How has HBP effected your favorite characters?

[prep0strus]

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"Tammy" <elsyee_h at y...> wrote:
> In general, how did HBP effect who your favorite characters were 
> and how? (feel free to add your least favorites as well!)

Good question!  In general, I think Ginny came off great, Dumbledore
and Snape both had an amazing book that will only really be understood after the final book, and we got a little more of Lupin.

But my actual FAVORITE (admitedly minor) character, didn't even get an appearance - Lee Jordan!  5 books of backin' up the Weasely twins,
smart talking at Quidditch, and then he's gone, without even a bit of
exposition to tell how he's doing. :(

I also was really disappointed in poor old Ron - there has to be more
to him, and I thought this was his book.  Those chess skills should
extrapolate into something else, shouldn't they?  Ron's a great
character, but I was hoping this was the book that JKR would give him
a little more.  I hope I'm not disappointed in him by the end.

I feel that most of our characters were put on pause in this book,
waiting.  Neville did less than he did in previous books, Luna barely
got to grow, and if anybody else was hoping, like I was, that the DA
would become a school-age Order of the Phoenix, with individual
members coming into their own, you were, like, I was, disappointed. 
McGonagal, who really shone in 5, once again faded to the back burner.  And, I agree, where's Moody?

I know that 7th book has to be about Harry, and about Snape, and about Voldemort and saving the world and Ron/Hermione consumating their rather tepid relationship... but I hope the legions of minor
characters that JKR has invested her time and our emotions in get
their payoff as well.  If Dumbledore's right, and it's about love, it
can't just be about 'The Chosen One' loving enough for everyone - it
has to be everyone loving him, and they all should have a part to
play.  I hope they do.

Hm, I don't think I precisely answered the question, but that's my
take on the characters in Book 6 anyway.

~Prep0strus