Day 18

Question: Your least favorite of the books?

Uh...why do I have to have a *least* favorite??  I have a difficult time picking my favorite (because I think, "Half-Blood Prince" and then it's, "Oh wait, Prisoner of Azkaban was so good..." or "Chamber of Secrets. That book is DEEP."  or "Order of the Phoenix has so much great stuff in it!").

But if I *had* to choose, it's the one I'm currently reading, Goblet of Fire.

For a few reasons.

- It is kind of lagging at the moment (that may be that I'm reading it very slowly)
- Harry is kind of a dumb champion (I mean that in the nicest way possible.  He's young, he doesn't know about the Tri-Wizard tournament...but he's not even going to study?!?!?!  SERIOUSLY, HARRY?!?!)
- Just realized last week that the Gryffindors are sometimes bullies (especially toward Hufflepuff -- even though there's no proof, even Ron will talk about how dumb Hufflepuff is, usually goaded into it by remembering that Cedric beat them in the last Quidditch match of the year in POA).
- I really *hate* Rita Skeeter.  So glad Hermione was able to get some dirt on her and USE it. >:)

I'm not cool with bullies (Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Dudley, I'm looking at you), and it's aggravating to see Gryffindor stoop to saying nasty things just because Cedric didn't know that Harry was falling when Cedric grabbed the snitch.  (Cedric asked for a re-match because he didn't think it fair but Madame Hooch said they won fair and square) 

Also, Snape is *really* mean to Hermione in this one and it breaks my heart.  Poor little Hermione (I love Snape as a character but fully admit that he bullies his least favorite students and is in no way an ideal teacher when it comes to having favorites/least favorites).


So this is my least favorite in terms of characters being stupid or cruel  (Order of the Phoenix used to be my least favorite because Harry was SO ANGSTY but there's so much good stuff with McGonagall and the twins giving Umbridge what-for that I can look past Harry).

But Goblet of Fire does starts with a bang (THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP) and at the end, you think, "ISH JUST GOT REAL!!!" 

So...this is just a "if I *had* to choose" hypothetical question.  Because I love all the books.

What about you?  Do you have a least favorite?  (Or is your least favorite people who ask you what your least favorite is??)