Unpopular Opinions - Page 2

Originally posted by: Tani91

-I prefer James/Lily more towards Severus/Lily...because I still have a tad bit dislike towards Snape. Agree! I have a soft spot for my Jamesey-poo.😳

-I think I'm the only one in this forum who actually loves Ginny😆 Don't worry, I'm with ya!

and this is a very stupid,idiotic question but can someone please explain to me what a mary-sue means?? I know its a character trait of some sort but I have no clue what it means I think a Mary-Sue means someone whose character/personality is over-used by other authors....not sure though. But I don't think Ginny's a Mary-sue. No one in the HP series is really a Mary-Sue.

Originally posted by: ShadowKisses

This is totally up my forte =)

I hate Molly Weasley because she bears uncanny resemblance to someone I know who treats others' children better than her own and walks all over her husband. I also dislike her attitude towards muggles (ref. to her criticism of them in PS). I dislike Fred, George, James and Sirius. They are bullies along with Draco etc. I really could care less about the "alpha-male-joker" excuse. Based on principle #2, I don't think James and Lily are ever that compatible. I think the death parade in DH where Sirius, James, Lily were fine with Harry dying is the dumbest idea that ever evolved from JKR. Did Lily really give up her life for her son so he could go to his death 16 years later? Narcissa is a better mother than Lily and Molly. She is shown to be more caring than Lily and Molly. Sorry, I don't account "Not after my daughter, you b*****" or suicide cheerleading as caring. Now, Narcissa risking death just to know if her son was alive? That's something in my eyes. Lucius' motives for following Voldemort are never well-defined. Lucius strikes me more as the guy who understands that royalty (purebloods) can't be superior if there aren't people of lower stature (mudbloods). DH epilogue showed Ron to be the most arrogant idiot to ever grace the surface of Earth. Obliviating muggles because he couldn't be bothered to improve his driving skills is pathetic. Harry goes through moral degeneration in the last two books. Using unforgivables, hexing teachers and students to "general applause" is really not my idea of a morally upright protagonist or a hero. Percy is probably my favourite Weasley along with Charlie and Bill (particularly because they aren't that well developed). He knows his mind and is ambitious. I hate the way JKR portrays ambition in HP series. The only way Harry gets the philosopher's stone is because he has no ambition to find it. IMO, a person without ambition is possibly the least exciting person in the world. Even for a minute, I don't believe Dumbledore to be the epitome of fairness. His blatant bias towards the Gryffindors evokes nausea. The fact that he isn't ever called on it like Snape or Umbridge irritates me to no end. I think Ron, post-PS, is an idiot. I really could care less about comic relief Ron. HBP changed my perspective of Hermione. That she would do something as immature as sending canaries, sabotaging others bothers me. Whatever happened to being fair? She doesn't seem to care much about her self-esteem either, does she? After all, sulking for a boy to notice you and acting like a lovesick puppy who has been kicked in the teeth because the object of her affection dates someone else is hardly dignified. Wonder where the spitfire from GoF went. Ginny Weasley is a Mary Sue. Short of rewriting the books, JKR won't be able to convince me otherwise -- the evidence is that compelling. I can't see how James Potter is oh-so-brave. He is reckless. Since when did bravery equate idiotic recklessness? Arthur's fascination with muggles is not endearing. If he's so fascinated, why the ruddy hell doesn't he pick up a book and start learning? His fascination shows a patronizing attitude towards muggles which is just as condescending as Lucius's beliefs that they are worthless. I hated that a mother of seven killed a woman who choses not to be a mother. That is not empowerment. I rather wish Bellatrix - despite her allegiance to LV - had killed her as that would have been more empowering from a feminist POV. I despise JKR's moral message which is basically that so long as you are one of the good guys, you can do anything the bad guys can do and not face the same consequences. It is is simplistic, and wrong. One cannot be innately good or bad -- it's our choices that define our moral character. Despite saying that, JKR proceeds to prove that choices are secondary to breeding. I hate the canon young-Lupin. Sure, he didn't bully anyone but he didn't stop his friends from unnecessarily bullying anyone. That's just as bad in my book. I'm not sure I like adult Lupin because he obviously cared more about a cause than his own son. Again, recklessness is not bravery. I don't like canon-Draco though some parts of his personality intrigue me. I think there was a lot of potential in his character that JKR left unused. JKR's 'true love' couples - RWHG, HPGW, MWAW - are unconvincing. I have no doubts that had these couples existed in real life, they'd have divorced. In canon, I enjoy that Snape is Victim turned Bully. In real life, I wouldn't have. That's the sort of behaviour that I find intolerable because it has the victim becoming what they hate. Dumbledore is the HP character that I dislike the most. I'm the last person to like Sirius but that AD discredited him hours after his death in front of someone who obviously thinks the world of him left a bitter taste in my mouth. My hatred of AD stems from the fact that JKR praises him to be the white hot tower of blinding truth yada yada yara bravery etc instead of the tactless, unfair person he is. How is that for irony. I think Draco and pre-HBP Hermione would have made a great couple.
1. Harry is better matched with Buckbeak than he is with Ginny.

I think that's about it. =)

Originally posted by: Tani91

-I actually love Narcissa Malfoy for some weird reason....have no idea why I just love that character

and this is a very stupid,idiotic question but can someone please explain to me what a mary-sue means?? I know its a character trait of some sort but I have no clue what it means

Originally posted by: Tani91

hehehehe cool topic....um ok I'll try to think of mine:

-Harry/Hermione were totally a couple for me...ever since the 1st book when Harry and Ron saved her from the troll...I had already imagined them as a couple...so I was a bit pissed in the 4th one where there were obvious signs of Hermione/Ron pairing As a kid when I was in like grade 3 I saw R/Hr but I re-read the books earlier this year and Harmony was just starting to make a lot more sense.

-I was shocked and actually threw my copy of HBP to the ground when Harry was jealous of Dean...lol

-I actually love Narcissa Malfoy for some weird reason....have no idea why I just love that character

-I also agree that Scorpious is a heck of a name😛 and IMO Deathly Hallows is the best book EVER written (lol yes I'm a rabid fan girl of DH)SCORPIUS is an amazing name.

-I prefer James/Lily more towards Severus/Lily...because I still have a tad bit dislike towards Snape.

-I think I'm the only one in this forum who actually loves Ginny😆I liked Ginny in GoF and ootp :)

-Daniel Radcliffe--sexy to the core😍

and this is a very stupid,idiotic question but can someone please explain to me what a mary-sue means?? I know its a character trait of some sort but I have no clue what it means

Originally posted by: _LalithaJanaki_

Originally posted by: ShadowKisses

More power to you for saying that.

I'd be cheeky and say "See Bella Swan" but that really wouldn't be helpful 😛 In the simplest terms, Mary Sue is a character that is too perfect or is idealized a lot. She is unbelievably pretty and denies this as many times as she possibly can. Most guys love her, every girl want to be her for no real reason. Usually, Mary Sue has no actual personality but is said to have traits that are desirable like super-strength, intelligence beyond belief, magical strengths that no one has, one grey eye, one blue eye etc. Mary Sues are the epitome of bad writing because they are created for the purpose of authorial wishfulfillment wherein the author puts in what they regard as the ideal being and whitewash any flaws - portraying them to be good traits instead. The tell-tale sign of a Mary Sue is that she is never regarded in negative light. She is always shown to be right, perfect etc.

If you are interested in Mary Sue for a reason that I can't guess, you might want to read this article: https://www.merrycoz.org/papers/MARYSUE.HTM. Pflieger describes it much better than I could.

Originally posted by: -Navi

I have a question, was Voldemort evil due to that fact that it's just his nature (he was born evil) or was it his nurture?