Fandom Discussion: New HBP Additions -- yea or nay?

[themostepotente]

Since there have been several new character additions from HBP, I decided to do a post to see who took a shine or a dislike to whom -- and also to discuss new favorite ships.

I see no reason really to put this behind a cut. But I implore you, if you have not yet read HBP, DON'T peruse the comments!

So without further adieu...

What new characters did you like/dislike?

What new ships (or renewed interests in old, forgotten ships) have tickled your fancy?

--P

Comments

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

I like Remus/Tonks but not the way it was played in canon. Hence my long and twisty explanation of what was really going on here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinkdormouse/366510.html).

I really don't like Slughorn, because I've met too many of him, and usually ended up shielding my best boys from his type.

Filch/Pince amused me, because there had to be a teacher pairing somewhere that the pupils gossip about.

And I liked the fleshing out of Draco.

Still undecided re Snape's actions.

Gina

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

I really don't like Slughorn, because I've met too many of him, and usually ended up shielding my best boys from his type.

Your best boys?

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

The gay, bi, and undecided guys I hung out with in my first couple of years at university. I should have been more clear on that, but I think I was trying to reply to a mass of HP threads all at once -- sorry.

I have vivid memories of standing on the doorstep finding excuses not to let my flatmate's lecturer in after he had been a little bit too pushy with the third member of our household a a party the week before.

So Slughorn's an interesting character (and it's not as if I don't write about equally dodgy blokes), but I can't bring myself to like him, and find him an odd addition to what is after all a kid's book.

Gina