Favorite ( or second favorite ;) character moment

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 178314

> Alla:
> I would like to propose a little game ( canon based one, mind 
> you :)).

Mike: OK, I'll bite, I mean I'll take a stab at it, I mean...
you know.


> Alla:
> I am excluding two of my absolutely very favorite characters - 
> HARRY and SIRIUS.

Mike: Crap, you're taking my #1 and #3, and you did my #2.


> Alla:
> So, to sum up, please talk about your favorite characters in this 
> thread, their best and worst moments.

Mike:
OK, I'll do my #4 - Remus Lupin

My favorite book is still PoA so he had a lot of moments in my fav 
book. One-liners:
"I haven't poisoned that chocolate, you know"
"I daresay you've had enough of tea leaves?"

Minor moments: 
"Wadiwasi" and the gum shoots up Peeves nose. LOL, first time I saw 
someone get the better of Peeves.
"Mr. Mooney peresents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him 
to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business." 
OK, this was really some younger Lupin, but it's still him and it was 
the first thing the map wrote. HA, take that Sev old boy!!

Best moment wasn't just a moment, more like three chapters, but it 
starts with his line: 
"Of course I know how to work it,... I helped write it. I'm Moony --" 
Then Remus gives us the Marauders backstory, at least a large portion 
of it. I so loved getting this info, even while it made no sense, in 
hindsight, for him to go off on such a long exposition at this time. 
And of course, this led to the greatest plot twist in the whole 
series, IMO, the outing of Peter Pettigrew. I think sometimes we 
forget how great JKR's ability to amaze and surprise us was. C'mon 
now, I dare anyone to say the saw this coming with a straight face.;)

Now for the worst moment. Easy, when he volunteers to go with the 
Trio with Tonks at home, pregnant with Teddy. He magically smacked 
Harry, but he was the one that deserved the smack. It was the 
culmination of all the weak moments Lupin accumulated throughout the 
series. Hey, I said he was my #4 and this is about favorite 
characters, not most *liked* characters.

Mike, who had such good ones for Sirius, his #1