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Reblogging because it’s interesting. At least to me. Your mileage may vary.
What's your top 10 Harry Potter favorite characters?
To start off, just want to make it clear that while I like some characters more than others, I actually appreciate each and every one of these characters for the roles they exercise in the books. Appreciating vs liking do not always equate, and certainly nor do respecting vs liking. This Top 10 is purely based on my opinion, and the reasons that are subsequently provided are simply that - reasons - and not evidence. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Also, after writing all of this, I realized this ended up being a very long character analysis instead of being purely based on liking, so please enjoy this very chaotic list because I felt chaotic writing it for sure.
With that being said…
10. Lily - I know. Crazy. You must be thinking what the hell is wrong with me to put her last in the first place. I can already feel the backlash from fandom, but I’m kind of beyond caring by this point because this fandom is crazy as hell. My issue with Lily is that from my standpoint, she’s truly not developed enough for me to gravitate to her. The main characteristics that we get from her is that she’s smart, funny, selfless, and cool. However, not only do we not see real canon evidence of these traits (besides being selfless), but that’s pretty much all the details we get of her personality. I guess you could argue that she learned to see the nuance in people and overcame her stubbornness by falling in love with James - in this case, I agree, she had some development there, though how much of it was her “overcoming” her stubbornness and not just James becoming more “worthy” of her, it’s hard to tell. For the most part though, I think she was mainly written - by JKR, not fandom - as a plot device: a prize to be won by either James or Snape to determine who is more “worthy” of her love and a sacrificial lamb that must represent the ideal Harry must hold to successfully kill Voldemort - love. All in all, it’s a pass for me, sorry. Still makes the ranking though, so there’s that!
9. Snape - I know, I know. How in the world am I putting Snape above Lily in my ranking? I need it to be known I really dislike Snape from the bottom of my core. He is cruel, petty, and arguably never really cared about Harry beyond his “love” for Lily. I think Alan Rickman definitely made his character a lot more palatable because when I first read the books, not a single tear shed for him when he died (in contrast, it did while watching the movies, but that doesn’t come as a surprise since the two mediums are so different). However, saying this dude didn’t absolutely nail his double agent role and completely throw people off in his complexity is just simply dismissive. He’s just…really complicated, and reading that in books, not real life, is incredibly fascinating from a literary point of view. Don’t like him, but I don’t exactly hate him either.
8. Draco - speaking of annoying assholes. Honestly I kind of want to rank him lower but alas I went through a Drinny/Dramione phase ten years ago and unfortunately fanon Draco (who as we all know - regardless whether you like him or not - is very different from both book and honestly movie Draco too) seems to loom occasionally. In the books, he’s classist, racist, snobbish, spoiled, an actual bully, and a bunch of other adjectives I’d need a dictionary to pull out to describe him with. With that being said, his sixth year was quite troublesome for him and I don’t put a lot of blame for his actions and conflict there because he was a kid who like Ginny was manipulated by Voldemort in his own way, even if he played a more conscious role in it. I give him a 3/10 for personal preference, 5/10 for development.
7. Luna - I gotta say, when I was a kid, I liked her a lot for all the reasons you normally would gravitate toward a whimsical, strange, funny-without-trying character, and though I still appreciate all of these characteristics - and her value as friends to Harry and Ginny in particular - I see some flaws in her arc now. I am a firm believer that often times, whenever authors want their characters to appear more complex, they just tack on a tragic backstory (one we never really saw on scene) and call it development while keeping their characterization relatively static. Case in point, Luna. There’s no argument that she’s one of the most loved characters in Harry Potter, and I think the reason for that is because there’s simply nothing to not like about her. She almost doesn’t seem real. Though I can appreciate the beauty in that too because she - just like the things she believes in - are open to interpretation as well.
6. James - surprisingly, I don’t have a lot of strong feelings for James either way. This just seemed like a neutral area to put him in so here we are. He’s pretty decent. He reminds me of the perfect mix between Harry and Ginny: brash, arrogant, impulsive, but also caring and willing to do the right thing when it counts. It actually really surprises me when people bash James - a lot of the times, I think it’s because they only really watch the movies, which never show the positives of his character. He’s even shoved to the side further in DH2 movie with dead Lily saying “Always” to Harry in the Forest of Dean, which I’ve always considered a big fuck you to the supposed great love story that is meant to symbolize the main theme of love and everything it means to fight for it. He even has GREAT development mentioned in the books as well, considered he, I don’t know, changed by helping out Snape in the end, proving he’s not the senseless bully others make him out to be? And yet, people feel more sympathy for Snape even though he continues his petty rivalry by enacting it on literal kids who did nothing to him? Anywho.
5. Hermione - I’ve always had mixed feelings about Hermione, unfortunately because of the ever present shit show that is the movies. Seriously. Fuck the movies. With that being said, I actually think her characterization is not bad…it’s similar to Lily’s arc (but a lot more actualized in my opinion) in that she went from being stubborn and single-minded in some ways to understanding there is a lot more to life than books but rather friendship and bravery (her words, not mine). She’s smart, intense, scary, and compassionate, and honestly just writing about her gives me the chills. However, my problem with her character arc is that it just keeps repeating in every single book (SS, OOTP, HBP especially). She learns this lesson over and over and it makes me feel like JKR kind of didn’t know where to go with her after a while.
4. Neville - speaking of character arcs that keep repeating. I like his arc because it’s the typical shy/awkward boy finds grounding and confidence, which with me having gone through that myself (and lowkey still going through it lol), many can relate to this a lot. Because this arc is repeated so much though - particularly in the movies - he’s a bit overinfantilized and babied when he’s proven himself time and again that he’s actually quite capable. He doesn’t really have much flaws like in the case with Luna (unless you count being shy and awkward, which it seems he’s more endeared for it than anything), but overall a great lad.
3. Ron - probably one of the most developed characters in the books because both of his strengths and flaws are clearly shown page after page, time after time again. Also probably the most hated. And probably the most relatable. I’m, uh…starting to see a correlation. Honestly I could talk about him for hours, but to quote Ms. Marvel: Good is not something that you are, it’s something that you do. And Ron’s actions speak for themselves. He leaves the Trio in DH? He comes back and atones for it. He treats Hermione badly in HBP? He makes efforts to improve his “lack of an emotional range” (which is BS btw) by reading the book about How to Charm Witches. He has an argument with Hermione about Crookshanks and Scabbers? He offers to make up for it by helping Hermione in her research on Buckbeak. And c’mon. Don’t tell me that when you read the scene in DH of him crying (NOT being angry, jealous, petty) after killing the Horcrux that your heart did not absolutely shatter for this tender, precious moment of vulnerability that hardly any other character besides maybe Harry displayed in the books at that age. A King 👑.
2. Ginny - honestly, this one alternates with my number one sometimes but because I’m going with the answer I know in my heart is right, I’m sticking her here for now. This girl. If she were real, I’d give her my babies. She is almost the most developed female character in the book series, considering the little number of relevant scenes she was given. I say almost because I actually do think JKR missed the concluding bulls-eye with her arc, particularly in HBP and DH. I, like everyone else, expected her to do a lot more than she did (c’mon she’s one of the only kids connected to fucking Voldemort, that had to have counted for something?!?!). With that being said, she’s the only female character who has a consistent rise in characterization throughout the books: starting off as a bubbly 10 year old waving and crying to see her brothers leave, a shy 11 year old who can’t speak around Harry but can to her diary and trauma ensues, a quiet 12 year old who still doesn’t talk to Harry but is overcoming her reputation as the girl who opened the Chamber and was victimized by literal Voldemort himself, and so on and so forth to the flawed, stubborn, angry, petty, defensive but also caring, compassionate, funny, clever, sassy girl we have by HBP and DH. As the books go on, you really see her shine and become a woman in her own right. And interestingly enough, her arc doesn’t repeat, like Hermione’s and Neville’s does; it has a clear direction that journeys from Book 1 to the end. For all of these reasons, I notice a lot of people claim she isn’t very developed - and while I agree she could definitely be more - I’d also argue she’s one of the most obviously developed too. Plus, I’ve always been fascinated by her connection to Voldemort and wish JKR explored it more herself: from her wand being made of the same wood as his (while Harry’s is made of the same core…hmmm interesting) to the interactions being much more gendered and personal than I’d even argue Harry’s. If I had to read about someone’s relationship with Voldemort other than Harry, Ginny definitely takes the cake, sorry Draco. I could go on and on about her, but if you want more Ginny meta, just check out my other posts dedicated just for her.
1. Harry - …MAN does this boy deserve more recognition in his own damn franchise. I don’t think the book series would have been more interesting if it was told in literally anybody else’s point of view. He is so witty, caring, headstrong, brave, stubborn, and beautifully flawed that I can’t help but adore him. I will forever hate the Steve Kloves and company for making him appear one-note, static, and absolutely positively bland in the movies because the truth is that he has so much freakin’ depth. Order of the Phoenix was the book that sold me on him. He had every right to be feeling angry at not just the adults in his life but the system and those who keep it under cover and even with a lot of that hurt and anger he STILL let Bellatrix go after she killed the closest loving parent figure he bloody had. Like, dayum. And what’s even more heartbreaking than that is only after all of the death and hurt and suffering in Deathly Hallows did he even further surprise all of us by throwing the Cruciatus curse at a Carrow for just simply talking bad about McGonagall. Talk about a Reputation album Taylor Swift era. You just can’t help but root for him while also being just the tiniest bit (okay, a large bit) intimidated by him. Regardless, he deserves better and if you want more examples of my defense for him (or anyone I’ve mentioned thus far), you need not but ask.
Honorable mentions include Fred, George, and Sirius, who I do adore but my feelings still tend to stay in the neutral area such that they couldn’t make it on this list.
If you couldn’t already tell, my love for characters stem from the amount of development they go through - it’s not always based on their “likability” or “toxicity.” I think an environment like fictional books provides a safe medium to explore morally gray, complex, dynamic, complicated, nuanced characters, and to completely dismiss or even “cancel” fictional characters is a bit…well, naive. That’s why for others it seems a little contradictory to put Snape and James in the same list together, but to me, it feels appropriate considering the complex traits the two have.
This was fun. I might consider doing a Top 5 or Top 10 ship ranking if this gets enough attention or if anyone wants one.
Thanks for the ask!!!
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21. Favorite song cover?
Scooter » oh gosh hmm I have a very special place for vocal unit’s version of After School’s Because of you so probably that! (but also friday night!)
Memesol » me: tries not to say their cover of suju’s u but caNNot not say it, so, yeah…u…
34. Favorite piece we’ve written?
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Seungkwan
What we like about them in general:Scooter » he is a sunshine I love everything about him he deserves the best I LOVE MY BOOMemesol » I like everything about him :( he’s like a vitamin hh just looking at him makes me smile :(
Our number 1 favorite thing about them:Scooter » (”my favorite part about seungkwan is…” /smacks his butt/) HOW SWEET AND CONSIDERATE HE IS he always makes everyone feel included and makes sure no one’s feelings are hurt :(Memesol » he cares a lot about everyone, like the members and the carats - he has a big heart is what I’m trying to say I guess
What we first thought/noticed about them:Scooter » I’m not sure but!! one of the first things was how funny he was :( he really lightens up the moodMemesol » I thought he was very loud… like I didn’t like him that much at first but NOW MY TASTEBUDS HAVE REFINED
Do we bias them:Scooter » …I ult him he is my most precious sunshine I have so much love for him SO YES I BIAS HIMMemesol » no … but Scooter loves him enough for me too ;)
Our favorite outfit they’ve worn:Scooter » THIS BEAUTY honestly I had just said how I wished he’d sometime wear ripped jeans LIKE THAT and like a day or two later that happened…. BUT ALSO THIS and all the outfits where he’s worn the “beautiful enough” shirt ;u; (+ this I’m sorry I love everything)Memesol » did you know I love it when he wears pink…well, now you do because this is my fave outfit
Our favorite hair style/colour on them:Scooter » DARK HAIR styled however honestly but I do love me a dark color on him, but he also looks so good with the current hair ;u; Memesol » the pink he has now, styled exactly like that I LOVE IT
Our favorite ‘moment’ from them:Scooter » this is kind of like many moments but like he does this THING where he shakes his head in an attempt to fix his fringe and it’s the cutEST THING like he kinda looks at his fringe while he does it and might try to fix it with his fingers afterwardsMemesol » tHE PART FROM 8:36 ONWARDS IM HOWLING (when he sings when they open the door hh at 10:09)
What we think people should appreciate about them more:Scooter » his visuals his kindness his everything LOVE BOO SEUNGKWAN !!!!Memesol » visuals too!!!!
Our favorite piece we’ve written about them:Scooter » um literally all 3 smuts I’ve gotten to write + late night cuddling + morning fluffMemesol » this sorta fluffy au by Scooter :( mY HEART IS IN PAIN BECAUSE OF THIS
A headcanon:Scooter » He needs to hear and see that you love him on a regular basis, and similarly shows his feelings towards you as much as he possibly can.Memesol » Would confess his love for you with small gestures, like humming a love song to you while you’re sleeping.
Vernon
What we like about them in general:Memesol » This is such a difficult question, as someone who’s bad with words but he is just a good person in general - he’s pure and supportive and handsome head to toe :( He’s highkey an inspirationScooter » he’s really adorable and funny, like when he’s kinda in his own world and all :( ♥
Our number 1 favorite thing about them:Memesol » hiS GUMMY SMILEScooter » his love for boo’s ass bc i relate I’M KIDDING but like he’s really down to earth and I really like that about him
What we first thought/noticed about them:Memesol » /soft voice/ he was really cute oh my god like hE WAS JUST SHININGScooter » he really stood out from the rest + “oh this is who memesol likes i see ;)”
Do we bias them:Memesol » oh do I Scooter » no but :( through Memesol kind of !! you know
Our favorite outfit they’ve worn:Memesol » any and all where he’s worn red but aLSO THIS Scooter » hmm could be this one 🤔 but also
Our favorite hair style/colour on them:Memesol » the Ceci photoshoot hair, you know, dark and wavy-ish… hhh A ManScooter » the hair he had during the Pretty U era was really cute ;u;
Our favorite ‘moment’ from them:Memesol » “just lerfect, perfecti i mean” nOT JUST HIS TYPOS but just everytime he gets embarrased…idk that’s not really a specific moment but how am I supposed to choose :(Scooter » “how does chicken heal your heart” and bUBBLE VERNON
What we think people should appreciate about them more:Memesol » fIRST OF ALL his singing voice and his kindness :( i feel like a lot of people just…stan him because he’s half white…ngl…Scooter » probably singing too! like honestly most of the time he sings “badly” it’s on purpose :( he’s got such a nice voice alright
Our favorite piece we’ve written about them:Memesol » thiS making out scenario but then the shower sex scenario I wrote too…Scooter » THE BIRTHDAY SCENARIO IS SO CUTE + this smut 👀 (ALSO FLUFF)
A headcanon: Memesol » Hansol bringing you flowers randomly, although he thinks it’s the cheesiest thing one can do in a relationship.Scooter » He sings a lot in the shower, so it’s pretty often that you have a lot of fun listening to him while he belts out whatever song he’s feeling at the moment.
Dino
What we like about them in general:Memesol » his bright personality but also how he works hard and haS SO MUCH ENERGY AND IDEASScooter » his personality and positivity! 💕
Our number 1 favorite thing about them:
Memesol » his lauGH Scooter » I’ll have to go with his laugh too it’s so contagious and PURE
What we first thought/noticed about them:Memesol » “who is this smol” LITERALLYScooter » …the hair, it was the mansae mv okay
Do we bias them:Memesol » yus…very much soScooter » no :(
Our favorite outfit they’ve worn:Memesol » hHH this oneScooter » THIS ONE
Our favorite hair style/colour on them:Memesol » brown and parted :( the one like on the outfit piC A+Scooter » I’m so basic honestly but sdjnskf dark and slightly styled
Our favorite ‘moment’ from them:Memesol » thIS WHOLE INTERVIEW HE’S FUNNYScooter » “Jeonghan hyung’s baby”
What we think people should appreciate about them more:Memesol » rapping skills like although he isn’t in the hiphop unit…boy can rapScooter » maybe how much he contributes to seventeen as a member of the performance unit? and also rapping skills!
Our favorite piece we’ve written about them:Memesol » hHH Scooter said the first kiss one and I’ll say the same I loved writing it :( but then also this accidental hickey onEScooter » the fluff where Jeonghan finds you cuddling BUT ALSO THE FIRST KISS ONE
A headcanon: Memesol » Would beg you to shower with him so often because that’s when he gets lonely.Scooter » Before he can go on stage, he needs to hear your opinion on his performance.
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Get to Know Us: Moon’s BTS Edition
Hello Starlights! The admins and I wanted to post this “BTS questions/ Get to know us” thing that Kay found somewhere, so you get to know us better and know who is behind this blog! Each one of the admins will (probably) post one^^ I’m going to it today:D It’s quite long and since I don’t want to spam everyone, it will be under the ‘keep reading’ bar^^
How and when did you get into BTS? I got into BTS at the start of 2016 and discovered them thanks to a friend who introduced me to Exo/K-pop in general and I saw them in the recommended section of an Exo Video:) (Thanks for dragging me down this wormhole, G(:(:(: )
Did you make new friends thanks to BTS?
Yes! First of all, I made amazing friends in the three other admins, I wouldn’t trade them for anything<3 I also talked to some other people regularly, but I don’t think we could be considered real friends.
Has Bangtan influenced your life in any other way?
The boys helped me an enormous amount with my depression and anxiety, I don't want to know where I would be without them. Top 10 Songs?
Uhh, that’s a difficult question! Tomorrow, First Love, Baepsae, Butterfly, 2nd Grade, Hold me tight, Lost, Lie, Forever Young and Ddaeng^^ Favorite album?
As hard as the choice is, It has to be Wings|You never walk alone. The member's individual songs really touched me because it revealed parts/emotions that we haven’t seen before.
Favorite lyrics?
No doubt, it’s tomorrow or First Love. I don’t even wanna reveal how many times I cried because of them since I relate too much.
School trilogy, HYYH era or WINGS?
If it’s about the album then WINGS, but if it’s about the era in general then it’s HYYH for me^.^
Which Cypher part do you like best?
Cypher Part 3: Killer
Your favorite AGUST D and RM track?
For AGUST D it’s either ‘Tony Montana’ or ‘the Last’ and for RM it’s ‘Always’ :D
Your favorite cover of BTS? (Doesn’t matter if it’s one of Jungkook, Taehyung, Jin, etc.):
Honestly? Any of JK covers. The songs he chooses to cover are just beautiful and most of them fit into the music type I listen to if I don’t listen to K-Pop^^
Is there any BTS song that has a special meaning for you?
Like I mentioned, both Tommorrow and First Love are incredibly important for me. Tomorrow helps me when my struggle with anxiety and depression gets tough and First Love perfectly described something in my Life, except that for music, it was equestrianism/ working with horses. Otherwise everything is exactly the same.
Your favorite live performance?
The Melon Award BS&T and Fire Performance is my favorite so far^^
Your bias?
These two cuties!
At first, I was an extremely loyal Yoongi stan, but I have been struggling for almost 6 months now to choose between Yoongi and Jimin:/ But since another admin biases Yoongi, I’m gonna go with Jimin if I had to choose between these two^^
Your favorite ships/interactions?
Recently I’ve been a sucker for TaeGi and Jikook, but I also love Yoonmin and Namjin. And Hoseok is such an angel that I just ship him with whoever would make him the happiest. Now, I personally don’t think these ships are real and only friendship until the bands confirms them, so they are more like bromance for me^^
Favorite fansite(s)?
I don’t visit fansites often tbh :,) But I read most of the news and rumors on soompi, if that counts!
What is your favorite hair color for each member?
In general combining all the members, my favorite has to be the hyyh era, but individually:
Jin: I really like black hair!
Jiminie: ... I can’ decide! So far there hasn’t been a color that I didn’t like (*cough* except for the blonde highlights/strands in Fake Love *cough*), so I can’t choose a favorite >.<
Tae: I really liked the DNA m/v hair color (the light silver/grey/really light brown (i’m super blind so I'm not too sure don't judge me))) or any lighter color while having soft curls:) But also any color in combination with a headband tbh
Kookie: With JK I like medium/ light brown (YNWA era) but I like any shade brown or black on him
Hobi: The shade of brown in the run mv/ hyyh era!
Yoongi: My favorite has to be the mint color! But the blonde hairstyle in the Agust D m/v’s were just ruuuude *o*
Namjoon: Either the purple/grape (I'm sorry) color or the honey hair color!
Whose fashion style do you like the most?
I really like Jimin’s fashion style, not because he is my bias but because it’s similar to what I usually wear:)
Which member matches with your personality the most?
If it’s most similar then I would say Jimin, but about best fitting together it would be Taehyung^^
Who do you think would be your best friend in BTS?
I think it would be Jungkook:)
Which member caught your attention first?
If I’m honest, at first I really liked Tae, but after a week or two Yoongi was the one who got my attention!
Name the feature you like the most about each member!
Yoongi’s cute Gummy smile; The way Jungkooks eyes crinkle when he laughs; How Hoseok always looks so welcoming and friendly when he smiles; Tae’s unique double and mono-lid eyes; How caring Jin is, regardless if the people are members or not (the elevator prank for example); What an amazing Leader Namjoon is; How shy Jimin still is sometimes, because he is absolutely adorable in those moments
Your favorite photo of each member?
I don’t really have favorite pictures, but I love any picture, regardless of photoshoot or derp pic ^^ (Except for the whitewashed ones! Whoever whitewashed them, ur moms a hoe) But I also really love this picture/edit:
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Jin?
How caring this angel is and how much I love his jokes!
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Yoongi?
How admirable his passion for music is<3
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Namjoon?
Honestly? His seaweed dance XD (Lara is going to kill me when she sees this) But in seriousness: How glad I am that he is the leader^^
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Hoseok?
How he always lightens the room when he enters a room, our little ray of sunshine:)
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Jimin?
Squishy Mochi<3
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Taehyung?
How naive (not in a bad way) and puppy-like he is
What immediately comes to your mind when you think of Jungkook?
Memes (I’m so not sorry)
Rank the dance line in terms of favorite dancing style!
Jimin - Hoseok - Jungkook. Every single member is amazing at dancing, but the reason I placed Junkook last isn’t because of how he dances, but because of his emotions during dancing. He is amazing, don’t get me wrong, but I think in Jungkooks case it’s more talent than passion. While watching Jimin and Hoseok dancing you can feel how every single fiber of them is filled with passion, but I don’t get that emotion while watching Jungkook. And the reason I placed Jimin first is that I like his Style just a tiny bit better than Hoseoks, but that’s just preference^^
Rank the vocal line in terms of favorite singing style!
Jimin - Jungkook - V - Jin. I really like the uniqueness of Jimins voice, which is why I placed him there. And I always adored Jungkooks voice, especially in his English covers. With V and Jin I had some serious struggle, but I think I prefer Tae’s dark voice a tiiiiny bit more (/ω\)
Rank the rap line in terms of favorite rap style!
Yoongi - Hoseok - Rap Monster. I could listen to Yoongi rapping 24/7 (*^.^*) I placed Hoseok middle because I have a lot of fun listening to him, he just has so much energy in his voice, which I find rather unique^^ And I also love RM rapping, especially because his voice fits both calmer rapping as well as spitting fire! I can’t really decide so the order may not be that accurate
Who’d win in a dance battle? Jin or Namjoon?
If it’s spontaneous I think Jin would win, but If It was planned Namjoon would win^^
Jungkook’s thighs, abs, arms or veins?
Thighs!
Holly, Jjangu, Soonshim, Micky or Rapmon?
Soonshim, I love her soo much! She is so adorable, I can’t even describe it!
American Hustle Life, Rookie King, Bangtan Gayo or RUN BTS?
RUN BTS^-^
What variety show do you want BTS to be featured in?
I don’t really watch variety shows, so I would have to pick whatever ones make BTS happy^^
What accessory would you bring for a fan sign and for which member?
This question made me speechless tbh. I really don’t know.... I once saw rings which had ‘always’ on the inside which was raised so it would imprint on the finger after wearing it for some time, maybe one for each member so the ‘always’ is directed to BTS itself...
Have you ever been to a fansign or concert of BTS?
Sadly, no >.<
Have you ever sent a fan letter?
No, I’m too shy and I’m really bad at writing letters (unless they’re allowed to be suuuper long, I love writing long letters <3)
Did you ever join a fansite’s birthday project?
Like I mentioned I’m not really active on fansites, so I never joined one or missed them, but I plan to join projects in the future!
Are you a member of the fancafe?
Yes, but I’m not really sure how to use it (/ω\)
Do you talk openly about BTS in front of friends and family?
Yes! I managed to get my mom to like BTS and K-Pop in general (she knows the names/members of BTS and NCT and we listen to it regularly because I have control over what music runs in the car^-^). One of my best friends is a Kpopper as well, so we talk about it, but I don’t shy away from talking about it to other friends:D
If you were given the chance to say one sentence to all of them, what would you tell them?
I am so proud of how far you have come, you really do deserve everything and more.
If money, distance and the like weren’t a problem, what kind of gift would you give them to their birthday?
Buy them some sort of Cruise trip or any other holiday because my poor babies need to rest.
What subunit would you look the most forward to?
Yoongi and Jimin rap subunit. Not because they are my biases, but DAMN, did you guys see that Tony Montana stage?! I need more!
Do you prefer Hip-Hop BTS or the more Pop-ish BTS?
Hip-Hop^^
Do you watch their appearances on shows live or do you wait for subs?
I usually listen to the live appearance in the background (I love the Korean language) and then watch the video when the subs are out!
What kind of concept would you like to see in the future?
A really creepy themed concept, like the game ‘Alice: Madness Returns’ or Tim Burton for example. I’m not sure why, but I would love to see something like this!
Your thoughts on BigHit?
BigHit is one of the better Entertainments in my opinion. Yes, the boys are exhausted but compared to other Entertainments where the Idols are in living hell *cough* SM *cough*, they treat them fairly well. Only thing I would love to see are more Breaks for the boys^^
Oops, this got longer than expected! XDI hope you liked this post, I’m guessing the other admins will do it in the future as well^^
~Admin Moon<3
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What's your top 10 Harry Potter favorite characters?
To start off, just want to make it clear that while I like some characters more than others, I actually appreciate each and every one of these characters for the roles they exercise in the books. Appreciating vs liking do not always equate, and certainly nor do respecting vs liking. This Top 10 is purely based on my opinion, and the reasons that are subsequently provided are simply that - reasons - and not evidence. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Also, after writing all of this, I realized this ended up being a very long character analysis instead of being purely based on liking, so please enjoy this very chaotic list because I felt chaotic writing it for sure.
With that being said…
10. Lily - I know. Crazy. You must be thinking what the hell is wrong with me to put her last in the first place. I can already feel the backlash from fandom, but I’m kind of beyond caring by this point because this fandom is crazy as hell. My issue with Lily is that from my standpoint, she’s truly not developed enough for me to gravitate to her. The main characteristics that we get from her is that she’s smart, funny, selfless, and cool. However, not only do we not see real canon evidence of these traits (besides being selfless), but that’s pretty much all the details we get of her personality. I guess you could argue that she learned to see the nuance in people and overcame her stubbornness by falling in love with James - in this case, I agree, she had some development there, though how much of it was her “overcoming” her stubbornness and not just James becoming more “worthy” of her, it’s hard to tell. For the most part though, I think she was mainly written - by JKR, not fandom - as a plot device: a prize to be won by either James or Snape to determine who is more “worthy” of her love and a sacrificial lamb that must represent the ideal Harry must hold to successfully kill Voldemort - love. All in all, it’s a pass for me, sorry. Still makes the ranking though, so there’s that!
9. Snape - I know, I know. How in the world am I putting Snape above Lily in my ranking? I need it to be known I really dislike Snape from the bottom of my core. He is cruel, petty, and arguably never really cared about Harry beyond his “love” for Lily. I think Alan Rickman definitely made his character a lot more palatable because when I first read the books, not a single tear shed for him when he died (in contrast, it did while watching the movies, but that doesn’t come as a surprise since the two mediums are so different). However, saying this dude didn’t absolutely nail his double agent role and completely throw people off in his complexity is just simply dismissive. He’s just…really complicated, and reading that in books, not real life, is incredibly fascinating from a literary point of view. Don’t like him, but I don’t exactly hate him either.
8. Draco - speaking of annoying assholes. Honestly I kind of want to rank him lower but alas I went through a Drinny/Dramione phase ten years ago and unfortunately fanon Draco (who as we all know - regardless whether you like him or not - is very different from both book and honestly movie Draco too) seems to loom occasionally. In the books, he’s classist, racist, snobbish, spoiled, an actual bully, and a bunch of other adjectives I’d need a dictionary to pull out to describe him with. With that being said, his sixth year was quite troublesome for him and I don’t put a lot of blame for his actions and conflict there because he was a kid who like Ginny was manipulated by Voldemort in his own way, even if he played a more conscious role in it. I give him a 3/10 for personal preference, 5/10 for development.
7. Luna - I gotta say, when I was a kid, I liked her a lot for all the reasons you normally would gravitate toward a whimsical, strange, funny-without-trying character, and though I still appreciate all of these characteristics - and her value as friends to Harry and Ginny in particular - I see some flaws in her arc now. I am a firm believer that often times, whenever authors want their characters to appear more complex, they just tack on a tragic backstory (one we never really saw on scene) and call it development while keeping their characterization relatively static. Case in point, Luna. There’s no argument that she’s one of the most loved characters in Harry Potter, and I think the reason for that is because there’s simply nothing to not like about her. She almost doesn’t seem real. Though I can appreciate the beauty in that too because she - just like the things she believes in - are open to interpretation as well.
6. James - surprisingly, I don’t have a lot of strong feelings for James either way. This just seemed like a neutral area to put him in so here we are. He’s pretty decent. He reminds me of the perfect mix between Harry and Ginny: brash, arrogant, impulsive, but also caring and willing to do the right thing when it counts. It actually really surprises me when people bash James - a lot of the times, I think it’s because they only really watch the movies, which never show the positives of his character. He’s even shoved to the side further in DH2 movie with dead Lily saying “Always” to Harry in the Forest of Dean, which I’ve always considered a big fuck you to the supposed great love story that is meant to symbolize the main theme of love and everything it means to fight for it. He even has GREAT development mentioned in the books as well, considered he, I don’t know, changed by helping out Snape in the end, proving he’s not the senseless bully others make him out to be? And yet, people feel more sympathy for Snape even though he continues his petty rivalry by enacting it on literal kids who did nothing to him? Anywho.
5. Hermione - I’ve always had mixed feelings about Hermione, unfortunately because of the ever present shit show that is the movies. Seriously. Fuck the movies. With that being said, I actually think her characterization is not bad…it’s similar to Lily’s arc (but a lot more actualized in my opinion) in that she went from being stubborn and single-minded in some ways to understanding there is a lot more to life than books but rather friendship and bravery (her words, not mine). She’s smart, intense, scary, and compassionate, and honestly just writing about her gives me the chills. However, my problem with her character arc is that it just keeps repeating in every single book (SS, OOTP, HBP especially). She learns this lesson over and over and it makes me feel like JKR kind of didn’t know where to go with her after a while.
4. Neville - speaking of character arcs that keep repeating. I like his arc because it’s the typical shy/awkward boy finds grounding and confidence, which with me having gone through that myself (and lowkey still going through it lol), many can relate to this a lot. Because this arc is repeated so much though - particularly in the movies - he’s a bit overinfantilized and babied when he’s proven himself time and again that he’s actually quite capable. He doesn’t really have much flaws like in the case with Luna (unless you count being shy and awkward, which it seems he’s more endeared for it than anything), but overall a great lad.
3. Ron - probably one of the most developed characters in the books because both of his strengths and flaws are clearly shown page after page, time after time again. Also probably the most hated. And probably the most relatable. I’m, uh…starting to see a correlation. Honestly I could talk about him for hours, but to quote Ms. Marvel: Good is not something that you are, it’s something that you do. And Ron’s actions speak for themselves. He leaves the Trio in DH? He comes back and atones for it. He treats Hermione badly in HBP? He makes efforts to improve his “lack of an emotional range” (which is BS btw) by reading the book about How to Charm Witches. He has an argument with Hermione about Crookshanks and Scabbers? He offers to make up for it by helping Hermione in her research on Buckbeak. And c’mon. Don’t tell me that when you read the scene in DH of him crying (NOT being angry, jealous, petty) after killing the Horcrux that your heart did not absolutely shatter for this tender, precious moment of vulnerability that hardly any other character besides maybe Harry displayed in the books at that age. A King 👑.
2. Ginny - honestly, this one alternates with my number one sometimes but because I’m going with the answer I know in my heart is right, I’m sticking her here for now. This girl. If she were real, I’d give her my babies. She is almost the most developed female character in the book series, considering the little number of relevant scenes she was given. I say almost because I actually do think JKR missed the concluding bulls-eye with her arc, particularly in HBP and DH. I, like everyone else, expected her to do a lot more than she did (c’mon she’s one of the only kids connected to fucking Voldemort, that had to have counted for something?!?!). With that being said, she’s the only female character who has a consistent rise in characterization throughout the books: starting off as a bubbly 10 year old waving and crying to see her brothers leave, a shy 11 year old who can’t speak around Harry but can to her diary and trauma ensues, a quiet 12 year old who still doesn’t talk to Harry but is overcoming her reputation as the girl who opened the Chamber and was victimized by literal Voldemort himself, and so on and so forth to the flawed, stubborn, angry, petty, defensive but also caring, compassionate, funny, clever, sassy girl we have by HBP and DH. As the books go on, you really see her shine and become a woman in her own right. And interestingly enough, her arc doesn’t repeat, like Hermione’s and Neville’s does; it has a clear direction that journeys from Book 1 to the end. For all of these reasons, I notice a lot of people claim she isn’t very developed - and while I agree she could definitely be more - I’d also argue she’s one of the most obviously developed too. Plus, I’ve always been fascinated by her connection to Voldemort and wish JKR explored it more herself: from her wand being made of the same wood as his (while Harry’s is made of the same core…hmmm interesting) to the interactions being much more gendered and personal than I’d even argue Harry’s. If I had to read about someone’s relationship with Voldemort other than Harry, Ginny definitely takes the cake, sorry Draco. I could go on and on about her, but if you want more Ginny meta, just check out my other posts dedicated just for her.
1. Harry - …MAN does this boy deserve more recognition in his own damn franchise. I don’t think the book series would have been more interesting if it was told in literally anybody else’s point of view. He is so witty, caring, headstrong, brave, stubborn, and beautifully flawed that I can’t help but adore him. I will forever hate the Steve Kloves and company for making him appear one-note, static, and absolutely positively bland in the movies because the truth is that he has so much freakin’ depth. Order of the Phoenix was the book that sold me on him. He had every right to be feeling angry at not just the adults in his life but the system and those who keep it under cover and even with a lot of that hurt and anger he STILL let Bellatrix go after she killed the closest loving parent figure he bloody had. Like, dayum. And what’s even more heartbreaking than that is only after all of the death and hurt and suffering in Deathly Hallows did he even further surprise all of us by throwing the Cruciatus curse at a Carrow for just simply talking bad about McGonagall. Talk about a Reputation album Taylor Swift era. You just can’t help but root for him while also being just the tiniest bit (okay, a large bit) intimidated by him. Regardless, he deserves better and if you want more examples of my defense for him (or anyone I’ve mentioned thus far), you need not but ask.
Honorable mentions include Fred, George, and Sirius, who I do adore but my feelings still tend to stay in the neutral area such that they couldn’t make it on this list.
If you couldn’t already tell, my love for characters stem from the amount of development they go through - it’s not always based on their “likability” or “toxicity.” I think an environment like fictional books provides a safe medium to explore morally gray, complex, dynamic, complicated, nuanced characters, and to completely dismiss or even “cancel” fictional characters is a bit…well, naive. That’s why for others it seems a little contradictory to put Snape and James in the same list together, but to me, it feels appropriate considering the complex traits the two have.
This was fun. I might consider doing a Top 5 or Top 10 ship ranking if this gets enough attention or if anyone wants one.
Thanks for the ask!!!
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