This post I’m going to talk about favorite side characters from different literature. By side characters, I’m talking about any character from literature that wasn’t the main character or central character in a story.

  • Professor Remus Lupin (Harry Potter series) = I picked him specifically because he seems like the kind of teacher that everyone would enjoy having in real life as their own teacher (me included). One of the students later goes on to defend him later on in the series as “one of the best teachers we’ve ever had” when Deloris Umbridge was bringing up past teachers during her reign of terror in Harry’s fifth year. He is such a favorite character of mine that I’ve named my cat after him.
  • Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter series) = My hubby picked him. He liked how Neville’s character grew over the course of the series. His favorite part was when Neville killed Nagini, the snake, with the Gryffindor sword in the battle at Hogwarts there at the end of the series.
  • Professor Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter series) = She is another professor from the Harry Potter series that I happen to like. She can come off as strict during the series, however, you can really tell she really cares about the students that grace the halls of Hogwarts. This is really evident during the battle of Hogwarts. She also doesn’t take crap from anyone.
  • Brom (Eragon series) = He is thought to be just a “storyteller” at the beginning of the story but as the story progess’, he becomes so much more than that. I liked his wit and sense of humor but also what he is able to teach Eragon to get him started on the right path.
  • “The Gunner” (Stoneheart trilogy) = “The Gunner” is a statue that is part of the Royal Artillery Memorial and is one of the statues that comes to life during the events of the story. I really admired his bravery the most throughout the story.
  • Bronwyn (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series) = She is one of the kids that Jacob meets when he shows up at Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. She is the strongest character given her super strength. I like that they made a girl the “strong” girl instead of a damsel in distress.