Off-Topic: Reading back in this thread, I am glad people are no longer rude to Mint...not only is that extremely childish, but Mint's such a nice person...who cares if you can't remember every single little thing??

Gosh, I'd hate to count the number of times I've misspelt things or misremembered names simply because I couldn't be arsed to go get my copy of the book and/or it wasn't handy. I've also lost count of how many times I've strode puposefully into a room, then promptly forgot what I was in there for!

And, I'm not even that old!

I'm glad this forum is for all kinds of Harry Potter fans...old, young, forgetful, not forgetful, etc.

It makes the forum far more interesting!
On-Topic: As I mentioned, Pansy is just so heinous...not that Draco isn't bad, but perhaps after seeing his father in book 2, you have a bit more of an understanding where he gets it from (and Lucius makes Draco look good!

). Perhaps the same is for Pansy...we just don't know anything about her family. Speaking of books 1 - 4 characters I disliked, I'd also have to say Cornelius Fudge...his insecurity where Dumbledore is concerned really causes him to turn a blind eye to a lot of things, when it's really in his power to be a problem-solver rather than a problem-maker...like getting Barty Crouch, Jr. 'kissed' before he could stand trial...or refusing to believe Dumbledore in regards to Sirius's innocence...he (Fudge) seems bound and determined to never listen to anything Dumbledore has to say lest it make him look incompetent, which he shows himself to be by NOT listening!
