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At a Harry Potter discussion recently, we were talking about characters and their characteristics - and we had some 'hey I never thought of that before' moments. Sharing those with you.
For Non-Potterheads: the Potter examples are used since they're familiar to a lot of people. It doesn't matter if you don't get the nuances, I've given enough context (hopefully) to try and put my point across. |
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Dear Reader,
Last weekend, a group of Potterheads met up and we talked. We talked, we analysed, we argued, we debated, we quoted ... and we had some 'aha' moments.
Here are a few:
I said that the safety standards at Hogwarts aren't very high - students get injured often. Harry breaks all the bones in one arm, the class is covered in boils during Potions, and so on. To that, a teenager replied that I was going by Muggle requirements. For wizards, it doesn't matter if bones break or boils erupt - the nurse can cure these ailments in a few seconds. So expecting the safety standards to be the same as what a school I'd attend would have, is unrealistic.
Then, we were discussing characters and their characteristics.
The question came up - 'Who is the most hard-working character in the HP series?'
Hermione's name sprang up first - she always has her homework done, her revision timetables made and followed, and an extra book from the library for pleasure reading.
Then there are the House-Elves. They are slaves. They cook, the
y clean, they make the fires, they carry the luggage.
But finally, the vote went to - Madam Pomfrey, the matron.
Not so obvious!
But, when you think about it, someone is always getting injured or cursed, falling ill or messing up and hurting themselves. If it's not a particular thing, it's a general thing like the weather causing many people to need medicine.
Didn't come to mind straight off, but both the points above fit together and are reasonable when you've given it some thought!
Then there was 'My Favourite Character'.
A teenage girl sai 'Ginny Weasley'.
I know many Potterheads disagree, especially those who haven't read the books and are going by the Ginny portrayed in the movies.
But when you think a bit more about Ginny -
She was supportive - she stood up for what she believed in and chastised people who teased or bullied others.
She was loyal, keeping the confidences of Percy and Hermione even though these could've been hot bits of gossip. She even kept them from Harry, on whom she had a crush.
She was brave - she went to the Ministry to fight, she was in the fray the night Dumbledore died and she joined in the Battle of Hogwarts at the first opportunity she got, though underage and forbidden to do so.
While Ginny isn't one of the top three characters, nor even in the 'second' line of main characters, she's important in the series. Yet, it's easy to overlook many of her positive characteristics unless you read more closely into them.
The most surprising response was for 'most gullible' character.
Someone actually named VOLDEMORT in this category. The logic?
Voldemort believed that power and immortality were the most precious and invincible things to possess - and was proved wrong. If 'gullible' means believing something that isn't true and acting on it, Voldemort did. He paid a heavy price, too.
I guess the not-so-obvious reflects life, and it's the skill of the author to be able to pull it off.
Thanks for listening!
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