(1)Luna Lovegood
(16)Winky
Ah, Winky... Winky is a fascinating case study into how the mind of a House Elf works. She loves- nay lives to serve her family, considers being freed both a punishment and a disgrace, and becomes a depressive alcoholic when released from service. By all means, she's an interesting character, but in good consciousness I cannot vote her over Luna even if I do find the latter is consistently overrated. For one, Winky doesn't really accomplish anything other than providing a stark contrast to Dobby who's empowered by his new-found freedom, whereas Luna actually provides (albeit scattered) insight into certain facets of the wizarding world and actually fights alongside the main heroes multiple times. I do wish Winky was seeded a bit higher to avoid the massacre she's about to face but eh.
(8)Aragog
(9)Arabella Doreen Figg
Looky here... it's two characters I'm not particularly fond of. This basically comes down to who's company I would prefer I suppose. We've got one of Hagrid's first dangerous pets (and btw Hagrid is such an oaf it just amazes me how someone can screw up so many things and endanger so many lives yet still be well-liked and/or considered a role model but wow I'm digressing here) versus the Squib Harry lived down the street from for fourteen years. Arabella saves Harry's ass by covering for him at the Ministry, and Aragog endangers Harry's ass by allowing his descendants free reign to snack on him. I'll admit I did actually laugh at that part in the book. I mean, can you imagine? Well I promised my former caretaker that I would never harm him or any of his friends. My hungry children however.... Ha! But yeah, that doesn't particularly make me like him, so I'll go with Arabella here.
(5)Viktor Krum
(12)Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
That not-very-smart-and-not-very-handsome-yet-very-talented-Quidditch-playing guy that Hermione had a brief fling with versus that uneventful teacher that filled in when Hagrid was temporarily sacked I believe? Well I don't like Krum at all, but at least I can actually list details about him. Obvious choice is obvious.
(4)Lily Potter (née Evans)
(13)Irma Prince
There's really not much to Lily's character beyond love, sacrifice, and green eyes. She's actually fairly one-dimensional. But uh... her opponent here is that no-nonsense hook-nosed librarian so... not much of a choice here. I guess I'd rather have flat soda than spoiled milk.
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I've come to the realization that I need a sig.