Hmmm. What's your favorite *now*?
grindieloe
andie1 at earthlink.net
Thu May 22 02:11:56 UTC 2008
No: HPFGUIDX 182984
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman"
<susiequsie23 at ...> wrote:
Now that we're almost a year out from the release
> of DH and the completion of the series, which of the books has
become
> your favorite?
>
Has your
> favorite changed over time, or since the series has ended? Can you
> explain WHY this book is your favorite?
>
> *Which is/has become your least favorite book of the series?
Again,
> can you express why?
> *Is there a character you find yourself especially fond of now that
> it's all over? Any pourquoi to add?
>
> Siriusly Snapey Susan,
> in a reflective mood today
>
Hmmm... really like this question... :)
FAVORITES
My favorite book by far for quite a LONG time was PoA. While I
really couldn't get enough of Harry after SS and CoS, it was PoA
where I truly fell in love with his character. Aside from that, we
get to meet Lupin and Sirius and find out more about our beloved
Maurauders. There was just something about it, and I still think the
Shrieking Shack scene is one of my all time favorites.
That being said, my favorite then changed over to HBP. I may have
read that one more than the others, though only a few times more. I
love the Harry/Ginny dynamic and the closeness with DD.
Now that the series is over, I'm really growing to love DH. After
reading it so many times, I am beginning to appreciate it more and
more. I STILL can't keep myself from crying when Kreacher comes out
of the kitchens with the locket bouncing on his chest. It just shows
that Harry is truly one man in a million who can bring everyone
together. Dobby gets me bawling EVERY TIME! Plus, of course, the
VERY well done Harry/Tom Riddle showdown. I can see it so clearly in
my head sometimes I swear it is real...
LEAST FAVORITES
I have to say that my least favorite started out as CoS, but after
book 6, that changed dramatically because I enjoyed looking back
after knowing more about the situations in the book.
OOP is the very hardest for me to get through. My heart just aches
for Harry. It is so difficult for me to see him suffer to the extent
to which he does in this book. Everything of value is stripped from
him - Hagrid, Quidditch, Sirius, Hogwarts as he knows it... just too
painful. It's a tough read for me.
CHARACTERS
I never was a big fan of Snape. I always believed that he was DD's
man, and even saw the whole "Snape loves Lilly" thing and the "DD
planned his death with Snape" stuff coming, but I still wasn't a big
fan. After re-reading DH, and seeing exactly where Snape is coming
from, I do like him now. I even found myself teary-eyed the last
time I listened to the book in my car when Snape was dying. Who'd a
thunk it??? :)
Harry is still my favorite character. I think it's because I strive
to be as brave and noble as he is. I don't think I'll ever achieve
it to the extent he does, but I think he can be such a great role
model in a world where positive role models seem to be hard to come
by.
Long Live HP!
grindieloe :)
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