Favorite Harry Potter Character

[Ray Barnsbury 5]

I tried to get all the significant players; if I left out anyone important, don't vote yet and let me know!

My favorite is Dumbledore. He has incredible power, and yet is the kindest, wisest, most humble and warm person you'd ever meet. The twinkle in his eyes is omnipresent, and he always knows just what to say. What a guy!

After that, I like Hermione (I tend to identify with her matter-of-factness) and Ron, for his sardonic wit. Snape and Malfoy Senior are great characters you "love to hate." And McGonagall is typically a delight to read, especially her interactions with Trelawney and Umbridge.

Ray Barnsbury

[robthehand 2]

Dumblydore.

[Romão 1377]

Snape. Is the most ambiguous character and I suspect the 7th book will focus heavily on him.

[Composer_Fan 0]

Ron. He seemed more easy to relate to.

[Elmo Lewis 6]

Dolores Umbridge.

[JWfangirl1992 17]

Dumbledore [[[sniff]]] so sad.

Merkel: sure the seventh book will, it will focus on how Harry wants to kill him!

[Romão 1377]

I still think there's more than meets the eye to Snape's betrayal.

[Mr. Breathmask 456]

Of the regulars Dumbledore, followed by Snape.

Otherwise, it's Umbridge. The woman you love to hate.

[Justin 2]

Sturgis Podmore.

Justin

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Sturgis Podmore.

Of course! 8O

1) Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore - so wise, so powerful (didn't look up the name)

2) Hermione - smart, funny, and not emotionless

3) McGonagall - her outraged moments are the best, and she soars in OotP, bickering with Umbridge, then fighting her after they capture Hagrid

~Sturgis, who generally dislikes Hagrid

[Damo 0]

I voted for Severus Snape, just because I really like the actor Alan Rickman. He such a very good actor.

[nightscape94 956]

I was the first to pick Hermione Granger, which I was surprised by. Well, I liked her more until HBP came out, but she cracks me up, and I find her much more amusing then Ron.

Tim

[The Big Man 6949]

I picked Voldemort.

Out of the good guys, I'd have picked Hermione, but her character was murdered by the author in HAP, I'm dead certain that book was written by someone else. It was probably copy and pasted from something from fanfiction.net.

[Docteur Qui 742]

~Sturgis, who generally dislikes Hagrid

He's one of my favourites - we're really not encouraged to like him better than anyone else, unlike Dumbledore. That said, I did vote for Dumbledore.

-Pete, who thinks that Hagrid's greatest role in the war will be the most important, and that he might possibly sacrifice himself for Harry, and also who can't wait to see how their friendship is displayed in book 7.He was Harry's first friend ever, after all.

[The Big Man 6949]

I'm sure Hagrid would love King Kong.

[Morlock 9]

The Moody from most of book 4 would be my favorite. As for a more consistant one......I'd have to choose Lupin.

[Romão 1377]

Nobody chose Harry Potter, which is comon in these kind of polls...the hero never wins popularity contests.

[Ray Barnsbury 5]

Yes. I find Harry to be a bit of a dry character, in comparison to the numerous more colorful personalities. But I suppose that's appropriate, as it's Harry we're supposed to relate with the most, rather than viewing him as someone extraordinary and inaccessible. Although I did think his personality change/development was refreshing in OotP.

Ray Barnsbury

[Marian Schedenig 3002]

Hermy.

Marian - who might be influenced by the movies here.

[Ray Barnsbury 5]

Understandable.

Ray Barnsbury

[diskobolus 3]

Oh my, that's one of the best photos of her ever. I said Snape, but from the movies it's definitely Hermione.

[gkgyver 1563]

*gulp*

[The Big Man 6949]

Uh... hmm... DAY-UM!

[Justin 2]

I voted for Nipples. 8O

Justin - Who actually voted for Snape. (Stupid stupid STUPID IDIOT!!! 8O )

I MEAN HERMIONE!!

[gkgyver 1563]

That's what they look like before they need the magic of Photoshop.

[The Big Man 6949]

Now I feel bad that I voted Voldemort. I mean, there's no way in hell that he could take on Lord Anubis!

[Mr. Breathmask 456]

Oh my. 8O

Ms. Watson is growing up nicely.

[The Big Man 6949]

Ginny Weasley, eat your heart out.

[Docteur Qui 742]

Oh Lordy. The films never really accentuate the behind regions of that fine girl!

If only I was British and famous! At least I'm the acceptable age.

[Romão 1377]

Yeah, not so good looking from that angle.

[Ray Barnsbury 5]

I politely disagree.

Just of interest, isn't the legal age in Britain 16? :spiny:

Ray Barnsbury

[Mr. Breathmask 456]

Could be. But she's still 15.

[Hitch 47]

Excellent. Another blonde to cast in another one of my epics.

[Justin 2]

Excellent.  Another blonde to cast in another one of my epics.

This post needs some evil laughter.

Justin

[The Big Man 6949]

Excellent.  Another blonde to cast in another one of my epics.

Pommie Psycho?

[Willy 0]

Guess who I voted for...

[Ray Barnsbury 5]

Is that your artwork? It's gorgeous!

Ray Barnsbury - impressed

[Willy 0]

Thanks.

By the way: I voted for Hermy because she's so funny without knowing it (or intending to be so).

And what's the problem with her in HBP? I still like her character (though I've still got a few chapters to go in HBP).

[Marian Schedenig 3002]

No problem. She's great in HBP.

Marian -

[King Mark 2616]

I politely disagree.  

Just of interest, isn't the legal age in Britain 16?  

Ray Barnsbury

Well it's 14 in Kanadia

K.M.

[The Big Man 6949]

Interestingly surreal artwork.

About Hermione in HAP, I'll just state that no-one seemed themselves in that book which made them horribly unlikable. But she was the worst as I grew tired of her bumbling stupidity and the whole "WAH! WAH! Ron doesn't love me! I'll show him!" attitude and her random hexing. I think that hex that knocked Hermione out at the end of OOTP must have had permanent neurological effects. From this, she'd ceased to be Harry's voice of reason and just became Ron's "trophy". The only thing worse was Ginny strutting around as if she could do no wrong - Rowling just wrote her as Harry's "trophy" as well after six books of absolutely zero development.

This being teen fiction, I shouldn't have expected anything more than three-quarters of the book being used up by soap opera.

[King Mark 2616]

Wasn't Harry just as annoying in OotP?

k.M.

[The Big Man 6949]

Wasn't Harry just as annoying in OotP?

k.M.

Nah, I actually felt sympathy for him. I'd be cranky too if my school had been turned into a vicious police state and I was being kept in the dark about what everyone else knew about the enemy, resulting in someone close dying. It's quite a sad book.

[ST-321 4]

I voted for Albus Dumbledore and he would be followed by "Mad Eye" Moody and Gilderoy Lockhart.

I read the first 4 books aloud to my daughter (& wife). Both Gilderoy and "Mad Eye" were great fun to protray. Arthur Weasley also gets an honorable mention. His scene with the Dursleys in GoF was great in the book.

[Docteur Qui 742]

Guess who I voted for...

Quirrell and Voldemort are much more attractive now. As is their third breast.