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I have just finished watching the entire Harry Potter series for the very first time and I loved it; There were a lot of really good characters and I would like to know who everyone's favourites were from the films. 1: Severus Snape 2: Harry Potter 3: Hermione Granger 4: Draco Malfoy 5: Albus Dumbledore 6: Voldemort 7: Ronald Weasley 8: Dobby Please vote for you're favourite character and if you have more favourites, feel free to list them in the comments.

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none of the above it be Hagrid for me knida resembles me , esp when I haven't had a heir cut or trimmed my beard in a while

Severus Snape was my favourite character through out the entire series due to his mysterious ways and how well his allegiance was hidden through out every movie. He was monotones yet interesting, which I found to be very intriguing since that is a rare mixture, but it worked so perfectly. Although he didn't get as much time in the movies as I'd hoped, he was such a complex and in depth character I instantly loved him ... I automatically liked him the first time I saw him due to his mysterious disposition and the way he talked. Through out the rest of the movies he remained my favourite even when his loyalties were questioned and everyone else seemed to think I had to change my out look on his character due to this. In the end, I loved Snape through out all the movies and could find no reason to dislike him. Since Snape was my favourite character I decided to do a little research on him once I finished the movies and I found a lot of interesting details that made me love him even more ... He was smarter than 7th years at Hogwarts before he had even joined. He created his own spells including, "Sectumsempra.", "Vulnera Sanentur.", "Levicorpus." and more. He was the youngest teacher and head master in all of Hogwarts history. The first time Snape and Harry meet he asks him, "What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to and infusion of wormwood?" which many people assumed was a normal potions question, however there is a Latin flower language that, when applied to this statement translate to, "I bitterly regret Lily's death." or "On Lily's grave I promise to protect you." which I found very touching. When Severus was younger he was attacked by Remus Lupin in werewolf form, which was said to be very terrifying ... However, during a scene where Remus transforms into a werewolf and is about to attack Harry, Hermione and Ron, Snape steps in front and shields them from the attack, causing Snape to get the full force of the werewolf's strike. I personally find the last two facts to be very touching and sweet, the others just show how amazing and powerful Snape actually was. I also do not understand why Lily married James Potter since he was so mean to Snape, who, if she forgot, was her best friend since they were little ... Also, the fact that Snape loved and adored Lily so much that he risked his life every day to save her son and never got over losing her shows how amazing he was. So, yes, I adored Snape through out the entire movie series and am extremely proud to call myself a true Snape fan, since most people disliked him in earlier movies and ended up regretting it later. Draco Malfoy is my second favourite character due to his sassy/sarcastic attitude and complex mind set. I have a soft spot for well dressed men, along with sarcasm, so I automatically liked Draco upon his arrival in the movie. However, I never did let up my liking of his character even when he did begin to become a death eater. I found Draco to be a well made character, very complex and interesting while barely showing his true emotions. I usually end up loving side characters in movies and tv shows due to the fact that you get to piece everything together with them, instead of knowing their exact backstory and the like. Because, if I'm being honest, I usually find most characters backstories to be cliché and boring. Now, seeing as I love to delve into characters and figure things out about them just by the little bits you're shown, I'm quite positive Draco had some daddy issues, as in, Draco's father was both mentally and physically abusive, Draco didn't spend much time with his father, he didn't feel like he was good enough for his father and he was struggling with living up to his father's expectations. How did I come to such a conclusion? Well ... There are only a few scenes where Draco and Lucius Malfoy are together, but in one of those scenes Lucius straight up hits Draco in the torso while other people are watching. It's also clear that Draco is unnerved around his father since in the other scenes they're together Draco always takes a few steps away from his father, as if subconsciously. This is shown in the end as well. When Draco goes to stand with his parents he holds his mothers hand but quickly side steps away when Lucius tries to touch his shoulder. Along with being abusive towards Draco in public, Lucius also abuses Dobby, his house elf, in front of a few people as well. So ... if Lucius Malfoy is that abusive in public, how do you think it varies in private? It's quite clear from the way Draco acts and talks, that he respects and loves his father. However, the fact that Draco is always trying to insert his father into conversations is a little odd ... One of Draco's favourite lines is, "My father will hear about this!" and aside from that one he's always trying to bring up his father in conversations, such as the time he tells Harry about the bet he made with his father, or when he brags about his father. Now, I'm theorizing that this is due to the fact that Draco doesn't spend much time with his father and so he tries to play up their relationship by taunting others with it. It's a normal thing for children to play up their parents, but Draco's need to make his father sound like the most powerful wizard all the time, makes me think he's trying to make others jealous of his relationship with his father, even though he doesn't really have one. It's shown that Draco struggles with being a death eater and can't manage to kill Dumbledore when the time comes. However, Draco does try his best to do everything his dad expects of him, which causes a lot of stress on Draco and is also probably a factor in why he's always making fun of others ... He's trying to forget about his own problems. The struggle Draco has with making his father proud or doing the right thing is what made me so interested in him. I felt bad for him and I could understand ... It's not rare for people to get stressed out over not being "good enough" and Draco was just a boy ... He was stressed out and sad. I've researched it a little bit and it was said that Draco was the only real death eater who could still love, meaning he struggled with doing what his father wanted, but being just a boy, making his father proud seemed like the most important thing in the world. The fact that his dad was abusive and couldn't feel love didn't help either, because Draco probably felt he did something wrong to make his dad so cold and distant, which would fuel his desire to please him even more. So, where some people say a mean spirited bully, I saw a misunderstood boy who just wanted to please his father. I also don't see why people say they don't like Draco because he "acted like a wimp" or was "too whiney". I think it's quite obvious that a child with an abusive father, would get scared quite easily by threats of violence ... I honestly felt bad for Draco and wished somebody would at least try being nice to him, instead of getting so offended by his snide remarks. Also, Draco wasn't a villain in any way. He was mean, yes, but he never did anything evil or wicked. He couldn't bring himself to kill Dumbledore, he couldn't bring himself to turn Harry in and at the end he even wanted to leave the death eaters. I absolutely loved Draco and that he was a great complex character, with a lot of pieces to fit together and figure out. I liked the main characters as well, except for Ron ... I found him to be very whiney and unlikeable. Harry Potter was a good character, more interesting than most heroic main characters since most have no reason behind their actions ... I'm a cynical person, I think you all know that, which is why I dislike the hero characters who are only heroes because they want to be good. I don't believe there a lot, or even few, people who would risk their lives on a daily basis for people they don't know, just because they want to be helpful, or good. However, Harry Potter was interesting and a little more complex than I expected. I really like Hermione and found her very cute and feisty. The fact that she was a strong, smart female character was also great fun to watch, since most female characters are portrayed as being overly emotional and making bad decisions based on such emotions. I loved how Hermione was so smart and barely ever had emotional outbursts, she seemed realistic and down to earth and even though her character didn't have that much development I found that she didn't really need any. She was entertaining and interesting just as she was.

I think it's needed to give the full experience. It's kind of a given that some shows from other countries won't make much sense if you don't understand the culture or language. Translating honorifics just widens that gap.

Hello, and welcome. I am new as well. I also feel like I am somewhat the same with not having watched a lot of anime.

Hey there, @Blue-Eyes Loli Dragon-chan. Wow, I have watched Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball Z, Grave of the Fireflies and Howl's Moving Castle in my childhood years too! Seems like you and I, we'll get along fine. Oh, and by the way, Disney movies aren't anime...they're cartoons...anime aren't cartoons... But anyway, welcome to AF! I'm AniMeFReaK, and if you want to chat with me do drop by a hi or hello in my profile page. Hope to see you around. -AniMeFReaK.

Welcome to AF!

Well, hello! I am also new here. Yet I am very versed in anime itself. If you liked Kamisama Kiss, you’ll definitely like Nagi No Asakura. If you haven’t watched, it’s a must. Promise! I hope we can talk more. If you want, feel free to ask anything. Tia was here! Lol.

Welcome to the forum! You'll definitely get a lot of anime recommendations here. You might also want to check out My Anime List, it's a great place to look up anime that are currently airing, in certain genres, etc.

@Blue-Eyes Loli Dragon By the way I grew up watching Dragon Ball Z too and was into YuGiOh a bit myself. I still have a few trading cards ( of YuGiOh ) mostly just all my rares but only shows I watched of YuGiOh were the first season of the original series and the one's on the bikes a bit. ( sorry forgot the name of that one ) Please take care and have a good day~