Day 3 of my abbreviated Harry Potter 30 Day Challenge found on Short Story Long‘s blog.

Day 11: Which character would you say you are most like?

I kind of covered this yesterday when I talked about how much I love Hermione Granger.  To keep things interesting, I’ll go with a different character, though Hermione remains my one and only.

I’m a lot like Remus Lupin, with his love of chocolate and books.  He doesn’t own much, and he can move in and out of a place pretty quickly.  He loves his friends but often feels like an outsider (though I am not, actually, a werewolf).  He’s a good teacher, and he cares about getting his students invested through fun.  Especially in The Shoebox Project, which apparently I will mention every day, I feel so much kinship with Remus, who only buys his friends books for holidays and sheepishly pretends he doesn’t care that they are immediately thrown to the side in favor of a more exciting gift.   Continue reading →