Day 07 - Favourite Female Character And Why?In case my earlier posts haven't given it away, my favourite female character is Nymphadora Tonks. As soon as she was introduced in the fifth book I fell in love, not romantically, but with her as a person. Straight away I knew that she was the type of person that I wanted as a best friend. She was different, she wore funny clothes and had odd coloured hair. She was clumsy and awkward but was completely endearing. I saw part of myself reflected in her, in her willingness to stand out from the crowd and be different. In her determination not to be a carbon copy of those around her. She's an unfailingly loyal friend and always puts others before her, there was nothing about her I disliked.
As the books progressed, I became more and more attached to her. I was overjoyed when she expressed her love for Remus and they became a couple. I never expected it to happen, my two favourite characters were all of a sudden together. But at the same time it instantly made perfect sense. Then they got married and reproduced, my life was amazing. I love Tonks for her ability to see past the bad in a situation and to keep on smiling. I love that she loves people, that she doesn't judge them before she gets to know them. I love that she loves and recognises that Remus is the absolutely amazing man that he is. I love that she doesn't care that he's poor or older or a werewolf.
When I read that she had died, my heart broke. I couldn't breathe, it physically hurt. It felt as if my best friend had died. This woman who had been this role model to me during my adolescence was dead. It hurt, and it still does. I may sound crazy, but she was an inspiration to me. She taught me more than most of the people in my life have. She was so young, too young to be ripped out of the world. I know that this paragraph doesn't make much sense, but that is because I have literally started to cry. I needed to do something after her death, I needed to do a tribute to her in some way. So I did the best that I could, I got her name printed on the back of my year 10 jersey. She still encourages me and inspires me, she's affected me too much not to. I feel sorry for those people who haven't grown up in this world, I feel as if they've missed some amazing role models during their childhood and adolescence. Tonks is a really special character and she helped me grow up, and that's the honest truth.
Until next time fellow humans....
