to well defined characters. We guys have to depend 
on active imaginations more often than not....but then, when you can 
place Avery on a list you give us no room for excuses.

Very well then captain, off we go with absolutely no regard of age...

The front runners:
1. Rosemerta : oh, she wins every time. I'm with Darrin and
Ersatz Harry on that <now, now! no dueling guys – there are too many 
contenders for her hand to kill `em all>. Curvy Bartender.
Beauty. And sass (you've got to love sparkly turquoise high heels). 
And class. She doesn't fawn (she has that *edge* in her voice when
she talks to the minister doesn't she?) And she can think for herself 
too. Note she still has trouble believing Sirius went over to the 
other side. Got to admire a woman who won't start every second 
sentence with "well anyway, everybody says...." 
And what's with all the "m'dears" from Fudge? Makes a
guys hackles rise that does! 

2. Mrs Lestrange: Right, she's got less canon that even Avery.
But she does make an impact and I'm surprised no one else brought her
up. Dangerous, that's the word. It would take quite a man to keep
pace with her. Vicious. Wild. Fiery. Regal. Tempestuous. 
Temptress...but ice cold deep down. The ice princess with a twist....

3. Narcissa Malfoy: Darrin said it best. The allure of an ice 
princess. The confidence. The arrogance. The cold façade that
perhaps hides an inner fire... sigh. I can see a lot of guys 
idolizing her, pining with unrequited love.. or lust.

4. Fleur: Hot. Who cares about anything else? Besides, she was a 
champion so she obviously has *some* talent. But I must admit that 
being one of a pack hanging around her is a definite no. Nah,
she'll have to be the one coming on strong...

5. Angelina: sporty, sportive, and she definitely has a sense of 
humor if she hangs around with Fred. She was a strong contender for 
champion too. I'd imagine she'd be attractive, if not
strictly pretty. Aggressive and confident too...and yet again Darrin 
took the words out of my mouth:

>>I just love the way she takes it in stride when Fred says, "Oy, 
Angelina! Want to go to the ball" and she says, "Well, all right 
then." Now THAT sounds like a girl I could be on beer and pizza terms 
with. Some girls like to think they could do the beer and pizza, but 
not all of you can, ladies.<<

Hear, hear! 

The second tier:

6. Hermione: smart, sassy, loyal, confident (or apparently so) with 
an underlying vulnerability. She's great fun..but is in danger of 
the "just a pal" syndrome quite a few ladies I know complain
of. She's not good looking *yet*, though she definitely has potential,
and the Yule ball upped her crushability tremendously. (Note- no 
movie contamination...I still see a bushy haired know it all, with a 
backpack slung on her shoulders, nose in a book. The kind who would 
probably not recognize a compliment, or give a sarcastic reply even 
if she did). That's impression is changing though. She's much
more self aware now - oh yes, there are definite possibilities.

7. Cho Chang: Nice, attractive, spunky, sporty, loyal. For some weird 
reason she didn't have a high crush potential for me till the end
of GoF. But that vulnerable scene at the feast did it. [Hurt-comfort 
anyone?]

8. Hooch: one of the few teachers to make the list, and with due 
movie contamination (those eyes!). Sporty and sassy, you could fall 
for her faster than you can say "Quidditch"

9. Pansy: Some Neanderthal reaction I guess. A simpering female who 
fawns over you, is anxious when you're wounded, jumps to your 
defense, never steals your limelight
and is of course very
pretty. If Draco sees something in her, who am I to argue? <grin>

10. Olympe Maxime: The very name has some Oomph! Her being a 
Headmistress and her sheer size pose intimidating problems, but I 
certainly can't fault Hagrid. There's beauty, grace,
intelligence and a certain French seductiveness going for her--but 
the clinching factor is her Single-malt horses.

11. McGonagall: Starchy and prickly exterior. But once you get past 
the grandmother effect (very very difficult), there's quite a
case to be built for her. Intelligence, sarcasm and authority, with a 
totally mushy core. Probably reads romance novels in her room. Poor 
lonely misunderstood Minerva. 

12. Patils: Umm, not developed enough. They're described as
beautiful though a trifle too giggly, or atleast Parvati is. We don't 
know about Padma do we? Parvati does jump to Harry's defense in the 
PS rememberall incident, so she show some spunk. There's
potential.

13. Lavender: Ditto Parvati, with the Binky incident counting against 
her.

And that's a nice round number to stop at.
  
Katie & Alicia are too insignificant in the scheme of things to crush 
on. Ginny is too much the little sister, Myrtle has way too much 
angst (gosh, do we seriously consider her?) Skeeter is poisonous, her 
painted nails not withstanding, though I can't speak for others. 
Pomfry, Sprout, and (gasp) Trelawney – you got to be kidding!
Molly? That would be practically incestuous. Petunia and Millicent 
are definite NOs, and Lily – well, Lily is too dead.
But Florence we need more of. She's definitely got intrigue
<grin>. And bring on the new DADA teacher

Errol
"Perverted pedophiles" would make a *horrible* name for a
band, don't you think Darrin?