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karentheunicorn.livejournal.comOkay, so I happened to look at mugglenet today and see this. I knew you'd all love to read this little blurb about dumbledore dinner advice.
J.K. Rowling talks about her favorite characters to promote new Bloomsbury campaign
The UK publisher of the Harry Potter books is looking to find out which character is most popular worldwide, and author J.K. Rowling has chimed in to help get the campaign going.
She briefly spoke about her favorite characters in the series:
‘[My favorite character is] Harry, although I believe I am unusual in this, Ron is generally more popular (I love him too, though). Now that I have finished writing the books, the character I would most like to meet for dinner is Dumbledore. We would have a lot to discuss, and I would love his advice; I think that everyone would like a Dumbledore in their lives.’
Somehow to me it seems kinda creepy at this point to be wanting Dumbledore's advice doesn't it. After she showed us that he was a bit of a manipulative bastard, or I thought that was supposed to be her big reveal in the last book that he was a big of a jerk.
But I guess I'm not the right kind of fan. Wouldn't it be great if we all had a manipulative master wizard in our lives to give us advice!!
Screw that. I'm calling out the vote for Snape, he's on the list. They best they can come up with is list him as: Snape, Professor Severus
Potions master at Hogwarts. Head of Slytherin house. He hates Harry Potter.
Okay, they list him as a 'harry hater!' REALLY GUYS! Thats the best blurb you could give Snape, that he hated Harry! OMG! The guy that tried to save Harry's life is a hater! What a bunch of assholes.
So yea, I vote for Snape, what a stupid explaination for the character. I haven't taken the time to read every characters blurb, I'm sure there are more offensive ones on that list, goes to copy paste.
http://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/funstuff/vote
List of who you can vote for; You can also write in someone who isn't listed:
Black, Sirius
Harry's godfather. Imprisoned for mass murder, but subsequently escaped from Azkaban.
Crabbe, Vincent
One of Draco Malfoy's henchmen. Has a pudding-basin haircut and a very thick neck.
Dementors
Creatures who feed on the happy emotions of humans. Employed as guards at Azkaban.
Diggory, Cedric
Student two years ahead of Harry. The Goblet of Fire selects Cedric and Harry to be the Hogwarts’ Triwizard champions.
Dobby
House-elf. Idolises Harry but gets him into lots of trouble.
Dumbledore, Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian
Headmaster of Hogwarts. Also Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.
Dursley, Dudley
Harry's non-magical and slightly older cousin. Muggle son of Harry’s Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia.
Filch, Argus
Caretaker at Hogwarts. A Squib with no magical powers. His cat, Mrs Norris, spies for him.
Flitwick, Professor Filius
Charms teacher at Hogwarts. Head of Ravenclaw house. Tiny wizard who has to stand on piles of books to see over his desk.
Fudge, Cornelius Oswald
Minister for Magic. Short, portly wizard with grey hair, who refuses to believe that Lord Voldemort could return.
Goyle, Gregory
One of Draco Malfoy's henchmen. Has short, bristly hair and long, gorilla-like arms.
Granger, Hermione
Clever Gryffindor student at Hogwarts. Harry's next-best friend after Ron Weasley. Her parents are Muggle dentists.
Hagrid, Rubeus
Keeper of Keys and Grounds and teacher of Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts. Son of a giantess and a wizard. Has a liking for strange and dangerous creatures, especially dragons.
Hedwig
Harry's owl and mail courier. Hagrid bought Hedwig from Eeylops Owl Emporium for Harry's eleventh birthday.
Kreacher
Very old house-elf to the Black family, loyal to the memory of Mrs Black. Resides at number twelve Grimmauld Place.
Lestrange [née Black], Bellatrix
Sirius Black's cousin. Married to Rodolphus Lestrange, a pure-blood wizard and Death Eater.
Lockhart, Gilderoy
Teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's second year. Author of numerous autobiographical travel books.
Longbottom, Neville
Forgetful and accident-prone friend of Harry's. He comes from a magical family but thinks he is not very good at magic.
Lovegood, Luna
A Ravenclaw student with a dreamy voice and large misty eyes. In the year below Harry at Hogwarts. Her father, Xenophilius, is the editor of The Quibbler.
Lupin, Remus J.
Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's third year at Hogwarts. Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Malfoy, Draco
Harry's arch-enemy at Hogwarts. Malfoy believes himself to be superior to Harry and hates Harry and all his friends.
Malfoy, Lucius
Draco Malfoy's father. A Death Eater and supporter of You-Know-Who.
McGonagall, Professor Minerva
Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor house and is the Transfiguration teacher.
Moaning Myrtle
Ghost girl at Hogwarts who hides in an S-bend in the first-floor girls' toilets.
Moody, Alastor
Retired Auror employed to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's fourth year. Known as Mad-Eye Moody since he lost an eye in the fight against Lord Voldemort and his supporters.
Potter [née Evans], Lily
Harry's mother. She was killed by Lord Voldemort, but her dying to save Harry gave him magical protection.
Potter, Harry
Student at Hogwarts. Famous for having survived an attack by Lord Voldemort in infancy.
Potter, James
Harry's father. Killed by Lord Voldemort. In the same year as Snape at Hogwarts and became Head Boy.
Skeeter, Rita
Journalist who writes for the Daily Prophet.
Snape, Professor Severus
Potions master at Hogwarts. Head of Slytherin house. He hates Harry Potter.
Tonks, Nymphadora
A young and clumsy witch who is a Metamorphmagus, an Auror, and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Prefers to be called by her surname.
Trelawney, Professor Sybill Phyllis
Divination teacher at Hogwarts. Speaks in an ethereal voice and is given to (wrongly) predicting student deaths.
Umbridge, Professor Dolores Jane
Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic. Also Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's fifth year, during which she also becomes Hogwarts’ High Inquisitor and Headmistress.
Voldemort, Lord
Son of a witch and a Muggle. Feared by the wizarding community, most of whom only dare to refer to him as 'He Who Must Not Be Named' or 'You-Know-Who'.
Weasley, Ron
Harry's best friend at Hogwarts. In Gryffindor house. Ron has flaming red hair and freckles, like all his brothers.
Weasley, Fred
One of Ron Weasley's older brothers. Twin to George. In Gryffindor house.
Weasley, George
One of Ron Weasley's older brothers. Twin to Fred. In Gryffindor house.
Weasley, Ginny
Ron's younger sister. One year below Ron and Harry at Hogwarts. She plays for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Weasley, Molly
Ron Weasley's mother. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. She is very fond of Harry.
Weasley, Arthur
Ron Weasley's father. Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office at the Ministry of Magic.
J.K. Rowling talks about her favorite characters to promote new Bloomsbury campaign
The UK publisher of the Harry Potter books is looking to find out which character is most popular worldwide, and author J.K. Rowling has chimed in to help get the campaign going.
She briefly spoke about her favorite characters in the series:
‘[My favorite character is] Harry, although I believe I am unusual in this, Ron is generally more popular (I love him too, though). Now that I have finished writing the books, the character I would most like to meet for dinner is Dumbledore. We would have a lot to discuss, and I would love his advice; I think that everyone would like a Dumbledore in their lives.’
Somehow to me it seems kinda creepy at this point to be wanting Dumbledore's advice doesn't it. After she showed us that he was a bit of a manipulative bastard, or I thought that was supposed to be her big reveal in the last book that he was a big of a jerk.
But I guess I'm not the right kind of fan. Wouldn't it be great if we all had a manipulative master wizard in our lives to give us advice!!
Screw that. I'm calling out the vote for Snape, he's on the list. They best they can come up with is list him as: Snape, Professor Severus
Potions master at Hogwarts. Head of Slytherin house. He hates Harry Potter.
Okay, they list him as a 'harry hater!' REALLY GUYS! Thats the best blurb you could give Snape, that he hated Harry! OMG! The guy that tried to save Harry's life is a hater! What a bunch of assholes.
So yea, I vote for Snape, what a stupid explaination for the character. I haven't taken the time to read every characters blurb, I'm sure there are more offensive ones on that list, goes to copy paste.
http://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/funstuff/vote
List of who you can vote for; You can also write in someone who isn't listed:
Black, Sirius
Harry's godfather. Imprisoned for mass murder, but subsequently escaped from Azkaban.
Crabbe, Vincent
One of Draco Malfoy's henchmen. Has a pudding-basin haircut and a very thick neck.
Dementors
Creatures who feed on the happy emotions of humans. Employed as guards at Azkaban.
Diggory, Cedric
Student two years ahead of Harry. The Goblet of Fire selects Cedric and Harry to be the Hogwarts’ Triwizard champions.
Dobby
House-elf. Idolises Harry but gets him into lots of trouble.
Dumbledore, Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian
Headmaster of Hogwarts. Also Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.
Dursley, Dudley
Harry's non-magical and slightly older cousin. Muggle son of Harry’s Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia.
Filch, Argus
Caretaker at Hogwarts. A Squib with no magical powers. His cat, Mrs Norris, spies for him.
Flitwick, Professor Filius
Charms teacher at Hogwarts. Head of Ravenclaw house. Tiny wizard who has to stand on piles of books to see over his desk.
Fudge, Cornelius Oswald
Minister for Magic. Short, portly wizard with grey hair, who refuses to believe that Lord Voldemort could return.
Goyle, Gregory
One of Draco Malfoy's henchmen. Has short, bristly hair and long, gorilla-like arms.
Granger, Hermione
Clever Gryffindor student at Hogwarts. Harry's next-best friend after Ron Weasley. Her parents are Muggle dentists.
Hagrid, Rubeus
Keeper of Keys and Grounds and teacher of Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts. Son of a giantess and a wizard. Has a liking for strange and dangerous creatures, especially dragons.
Hedwig
Harry's owl and mail courier. Hagrid bought Hedwig from Eeylops Owl Emporium for Harry's eleventh birthday.
Kreacher
Very old house-elf to the Black family, loyal to the memory of Mrs Black. Resides at number twelve Grimmauld Place.
Lestrange [née Black], Bellatrix
Sirius Black's cousin. Married to Rodolphus Lestrange, a pure-blood wizard and Death Eater.
Lockhart, Gilderoy
Teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's second year. Author of numerous autobiographical travel books.
Longbottom, Neville
Forgetful and accident-prone friend of Harry's. He comes from a magical family but thinks he is not very good at magic.
Lovegood, Luna
A Ravenclaw student with a dreamy voice and large misty eyes. In the year below Harry at Hogwarts. Her father, Xenophilius, is the editor of The Quibbler.
Lupin, Remus J.
Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's third year at Hogwarts. Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Malfoy, Draco
Harry's arch-enemy at Hogwarts. Malfoy believes himself to be superior to Harry and hates Harry and all his friends.
Malfoy, Lucius
Draco Malfoy's father. A Death Eater and supporter of You-Know-Who.
McGonagall, Professor Minerva
Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor house and is the Transfiguration teacher.
Moaning Myrtle
Ghost girl at Hogwarts who hides in an S-bend in the first-floor girls' toilets.
Moody, Alastor
Retired Auror employed to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's fourth year. Known as Mad-Eye Moody since he lost an eye in the fight against Lord Voldemort and his supporters.
Potter [née Evans], Lily
Harry's mother. She was killed by Lord Voldemort, but her dying to save Harry gave him magical protection.
Potter, Harry
Student at Hogwarts. Famous for having survived an attack by Lord Voldemort in infancy.
Potter, James
Harry's father. Killed by Lord Voldemort. In the same year as Snape at Hogwarts and became Head Boy.
Skeeter, Rita
Journalist who writes for the Daily Prophet.
Snape, Professor Severus
Potions master at Hogwarts. Head of Slytherin house. He hates Harry Potter.
Tonks, Nymphadora
A young and clumsy witch who is a Metamorphmagus, an Auror, and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Prefers to be called by her surname.
Trelawney, Professor Sybill Phyllis
Divination teacher at Hogwarts. Speaks in an ethereal voice and is given to (wrongly) predicting student deaths.
Umbridge, Professor Dolores Jane
Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic. Also Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's fifth year, during which she also becomes Hogwarts’ High Inquisitor and Headmistress.
Voldemort, Lord
Son of a witch and a Muggle. Feared by the wizarding community, most of whom only dare to refer to him as 'He Who Must Not Be Named' or 'You-Know-Who'.
Weasley, Ron
Harry's best friend at Hogwarts. In Gryffindor house. Ron has flaming red hair and freckles, like all his brothers.
Weasley, Fred
One of Ron Weasley's older brothers. Twin to George. In Gryffindor house.
Weasley, George
One of Ron Weasley's older brothers. Twin to Fred. In Gryffindor house.
Weasley, Ginny
Ron's younger sister. One year below Ron and Harry at Hogwarts. She plays for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Weasley, Molly
Ron Weasley's mother. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. She is very fond of Harry.
Weasley, Arthur
Ron Weasley's father. Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office at the Ministry of Magic.
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