What is your favorite Harry Potter book and why?
You expect me to PICK? Haha, they're all just too good. Every time I read one of them, I get pretty much absorbed/addicted immediately, which is pretty good considering that I've read them all at least 50 times each (no kidding). I suppose that I like them all for their different reasons. When I finished reading the first one, I had enjoyed it immensely, throughout the whole thing; I could say the same for the following books as well. I wish I could answer this with something better-sounding than "I can't pick... You choose the ice-cream flavor for me why don't you." ... Of course, we're talking about books, not sugary treats in a cone. I'll shut up with this one now.

Did you like the third movie or not and why?
Another ridiculously tricky question to adequately answer! "Like" is just such a broad title, isn't it?

When I first saw it, I'm pleased to say, I, unlike many others, just loved it. Sure, I saw its flaws, and they bug me a little now (acting stuff, details from the book that would have looked so nice on that big screen, no Quidditch Cup, etc.), but I can scrape away the slight layer of gunk and get to the silvery-shiny surface fairly well, if I do say so myself. Actually, the acting was just wonderful to watch throughout. It seems that I pick new favorite scenes every time I watch it again (which isn't TOO often, as I like to savor its richness if I can), ranging from "Aunt Marge's Big Mistake" to "Cat, Rat, and Dog" (Shrieking Shack Scene, of which many dislike because of the missing backstory, but I just love the acting). And I could just go on and on and on and on about all the little details in the movie that I liked and/or disliked, but that would take forever and the person/s reading this will get bored and drift over to the caption contest (which is also admittedly a lot of fun).

If you could spend the day as one character from the books, who would it be?
Oh, geez.... These questions, they all only stump me for a minute, but a minute's long enough for me to come up with a decent response! Let's see... Definitely not Harry at this point, because he's not exactly in the best position in the world, is he? Neither is Hermione, because she'll be worried about him, and the war; ditto for Ron. Would I get to keep my own brain, or just transfer to a different body without either of us even realizing it?

Maybe Luna. She seems to oftentimes be oblivious to so many things, and can just live in her own world. I do that myself half the time, but it's just that the outside is so INTERESTING, I can't always block it out. But she can effortlessly suck herself up into another vortex, where Crumple-Horned Snorkacks and Heliopaths (of which sound irrestitably intriguing to me!) dwell, Fudge cooks Goblins in pies for his dinner, and the man called Sirius Black was actually an international singer (and quite good at what he did, by golly. J.K.R must've had the time of her life writing that one). It would be nice to be her. She's always so confident in other unseen forces that she believes others would have faith in, too, if they would just open their eyes.

What do you think of all this "relationship" arguments about who will end up with who, etc.?
They can quite confuse me, but I am adamant about a couple things that will probably happen. Hermione and Ron DEFINITELY have, well, "things" for each other, or at the very least, Ronnie does. :) The repulsion-attraction scenario is just so classic it tickles me. I'm NOT entirely sure about them growing old together, having four kids, and calling each other pet names like "Love" and "'Mione", but at one point, they will confess some kind of those feelings for each other. Don't know where, don't know when, and haven't the slightest idea how it will eventually come about, but I am sure that it will have to happen. I would be extremely disappointed if it did not.

As for Harry, well.... I would quite like it if he were to get together with Luna at some point. I really do have to doubt it actually happening, because Harry probably could only see her as a friend (maybe a tad too weird for him, I dunno), and/or vice-versa. But I have to say, they would be a very cute couple indeed. I would love it.

A lot of people think that Harry and Ginny will get together at some point, but I'm not of that standpoint. Far as I can tell, Ginny's over Harry, and now he can see her as more of a stable friend. I think that Neville and Ginny will eventually get together. They have both, in the length of their fifth years (well, fourth and fifth, oops), come out of their shells, in a sense. Ginny's not a shy mouse that hides behind the shadows when Harry approaches the group, and Neville has really shown some guts (not that he was a wimp before, because I am sure that I would react to many of the things he has experienced in a very similar way. I am not always a social butterfly, let me tell you). So, I think that they just might find each other. Ginny wasn't all too pleased with him at first, but he's not the pudgy little boy he used to be.

What is your favorite moment of the series so far?
There are many, many, many favorite scenes from the books for me to rehash, but I won't name every one. One of the few that definitely top the charts would have to be the Graveyard Scene (I capitalize this with a certain stance of reverance... Can't you tell I love it to bits?). I just love the desperation of it, the climax, the drama, the beautiful words, narration... Just amazing. I tell you, if they don't get this scene right for the fourth movie, I shall not be a happy camper (my favorite part is when Harry shouts "NOW!" Is that too cool for words, or what?)

Another favorite is the "Give her hell from us, Peeves" scene. You know, when the twins escape Umbridge and Filch and fly off into the stars. Could that possibly get any sweeter? That was, by far, the best part of the fifth book for me when I read it for the first time. It was such a dearly nice change from the constant trail of gloom lining the pages all the while. Thank you, thank you, Fred and George Weasley. Long live the King Srs.

Yet another great part is when Harry stands up to the gradually-growing-bolder Tom Riddle in the chamber: "And I've seen the real you, I've seen where you are these days... You're a wreck. You're barely alive. That's where all this power got you. You're ugly, you're foul..." Too much for words, that stuff. Now that's bravery (and trying to keep the guy distracted for his own survival, but whatever). It's lines like that that make you love/like Harry most.

Who do you think the Half-Blood prince is?
I used to think that it could have been Hagrid, seeing as he technically is "Half-Blood". Then, I thought that it might be Remus, as he is also "Half-Blood". Then, I thought about Albus, of whom we have virtually no information on ancestral background (hopefully this will change as the series progresses). 'Course now, I know that he's supposed to be a new character altogether, so Jo Rowling reports. It is my guess that he may be a man of history, but not really still alive. Either that, or he is McClaggen, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, with the horn-rimmed glasses and "Loping Limp". :) Other than those wild assumptions, I have no clue.

Do you have anything else you'd like to add? Maybe a theory you've concocted, a shout-out?
Just for the heck of it, I think I'll do in with the cliche and say that I'd "just like to thank Mugglenet for choosing me as 'Fan Of the Week'". No really, it's a pleasure. I was totally not expecting it. I thought I was going to get, when I saw your e-mail, a response to a bit of fanfiction I'd read from another reader, or something. Oh-oh, was that too much information there? So sorry. Oh yes, and the weather is just lovely now. Windy, beautiful, balmy night, half-cloudy, stars peaking through like eyes. *Sighs* There, that was a random inkling for you. Hope you enjoyed it. Oh yes, and it's also almost midnight here. Bet you wanted to know that one. I should really stop now, right? Okie-doke, then. Signing off, A.e.R.

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