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Blaise Zabini wrote:Such a difficult choice. I was stuck between Neville, Lupin, and Snape, but then just picked one and went with it.
Neville is the definite man in OotP. He shows that he's more than just the squib-ish wizard everyone had originally thought him to be. I'd always thought there was something more about him that wasn't said, and this really cam through in book 5. Like Choki said, it was Neville, not Hermione or Ron, that was there for Harry when he needed it most. He proved himself to be fiercly loyal and a force to be recjoned with. Even though he was horribly injured, he still had that never-say-die attitude, and I thought that that was quite admirable. I can't wait to see how he turns out in the later books!
As for Lupin, he just comes across as being a truly good person. The qualities of kindness, equality, and humanity come across in him more than in the other characters. I think this was especially evident in the Penseive scene, when, thought all of the other Marauders were mocking Snape, he refrained from doing so. He's always treated Harry with respect and seems as though he truly cares about the boy. Furthremore, now that Sirius is gone, I definitely see him as being Harry's father figure. Have developed such a squealy, fangilr crush on Lupin as a result of this book.
And lastly, Snapeikins. I chose him as my favourite character. I think, though he may not be the most admirable or most loyal, he's the character whom I think has been developed the most and who's the most open to interpretation. There's so much ambiguity surrounding him and so much topic for discussion in regards to him, that he's by far the most interesting of the bunch. I loved how when he was teaching Harry Occlumency, he seemed to almost care for Harry and how he truly wanted him to do well at it. Moreover, I also loved how we were given glimpses into Snapes memories, not just the one in the Penseive (which was heartbreaking and brought StoneCold!Snape down to a more human level) but also where we saw his tortured childhood where his parents fought and where he sat alone in a room. Because of these glimpses into Snape's past and now that we've learned a bit of why he is the way he is, he's become so much more than just this one-dimensional potions master. Furthermore, because of Snape's character JK also expanded upon the role of James and got rid of that perfect of image of him that many of us had. This furthered Harry's realisation of the fallability(sp?) of the people he knows (DD, Sirius, his Father, etc.) I think that JK did an absolutely brilliant job with the characterization of dear Snivellus.
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