Harry Potter 6

There’ll be more book review-y goodness tomorrow, or maybe later tonight, because I’m nearly done with the latest Harry Potter book.

But I have to get this off my chest.

I’ve always loved Ron. He’s always been one of my favorite characters in the whole series, but in this book the love is definitely waning. The word “git” is a perfect adjective to describe Ron at sixteen. He’s a bully, he’s immature, and he doesn’t really have any charming moments in HBP.

In other news, I really have a lot of pity for Dobby the house-elf. Not so much for Kreacher, but Dobby always does seem to try to do the right thing. Even if he sometimes fails spectacularly, and, really, he just wants to be loved. And for that he gets my pity.

I’ve also noticed about Harry Potter fans that most casual readers find Hagrid bumbling but fun. however, he’s virtually ignored in online fandom communities.

Me? I love Hagrid. Not really enough to write fanfic about him, but he’s a gentle giant, and I have a soft spot for that particular archetype.

There. Mmore thoughts than I meant to put down, but oh well. Back to the book.