Harry Potter General Discussion

[Forsaken Lover]

I prefer Book Snape because of the extreme duality of his character. He is at once one of the most level-headed and logical people around and yet he has a heaping helping of resentment and bitterness that can make him fly off the handle. That's why he is believable to me. The cold, austere exterior masks a very damaged person which you can see in stuff like the end of Book 3 when he loses it thanks to Sirius not getting the Dementors Kiss.

And since Sirius tried to have him MAULED TO DEATH, I don't blame him.

And the same for the end of Half-Blood Prince. He's supposed to be beside himself. "DON'T CALL ME A COWARD!!!" I attribute this to self-loathing on his part as he's being called a coward by James' son. James who, while he died pathetically, at least tried to fight and protect Lily, while Snape was safe and hidden.

But the movie he's just kinda mumbling and the scene loses all its power.

I also love Snape for his anti-Harry Potter beliefs.
"Of course, it became apparent to me very quickly that he had no extraordinary talent at all. He has fought his way out of a number of tight corners by a simple combination of sheer luck and more talented friends. He is mediocre to the last degree..."

This is so true it's like Snape was hanging a lampshade. harry gets so many breaks when he does not deserve them.
FIRST YEARS CAN'T FLY BROOMS!
Harry does.
WAY TO GO HARRY! WE MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU!

There's a time limit in the Second Task.
Harry is a moron and doesn't make it in time.
WE AWARD YOU A TON OF POINTS ANYWAY!

Snape was right all along - Harry sucks and is intensely full of himself because the entire universe bends over backwards for him.

I hate the Harry Potter movies in general though. The books are infinitely better.

Ron and hermione are literally the only couple in the series that had any development apart from Hrry and Cho. People need to stop complaining about it since it was obvious since Book 4. It's the only vaguely decent romance Rowling gave us.

I love the audiobooks of Harry Potter. I've been listening to them for over a decade now.