Saturday, September 29, 2007

Characters in Harry Potter

The main characters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. The three have been best friends since their first day of boarding school over six years ago.
Harry Potter is a young wizard of seventeen, and he is very courageous. He’s overcome many obstacles in his life, including the deaths of his parents and godfather, and numerous combats with Lord Voldemort. However, sometimes Harry has too short of a temper and lets his anger get the best of him, like when he got in an argument with Ron about their search for the horcruxes (the three friends are on a quest to find these to destroy Voldemort). Harry is motivated by what he believes to be a noble cause: defeating Lord Voldemort.
Another character is Hermione Granger. She tries her best to make peace when there are disputes between Harry and Ron. Hermione is quite intelligent, and helps Harry and Ron out a lot when they are on the quest, for instance she casts charms around their camp sites so villains can’t find them. Hermione is also very responsible and usually tries to do the right thing. What motivates her is the hope for a safer world once Voldemort is no longer in power.
Ron Weasley is quite a bit different than his two best friends. He’s neither as courageous as Harry nor as smart as Hermione. However, Ron is humorous and lovable. Sometimes Ron gets very anxious, and he’s quick to judge others. While visiting a strange wizard named Xenophilius Lovegood, Ron calls him a hypocritical for not defending Harry in the magazine he publishes. Ron is motivated by approval from his parents and friends, since he sometimes feels as if he can never live up to Harry.

1 comment:

Ms. Froehlich said...

I always find Ron to be an interesting character for exactly the reason you write about, he's motivated by the desire to prove himself and his worth to other's!