Monday, December 15, 2008

Book Meme

I saw this over on Fuse 8 many days ago, but schoolwork does not often let me have posts that require more thought than, Hey guys, look at this Rpattz video...  Now that I've put being a functioning human being on a temporary hiatus, I figured I'd get to it.

Put yourself in the role of literary matchmaker: What two characters, from two different books, would you pair with one another? 

Shelf Talker named this meme post "Harry Hearts Whom?" and I'm going to have to agree with her.  Which character is it that Harry loves?  Obviously there is Ginny, but this question allows the whole literary schiorgasboard for drama of Rita Skeeter proportions!  

If I were to think of Harry's best interests and the type of girl he could playfully grow and develop his power of being super awesome with, I would probably have to suggest Meggie from Inkheart.  I wonder if her ability to read things into being could be transferred onto spell-casting. They might have to be narrated spells since the words themselves are what calls things into being and not magical energy, like Harry.  Or, would her inner magic lend itself to Harry's type of magic once it is known?

But if I were to create a Rita Skeeter-esque match for him I would suggest Sabrina Grimm from The Sisters Grimm.  Sabrina would throw a fit and make sure everyone would know she wasn't actually dating Potter.  Obviously for both her and Meggie to work, this has to be Harry circa Philosopher's Stone to Prisoner of Azkaban.  Deathly Hallows Harry is just too old.  Then again, that would provide more speculative fodder for Skeeter's rumormongering.  ::Gasp!:: An 11 year old dating a 17 year old!! Oh my!


1 comment:

Jill said...

You've got yourself a question with huge potential here. I'll get back to you if I think of any good answers.