BT: Harry Potter Book Tag

In an effort to make my blog more accurately a reflection of who I am, I am going to try to write more about my books. One could even venture to say, maybe this blog could become more of a book blog. Maybe.If you don’t know this about me, I wrote my graduate thesis was all about Harry Potter. Naturally, it’s time to do a tag!

The Harry Potter Book Tag

I stole this from Inge over at Of Wonderland, which I’ll link here. 

What is your favorite book?

It’s a tie. Order of the Phoenix, where Harry was raging, made me laugh a lot, because, I, too, have rage issues. But, the first HP book I ever got was Goblet of Fire after watching/obsessing over the first movie. Therefore, this has to be my favorite. Incidentally, when I got this book as a gift, I didn’t know that Harry Potter was a series. I thought there was only one book. (Ah, to be young).

What is your favorite film?

Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite. It’s the first movie I have ever seen on my own with my friends, and I love the aesthetic of it. 

What is your least favorite book?

Chamber of Secrets, because we could have learned more about Draco and we didn’t. Or was it Dean? I remember a portion of the book revolving around one of these two characters and then that section being taken out to focus on Ginny/Harry/Tom.

What is your least favorite film?

Chamber of Secrets. Oh, I cringe at the awkward puberty of the cast. Ugh.

Parts of the books/films that made you cry.

Remus’ death was hard on me. I feel a close connection to him more than anyone in that group. Snape’s death, too, was difficult to handle. I cried whenever Ron broke the hearts of everyone in the golden trio. Dumbledore was the loving grandfather I never had, and, therefore, his death was so, so painful to read.

 If you could hook up with any character, who would it be?

I am asexual and aromantic. More importantly, I read fan fiction for too long, so rather than them hooking up with me, I would like to share some ships.

Draco/Harry (“What is Draco doing in the Room of Requirement?” Harry, you stalker, stop it), Draco/Hermione, Seamus/Dean, Oliver Wood/ Percy Weasley, Luna/Neville, Ron/Hermione, shush, but Sirius/Remus was fun. I still don’t like movie Ginny that much, but Luna/Ginny would be really cute.

Guys, remember when we didn’t know if Blaise Zabini was a girl or boy? Ah, those were the days.

Who is your favorite character?

Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger are up there. My heart is full of love for Ron Weasley and Draco Malfoy, too. Remus.

Who is your least favorite character?

This is hard, because I love them all. I used to hate Ginny Weasley with the fires of INFINITE SUNS!!! It took me a while to come around. I adore Bonnie Wright now. Truly. She’s adorable.

What is your least favorite line?

Anything with Sirius confusing Harry with James.

What would your Patronus be?

Apparently, my patronus is a buffalo, which would have been profound had I known what that meant.

If you could have the resurrection stone, the elder wand, or the invisibility cloak, which would it be?

To be quite honest, I would be too paranoid had I had any of the Deathly Hallows, so I pass on all of them, sincerely. I am serious.

Which House would you be in?

Slytherin. I was mistakenly sorted in Hufflepuff before, which is just wrong. Always a Slytherin.

If you could meet any member of the cast, who would it be?

Emma Watson and Dan Radcliffe. I love their movies in general, and I find them intellectually fascinating. Evanna Lynch is the best, and I would like to talk animal rights and veganism with her! She is probably the most fascinating person to me of that cast.

If you were on the Quidditch team, which position would you play?

I’m a coward and can’t do heights. I’d be home in the dorms if there were matches to attend.

Were you happy with the ending?

Which one? The canon one was good. However, Cursed Child is not read, and I am never reading it ever. I felt like Draco, Dean, Seamus, Neville, Luna, all deserved better endings. Let’s not even talk about all these claims by Rowling were made afterwards. The demise of Hermione and Ron’s marriage is a devastating idea to fathom. Part of their charm is that they were so different. Just because two very different people are married, it doesn’t mean they need counseling. Huffing right now, because this fills me with so much rage.

 How much does Harry Potter mean to me?

As a bi-cultural person, I came to see Harry Potter as a place empowering those who are like me. Harry and Tom were also bi-cultural: Gryffindor/Slytherin and half-bloods raised in unforgiving circumstances. I can relate to that, a lot. This is what I wrote my thesis on. Harry Potter brought on some firsts for me. Good memories, despite awful circumstances at home. Just like Harry and Tom. We have legacies to fulfill.