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Harry Potter

I thought it'll be fun to write about a fictional character who is inspiring. Which character is better than Harry Potter, who captured imaginations of millions of kids and adults alike, for this purpose. I am a huge fan of Harry Potter books and films.Actually I am not that big a fan as I saw many people wasting lots of dough on HP merchandise and I am not one of them.


Anyway, coming to the point, what is it that I find inspiring about Harry Potter. For starters I think he is a wizard,he is the best quidditch player and he goes to coolest school. Enough of the obvious, let us talk about the qualities that are inspiring. As all of you know the whole Harry Potter series plot can be summarized as evil vs good where Voldemort symbolizes the evil while Harry Potter does the honours for the good-team. So Harry Potter is a good hearted dude. What else,hmm.... he values friendship. He risks his life like n number of times to save the ass of Ron and Hermonie.


Yeah, I forgot to mention about how brave he is. This fellow tries to take somebody much powerful than him heads-on (some may consider this foolish). He doesn't shy away from stepping up when the situation demands. He is also a great student,which can be seen from his relation with Dumbledore and a kind hearted dude evident from his interaction with Dobby.


Actually if I keep on listing all the things I like about Harry Potter it'll be a really long post. So let me put it this way, I like how he is a vulnerable boy like all of us, but steps up when necessary and saves the day. If at all you feel you got thrust-ed into situations beyond your reach,Harry Potter should be the one you think off.   


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