Prisoner of Azkaban has always been my favourite book, though I should probably reread the series soon. I think it was the steadily-growing background darkness (as well as engaging characters) that really hooked me in to the series in the first place. I was about sixteen or so when I read the first three for the first time (my grandad gave them to me and said if I liked them he'd buy me the rest of the series, which he duly did as each one came out), and the other books I was reading at the time included things like A Clockwork Orange and Nineteen Eighty-Four, so Potter barely registered as mild peril, to be honest. It was Goblet of Fire and Cedric's death that made me think JKR might have a bit of steel to her - killing off an innocent (though not a well-loved character) was a bit more meaty.
Anyway, so, yes, Sirius has always been my Potter fantasy guy, and PoA is his book - cool! But I agree, Remus is completely wonderful and I like him very much. I think I do go for the nice guy outside of fantasies - my husband is FAR more Remus than Sirius. Although he doesn't wear cardigans. Yet.
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Date: 2013-06-04 07:58 pm (UTC)Prisoner of Azkaban has always been my favourite book, though I should probably reread the series soon. I think it was the steadily-growing background darkness (as well as engaging characters) that really hooked me in to the series in the first place. I was about sixteen or so when I read the first three for the first time (my grandad gave them to me and said if I liked them he'd buy me the rest of the series, which he duly did as each one came out), and the other books I was reading at the time included things like A Clockwork Orange and Nineteen Eighty-Four, so Potter barely registered as mild peril, to be honest. It was Goblet of Fire and Cedric's death that made me think JKR might have a bit of steel to her - killing off an innocent (though not a well-loved character) was a bit more meaty.
Anyway, so, yes, Sirius has always been my Potter fantasy guy, and PoA is his book - cool! But I agree, Remus is completely wonderful and I like him very much. I think I do go for the nice guy outside of fantasies - my husband is FAR more Remus than Sirius. Although he doesn't wear cardigans. Yet.