Wizarding Top Ten

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 188432



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nikkalmati" <puduhepa98 at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom@> wrote:
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> > Football is up and running in the US. Everyday there's a new list showing which teams are in the top ten; which players are the best at what they do. The ranking changes week to week--and depends on who writes the list!
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> > So, I'd like to see what a HP ranking might look like.
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> > Name the 10 most noteworthy good guys and the 10 most despicable bad guys from the Harry Potter series. It's not necessary to rank the 10 (unless you particularly want to), just decide who belongs in those 2 top ten lists.
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> > Potioncat
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> Nikkalmati
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> Lovely idea.  Of course football season is about over for colleges and high schools but what the hey.  
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> Not in any particular order:
> Good guys
> Almost all the good guys are flawed or have done bad things at some time, but they are on the right side.
> Lily - the best overall according to what we see.
> Dumbledore - got to have him
> Harry - the central good guy
> Hermione - essential
> Snape - my favorite
> Regulus - a tragic story
> Neville - a winner at the end
> Dobby - never a wrong move - oops I forgot about the bludger
> Kingsley - reliable and necessary
> Moody - died for the cause
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> Bad guys
> Voldemore - got to have him
> Petunia - close to the worst, a true child abuser, no excuse except her jealousy of her sister, and never a sign of remorse
> Umbridge - petty evil, nasty and prejudiced
> Bella - she had a choice at some time, capable of destroying the Longbottoms
> Draco - he was given an opportunity and seemed to be inclined to turn back, but despite the efforts of Snape and Dumbledore, he is right back fighting for LV at the end.
> Peter - the consumate traitor
> Barty Crouch, Jr. - a true DE
> Lucius - willing to rejoin LV; interested only in himself and his family
> Fenrir - loves what he does
> Grindenwald - the catelist for the tragedy of Adrianna and Snape
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> Nikkalmati (does this thing have a spell check?)
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Nikkalmati

Just want to add, I could never include Ron in the good list after he left Harry and Hermione in the forest.  Not a bad guy, just not good enough.  For the same reason I could not include Mr. Lovegood as good, even if he was trying to save Luna. 

Nikkalmati