I both love and dislike OotP. OotP is the book that crawled under my skin and got me into fandom. I adore Harry and I didn't have those feelings before OotP. I liked him alright, but not the level I do now. He's flawed and angry and is quick to judge and thinks a little too highly of himself and I love that.
I also love Grimmauld Place. I hope we see more of that creepy house.
I thought Luna was an interesting addition to the cast. I'm not so pleased with Ginny's perkier personality, however.
The Neville backstory was heartbreaking -- the gum wrappers *sob*
More Snape, the return of Remus. It took me a while to warm up to Umbridge as a villain, but I love her now. I thought the Dudley Demented was great opening chapter; I really liked learning more about Petunia. And as others have said, the growth of Ron who has much to my surprise become one of my favorite characters in canon.
An a fanfic front, I found Harry/Draco dynamic much more interesting after OotP, so I'm kind of looking forward to see how the new book changes it. (unless JKR kills Draco)
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Date: 2005-07-08 10:49 am (UTC)I both love and dislike OotP. OotP is the book that crawled under my skin and got me into fandom. I adore Harry and I didn't have those feelings before OotP. I liked him alright, but not the level I do now. He's flawed and angry and is quick to judge and thinks a little too highly of himself and I love that.
I also love Grimmauld Place. I hope we see more of that creepy house.
I thought Luna was an interesting addition to the cast. I'm not so pleased with Ginny's perkier personality, however.
The Neville backstory was heartbreaking -- the gum wrappers *sob*
More Snape, the return of Remus. It took me a while to warm up to Umbridge as a villain, but I love her now. I thought the Dudley Demented was great opening chapter; I really liked learning more about Petunia. And as others have said, the growth of Ron who has much to my surprise become one of my favorite characters in canon.
An a fanfic front, I found Harry/Draco dynamic much more interesting after OotP, so I'm kind of looking forward to see how the new book changes it. (unless JKR kills Draco)