Homage to Harry the Hero

So, two posts in four months, huh? That's actually pretty good for me. Especially considering this would be my blog made of posts with actual content. Seriously nerdy content, but content none the less. But, it being Janary 1st, I felt compelled to try it one more time with this blog. It's not like I have any readers anyway, this is basically because it will be so much fun in a few years (hoping that blogger won't delete it), looking back, hopefully just as nerdy.

This topic I'm going to talk about now is so outdated it's not even funny, but I'm not trying to be funny, and this has been buzzing around in my head for quite some time now, so I just need to get it out. And my re-discovery of Naruto (it's perfect, because it only requires half your attention-span. Allowing you to do something else, like drawing, with the rest of your brain.) sort of reinforced this point I'm going to make. To myself. If that makes any sense whatsoever. It probably doesn't, especially not to you, as you don't know what point I am going to make yet, or even on what subject it's going to be... I should just get on with the fucking point, shouldn't I? Point taken. I'll get right into my post-intro intro.

When reading Deahtly Hallows (see, didn't I tell you? Outdated. But none the less awesome) I discovered a few few things about the series, but also about myself. That might sound awfully cliched and sugarcoated, but it is actually true, and made less diabetic-inducing by the fact that the thing I discovered about me, was actually related to Harry Potter. Mostly. Some points were pretty obvious, like the fact that Neville Is The Awesome, and just how much I relied on Dumbledore to be the good mentor. But some things came as quite a surprise; like the fact that I love Harry Potter. Not the series, the character (or, in my mind, the person). Before DH, I was a part of the "Harry-should-die"-camp. Not would, should. I thought it would be the best end for the series. Sirusly. Then, come "The Forest Again", when I was certain Harry was going to die, I was roaring in pain. Literally. (The tears started flooding when Fred died, and it just got worse from there) Sitting on the roof (again, siriusly) I was damning everyone, from Dumbledore to Jo to my parents (they tried to talk me down from the roof). And as much as I suffered from "Post-Potter-Depression", and as much as I mourned Fred and the other (maybe not as much as the others did, but still), had Harry died, I would've been a lot worse off.

Deathly Hallows made me realize just how much I care for Harry. Like many others, I sort of waved him off, as the hero, the "obvious favorite". I had my own favorites, and I sure as hell cared a lot more about them. They were usually the underdogs. And it really wasn't until Harry was going to die, that I realized that all this time, Harry had been the underdog. In my mind. And now, I love him. Like I always should've. Aw. (Cue Crowning Moment of Heartwarming)

So, what's this got to do with Naruto, anyway? Well, the last time I watched Naruto, was before Deathly Hallows. It was also before taking a peek at the Naruto fandom. And guess who my favorite character was? That's right, Sasuke. (And Shikamaru. He's still awesome.) Then, after realising liking Sasuke made me into a mindless fangirl (not unlike those of Edward Cullen), I regressed to liking him a bit less. But now, re-watching it, I realize (wow, I've been using this word waay to many times) that I love Sasuke. Just as I love Naruto. Not in the way I love Harry (that series changed my life. Literally. Naruto is... mild entertainment. But everything's relative.) I root for them.

So I guess my point is, I'm beginning to tire of this "liking minor characters makes you cool"-thing, which seems to be pretty much universal in every fandom. It's not that the minor characters aren't awesome and wonderful (one word: Hama), but liking them shouldn't be cooler than liking the "obvious choice"-main characters. Just as the major characters shouldn't be bashed just because they're major characters. So if you want to swoon over Zhao, go ahead. But remeber, you are still just as cool as that Zuko-fangirl over there.