Harry Potter Meme: Day 1

[amandaink]

Now that summer is going away and I'm starting to get back all of my energy and inspiration and general enthusiasm, I went searching for one of my most favorite, most banal, most fangirl-y things: 30 Day LJ Challenges. And I've stumbled across a Harry Potter one which I cannot let myself pass up in good conscience.



Day 1: Your favourite of the 7 books.
Day 2: Your favourite of the 7 movies.
Day 3: Which (if any) of the films have made you angry because they've ignored important parts of the book?
Day 4: Your least favourite female character and why.
Day 5: Favourite male character and why
Day 6: What house would you want to be in? What house do you think you'd be put into?
Day 7: Favourite female character and why.
Day 8: What do you think would be your favourite Hogwarts subject?
Day 9: Least favourite male character and why.
Day 10: Pick one: Horcruxes or Hallows.
Day 11: The character you relate to most.
Day 12: Favourite pairing.
Day 13: Least favourite of the movies.
Day 14: Team Voldemort or Team Harry?
Day 15: Who would be your best friends at Hogwarts (pick up to 3)
Day 16: Favourite professor.
Day 17: What would your wand be made from?
Day 18: Least favourite of the books.
Day 19: Books or movies?
Day 20: If you could meet one member of the cast, who would it be?
Day 21: If you could bring one of the characters back to life, who would it be?
Day 22: Harry Potter or Twilight?
Day 23: Parts of the books/films that made you cry?
Day 24: Any particular scene you wanted in the films but was left out?
Day 25: Satisfied with the epilogue?
Day 26: If you were able to use one spell without a wand, what would it be?
Day 27: Which of the Hallows would you rather own?
Day 28: Who would be your nemesis at Hogwarts?
Day 29: Is there a job you'd like to have if you were part of the wizarding world?
Day 30: Describe the effect Harry Potter has had on your life and how much it means to you?


Your favourite of the 7 books.

After some deliberation after reading DH, I decided that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ranked the top of my list by the barest margin. I've said this in other places so I'll be brief: it's a wonderful transistional novel from the lighter and softer magical adventures of the first three books to the more mature content of the later novels--notably, we get our first death in this one, which was quite a shock to nine-year-old me. It's the novel in which the wizarding world expands beyond what little Harry has seen and the political elements of the series are finally given exercise. Most importantly, it puts the lessons in magic that Harry has learned to their first practical uses, namely the Triwizard tournament and the graveyard duel with Voldemort.

Also, I really liked the Quidditch World Cup.