Pash, Pick or Pass: Hogwarts Edition

In honour of the end of the Harry Potter movies (*tear*), this week's Pash, Pick or Pass is Hogwarts-themed, complete with two rounds of contenders. To play, all you have to do is create your own post (linking back to this one) stating who out of each trio you'd pash, who you'd pick for a relationship and who you'd pass on altogether. Then share your post in the linky and check out how everyone else divided their affections! P.S. If you can't create your own post, play in the comments!


Round One: Gryffindor's Greats - Ron, Harry and Neville

My Choices

Pash: Neville. Because the boy is looking rather dashing these days, but the prospect of spending the rest of my life discussing plants isn't particularly exciting.

Pick: Ron. Look, I'm not gonna lie - as much as I love gingers, I don't really find Ron appealing (it doesn't help that Rupert doesn't appear to be washing lately). But hey, at least he'd make me laugh.

Pass: Harry. I love him as a character and he's sweet and all, but not someone I can really see as relationship (or pash) material. At all.


Round Two: Slytherin's Stars - Voldemort, Snape and Malfoy

My Choices

Pash: Voldemort. I know, those teeth are nasty, but I'd just close my eyes and think of Tom Riddle.

Pick: Snape. Despite his snarky exterior, the man sure knows how to love - and is long overdue for some affection. How great would he be as a boyfriend?! Plus with his potions skillz I'm sure he'd be a good cook (don't ask me why everything always goes back to food with me. I have a sick mind).

Pass: Malfoy. Ugh, I hate Malfoy. He's a whiny, unattractive little Daddy's boy. PASS.

Who would you pash, pick and pass?



Next Week: Stay tuned to play Pash, Pick or Pass old-school style, with three of my fave Austen heroes - Darcy, Knightley and Wentworth.

Top Five: Secondary Characters in Harry Potter

With the impending end of the Harry Potter film series upon us, I thought it would distract me from my sadness be fun to list my top five characters in the series, not counting the main trio of awesomeness - because, well, their awesomeness goes without saying. One of the wonderful things about Harry Potter is the rich array of characters that J. K. Rowling has created; even the most minor figures are fully fleshed out and fly off the page. Here are the ones I love the most (SPOILERS ahead)...

1. Severus Snape. The question of whether he's really good or evil provides one of the most compelling mysteries in the series, and the powerful payoff is well worth all the suspense. The flashback sequences building up to the final reveal all give Snape's character so much complexity, depth and, ultimately, heroism that it's his story more than any other which really stuck with me after finishing the books.

2. Hagrid. I've got a thing for gentle giants (think Fezzik in The Princess Bride). Hagrid is Harry's first friend at Hogwarts, and while he may not always get things quite right, he's loyal to a fault. His love for all creatures great and small is adorable, while his devotion to Dumbledore is truly touching.

3. Neville Longbottom. I loved Neville's character in the novels, especially the parallels he draws with Harry. Of course, his role in the final battle - and the image of him pulling the sword of Gryffindor out of the sorting hat - is the ultimate Neville moment, and the culmination of years of quiet bravery and strength. (P.S. How fine is that boy lookin' these days?!)

4. Dobby. Not gonna lie, I hated Dobby at first. He's so damn annoying in Chamber of Secrets. But by the end of the series he's completely lovable - not to mention unforgettable. It's utterly gut-wrenching when he dies, made even more so by the fact that it's because he was saving Harry and his friends. It's one of the saddest moments of the whole series.

5. Voldemort. He's one sick mother chucker, but we couldn't have Harry Potter - or Harry Potter - without good old Voldie. My favourite book in the series is The Half-Blood Prince, mainly because of the insight we get into Voldemort's character. I love the flashbacks to Tom Riddle. But it's Voldemort himself - the twisted biatch he is today - that is most fascinating. He's definitely one of the greatest villains ever created.

Coming soon: Pash, Pick or Pass - the Gryffindor edition! Our contenders will be Harry, Ron and Neville. Stay tuned for the post and linky!

Who are your fave non-trio Harry Potter characters?