I really love all seven novels, of course, but it has always been difficult for me to decide between Prisoner and Goblet when it comes to my (dare I utter the word?) favourite (I, quite apparently, dare) – in terms of both books and movies. Naturally I have misgivings about both movies – but can they really be so bad as to challenge the epic fail of Order? (The answer to that being a resounding and emphatic ‘No’). So in addition to rereading the series I have decided to watch both Prisoner and Goblet today. I decided I love the music in Goblet (Hello Jarvis Cocker *swoons*) but in terms of novelization I simply love love love the characters from Prisoner. I mean… really? I suppose it is a bit silly that I go through this almost every year…
I have very stubborn preference settings.
I am, afterall, a Marauder’s girl through and through. Firstly, there is the fanfiction that PoA sparked. I mean, seriously, there is Harry Potter fanfiction and then there is Marauder fanfiction – it is hardly an unmanagable conundrum to decide which fictions I’d rather read. Then there is the fact that PoA has an abundance of Remus John Lupin – who I adore, incidentally – and Sirius Black – who is easily one of my favourite characters. I tend to form very fervent attatchments to the unjustly mistreated and wrongfully accused. I also have an inevitable devotion for back-story – Remus Lupin and Sirius Black (and the dementors, I suppose,) make Lily and James Potter people rather than the final victims of Lord Voldemort (although the dementors sort of emphasize the last moments rather vividly).
I love Prisoner of Azkaban and I doubt I will ever tire of the events leading to the rescue of Buckbeak and Sirius Black. Nor the number of times Professor Lupin offers chocolate to students as a remedy. Nor be able to temper the irrepressible joy I feel when (re)introduced to so many of my favourite aspects of the series; namely: Remus John Lupin, patronuses, hippogriffs, marauders, the map, hogsmeade, &ct.
Yes. Harry is quite contrary to Snape and Malfoy (and even truly bratty to Hermione) while Dumbledore proves, once again, to be rather manipulative and contriving … but, to be quite honest, I like them that way (okay, not so much the bratty bit) and I continue to find Harry Potter to be an awesome fellow and pretty darn good wizard.
