"Whoops," he said softly. "Another zero, then, Potter..."
Yeesh, delayed two hours over the deadline... Unfortunately these are more brief than I'd like.
Before I begin though, am I the only one who comes away with the feeling that almost all of the characters are lifeless things that only exist to interact with Potter?
So, Neville Longbottom, the more that I think about him the more I like him. Of all the characters Neville's a shoe in for the title of "character that has grown the most". From an "almost squib" prone to accidents whenever he tries to use magic that lacks confidence to someone driven to learning Defense Against the Dark Arts to the point that Harry finds it "quite unnerving" and "only Hermione mastered the charm faster" in addition to being confidant enough to help fight off a band of Death-Eaters. Topping it all off, he's actually a decent person.
Despite the odds against it, I hope that stupid prophecy is actually referring to Neville instead of Harry. Notice how it fails to mention how or when Voldie will "mark his equal". And, of course, the word mark doesn't necessarily mean a physical mark. But for that to happen Rowling would have to forsake her puppet and consider if others are more worthy of the title "hero". Don't hold your breath...
Tonks, my best guess about why I like her would be her sense of humor. But I absolutely hate two things about her... "I'm dead clumsy". No, you're not, Tonks. Clumsy people are clumsy, not clumsy just when the author wants a cheap laugh by making you trip over a troll's leg umbrella stand. The second thing? She quickly becomes just another "and" character.
Crookshanks, when the furball was introduced I loved the beast and by the end of POA I hated Crookshanks. Then in the later books I couldn't care less because ol' Crook turned into a background prop as a fluffy ginger coloured cushion. But in the beginning it was almost like watching an old Tom and Jerry cartoon without the Rube Goldberg(?) style mouse traps. It was fun! But then suddenly, OMG Crookshanks can tell if something's an animagus by sight!!1!one! And is the "smartest of his kind" Sirius has ever seen! WTF! And while I'm at it, why does the hairball machine instantly hate Peter the rat while going out of his way to help Sirius the dog? Convenience perhaps? Laziness? Rowling confused "author knowledge" with "character knowledge"?
More characters next time, hopefully including Snape (yet another character I like) or Potter. Or maybe some Weasleys.
Before I begin though, am I the only one who comes away with the feeling that almost all of the characters are lifeless things that only exist to interact with Potter?
So, Neville Longbottom, the more that I think about him the more I like him. Of all the characters Neville's a shoe in for the title of "character that has grown the most". From an "almost squib" prone to accidents whenever he tries to use magic that lacks confidence to someone driven to learning Defense Against the Dark Arts to the point that Harry finds it "quite unnerving" and "only Hermione mastered the charm faster" in addition to being confidant enough to help fight off a band of Death-Eaters. Topping it all off, he's actually a decent person.
Despite the odds against it, I hope that stupid prophecy is actually referring to Neville instead of Harry. Notice how it fails to mention how or when Voldie will "mark his equal". And, of course, the word mark doesn't necessarily mean a physical mark. But for that to happen Rowling would have to forsake her puppet and consider if others are more worthy of the title "hero". Don't hold your breath...
Tonks, my best guess about why I like her would be her sense of humor. But I absolutely hate two things about her... "I'm dead clumsy". No, you're not, Tonks. Clumsy people are clumsy, not clumsy just when the author wants a cheap laugh by making you trip over a troll's leg umbrella stand. The second thing? She quickly becomes just another "and" character.
Crookshanks, when the furball was introduced I loved the beast and by the end of POA I hated Crookshanks. Then in the later books I couldn't care less because ol' Crook turned into a background prop as a fluffy ginger coloured cushion. But in the beginning it was almost like watching an old Tom and Jerry cartoon without the Rube Goldberg(?) style mouse traps. It was fun! But then suddenly, OMG Crookshanks can tell if something's an animagus by sight!!1!one! And is the "smartest of his kind" Sirius has ever seen! WTF! And while I'm at it, why does the hairball machine instantly hate Peter the rat while going out of his way to help Sirius the dog? Convenience perhaps? Laziness? Rowling confused "author knowledge" with "character knowledge"?
More characters next time, hopefully including Snape (yet another character I like) or Potter. Or maybe some Weasleys.