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S/O Harry Potter Poll *SERIES SPOILERS*
I'm listening to Prisoner of Azkaban on Audio and I just the JK Rowling & Dumbledore post so I thought, why not a poll especially since we have so many newbies?
Who's your favorite of the main characters?
Who's your favorite "secondary" character?
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series?
Who turned you on to Harry Potter?
Why do you love Harry Potter?
Re: S/O Harry Potter Poll *SERIES SPOILERS*
Answering my own poll!
Who's your favorite of the main characters? Dumbledore by far. I want to have endless conversations with him.
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Lupin
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? My favorite is probably when Harry apologizes to Lupin that he will not be able to see his little boy grow up. It makes me cry every time.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? One of my BFFs made the agreement that if she read HG that I would read Potter. I wish it hadn't taken me so long.
Why do you love Harry Potter? It completely whisks me away into another world that I find so immersive. I love the depth of all the characters and watching them grow and learn.
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Snape or Fred and George
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? No question, The Prince's Tale.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? I guess it becoming a movie put it on my radar, but no one suggested it to me.
Why do you love Harry Potter? I can't even answer this right. The magic. The different aspects of love. The friendships. The battle between good and evil. It's epic. It lets you lose yourself.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
4. My mom
5. BECAUSE IT'S HARRY! There's no other way to explain it. It's so hard!
Who's your favorite of the main characters? probably Hermione
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? there's too many! I guess I'd have to say Neville
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? I always go back to when Harry first finds out he's a wizard and that he's going to Hogwarts, I get teary every time I reread that part.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? my bff worked at the library and she brought Sorcerer's Stone home for me around the time CoS came out because she thought I would like it. (I don't think she had even read it, she just knew me so well lol)
Why do you love Harry Potter? how could you not?
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Who's your favorite of the main characters? Hermione. She's smart, cute turns gorgeous, brave, and stands up for her friends.
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Draco. He started out as such a snobby little shit and then by the end saves Harry.
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? All of them. Okay fine I'll pick. The Prince's Tale. The scene in the forbidden forest with the resurrection stone. I also liked the scene where Harry first flies on Buckbeak. And his first meeting with Draco.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? I liked the first two movies, but when I saw the third I was like omg, what happens next, and I started reading the fourth book. Then I borrowed book five from my cousin. Then went back and reread books one through five. Then painfully waited for the last two.
So technically myself, though my dad took me and my sisters to see movie three. But I wouldn't have had book four if my mom hadn't bought it for me like six months before that.
Why do you love Harry Potter? All the feels. And all the reasons. It's adventure, humor, sadness, love, friendship, battles, family, remembering loved ones who have died, and completely and totally entertaining.
Who's your favorite of the main characters? There are so many main characters. Are we talking the trio? If so, Ron. And Harry. And Hermione. hahahahah
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Snape. I LOVE how complex he is. And The Prince's Tale (Nuff said). And then Dumbledore.
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? The Forbidden Forest scene in book 7. Good God, I have never cried so hard. When Harry goes to Diagon Alley for the first time. When Fred and George left Hogwarts. When Harry discovered how to use the Marauder's Map. The first time we go into Dumbledore's office. And I can't keep thinking because my brain will explode
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? I read HP by accident. My brother had the first three books in his room and I was bored and decided to read them.
Why do you love Harry Potter? Because it's everything.
Who's your favorite of the main characters? Dumbledore
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Snape
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? I like the scene in Deathly Hallows when Harry asks Dumbledore "Is this real or is it all in my head?" And he answers "Of course it's in your head Harry, but why on earth would that mean it isn't real?" Or something to that effect.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My friend and co-worker
Why do you love Harry Potter? Because I can completely immerse myself in that world. There are so many reasons.
"Live like there's no midnight."
Who's your favorite of the main characters? Harry and Ron
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Sirius, McGonagall and Dobby
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? When Harry, Ron and Hermione are searching for the horcruxes...Hermione and Harry's dancing scene in the tent...then Ron gets jealous and leaves...then he comes back. The movie depicted it almost exactly as I pictured it in my head and I just love that entire sequence.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My brother. He read the first one and said I should read it. It's totally not my style of book and I struggled to get through the first one but when I did, I was hooked.
Why do you love Harry Potter? Because it takes me away to another world.
Books read in 2010: 153
Books read in 2011: 160
Books read in 2012: 134
Books read in 2013: 110
Books read in 2014: 151
Books read in 2015: 153
Books read in 2016: 31
Who's your favorite of the main characters? SO hard to pick one, but I love Hermione.
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Sirius, Fred & George, Luna, McGonagall
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? I loved a lot of Harry's firsts...his first trip to Diagon Alley, his first Hogwarts feast, first time on a broom, first time seeing wizard photos/pictures...I loved that we got to learn about the wizarding world right along with him.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? It was a joint effort between my older brother, and my best friend in college, and I'm glad they did
Why do you love Harry Potter? The world is so real feeling, JK Rowling created this whole seperate universe where anything and everything is possible. She didn't just make a children's book, she created a legacy that can allow you to escape, and when you come back, life just isn't the same as it was before.
My new bff Gayle Forman!
“You can have your wishes, your plans, but at the end of the day, it's out of your control"
- Gayle Forman
"People talk about escapism as if it's a bad thing... Once you've escaped, once you come back, the world is not the same as when you left it. You come back to it with skills, weapons, knowledge you didn't have before. Then you are better equipped to deal with your current reality."
- Neil Gaiman
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Who's your favorite of the main characters? Hermione
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Mrs. Weasley
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? When Harry, Ron, & Hermione go back to Hogwarts in book 7 and the DA is ready to go, welcoming them back and McGonagall is all like do what you need to do and we've got your back and then the rest of the Order shows up.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? Everyone
Why do you love Harry Potter? I can't say this better than anyone else. Because everything.
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Who's your favorite of the main characters? Harry
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Sirius, Lupin and Luna in that order
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? AHHH! I liked Harry's first Christmas with Sirius. Sirius was just such a great godfather. Also Harry's first time flying a broom... the very end where Harry is sending his son off to Hogwarts... Harry throwing snowballs at Draco and Crabe and Goyle while under the invisibility cloak. I better stop there, I could list a bunch.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My parents bought me the books. They wanted me to work on my speech impediment by reading aloud to my mom.
Why do you love Harry Potter? Because its an epic fantasy story that I grew up with. I love the story, plot, originality and all the aspects of HP. HP was the first book series I really got into and loved. It got me reading more then any other book or series and helped me get over my fear of reading aloud/helped me with my speech impediment and with my word dyslexia (saying sentences in the wrong order). So basically I love HP because its amazing.
Who's your favorite of the main characters? I think Hermione
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Sirius or Hagrid... or Snape. Or Dumbledore.
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? My god this is impossible.. if I have to pick ONE I would say the whole Forbidden Forest scene at the end, including King's Cross part.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My BFF. One more reason I love her.
Why do you love Harry Potter? Ok, I will try to put this into words - because JK Rowling was able to create a series that built a whole new world of magic and an incredible story arc, which in itself is amazing. BUT she also made it so incredibly personal and emotional and truly about friendship and bravery and hope, and to combine those two things so seamlessly through characters that you love like family is SO rare.52 Books in 2014??
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Who's your favorite of the main characters? I really love Hermione.
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Luna or Ginny. It's a tie.
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? When Harry turns the Resurrection Stone and sees his parents, Sirius, and Lupin. It's just so beautifully written.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My former boss. I was a youth pastor at a church and my boss, the priest, told me how much he loved them and that he'd recommend I read them because a lot of the teens really liked them. That was the week before HBP came out. I've never looked back.
Why do you love Harry Potter? How can you not? The world. The magic. The love. The friendship. The characters. Every.Single.Thing. It's just fantastic. I cannot wait to share it with my children.
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Who's your favorite of the main characters? Hermione Jean Granger
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Luna Lovegood
What's your favorite scene from the series? Hagrid showing up for Harry's birthday and telling him he's a wizard.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My wife. I didn't start reading them until The GoF movie came out. I was late to the party.
Why do you love Harry Potter? The writing, the world building, the characters who are all interconnected and the brilliant ending to a perfect series.
Who's your favorite of the main characters? Hermione if I only had to chose one.
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Dobby
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? When Harry finds out he is a wizard.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? A friend told me she wouldn't speak to me again until I read them.
Why do you love Harry Potter? It draws you in to this crazy wonderful world. You feel like you know everyone in the story. They are your friends....and your enemies as the case maybe.
Who's your favorite of the main characters? Snape
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Ron Weasley
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? After all this time..., Snape's doe patronus showing up for Harry, Hermoine punching Draco
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? @EliStar
Why do you love Harry Potter? I think it's a timeless story that we can all share with our kids, they can share with their kids and so on. Also, I love that this book isn't just a love story but so much more. I think Stephen King said it best when he said “Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity.Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.”
@EliStar- no cobb salad on this one! =p
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Sirius or Hagrid, Luna or Dumbledore. I can't pick.
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? It is impossible to pick just one. The Forbidden Forest scene at the end- including King's Cross.
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My little brother. I was in high school when the first one came out and my little brother was 8. I would read him a few chapters at a time before bed. Waiting a year for each next book to come out was torture- we were hooked from day 1.
Why do you love Harry Potter? I can't put it into words. Friendship. Bravery. Loyalty. Love. Triumph of good over evil. Magic. It's just an epic, timeless, amazing series.
Who's your favorite of the main characters? Ron
Who's your favorite "secondary" character? Fred and George
What's your favorite scene (or scenes since I know it's difficult to pick one) from the series? The scene with the resurrection stone in the forest (as Harry goes to face Voldemort)
Who turned you on to Harry Potter? My Mom bought me the first book at the airport to read on the plane when I was going to visit my Dad. It was right around the time it was first released. I fell in love from the first page.
Why do you love Harry Potter? I grew up with Harry at Hogwarts. It was a big, big part of my life. And the story/writing/characters... they just stick with you, ya know?