57 Vikki Potter. Mereka senang bermain sihir-sihiran. Menurut Ian, “para
gadis itu, termasuk Joanne, memakai busana seperti nenek sihir. Dan anak laki-laki memakai pakaian sihir pria.”
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Rowling has already recognized wizard characters since she was child. She used to play and pretend to be witch and wizard with children of her age in her
neighborhood.
b. Ronald Weasley
During the book, Harry makes two close friends, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. Ron, as the former is called, is described by Rowling as the
ultimate best friend. This character was inspired by her own best friend when she was in secondary school, Sean Harris. Ron Characters is kind of loyal friend who
will always be there when you need him. “it was at Wydean that I met Sean, which has been a very important
friendship in my life. Huge friendship in my life. I always felt a bit of an outsider and that might perhaps explain why Sean and I were so close,
because he came in late and like me he didn’t have the local accent, and so I think to an extent we both felt like outsiders in the place, and that
probably formed quite a big bond between us. So this is Sean to whom the second Harry Potter book is dedicated. And Ron owes a fair bit to Sean.
He’s always there when you need him. That’s Ron Weasley... “
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The first time Harry met Ron in King’s Cross Station, he helped Harry finding platform nine-three quarters. Ron character is kind of helpful and friendly
one, that Harry easily made friend with him. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book of Harry
Potter, Rowling also described a flying Ford Anglia car which is driven by Ron
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Riccio, Heather. Interview with JK Rowling, Author of Harry Potter. Hilary Magazine. Retrieved on 26 October 2007.
58 and his twin brothers, Fred and George Weasley to rescue Harry from Dursley’s
house. In fact that the Anglia Ford used was also belongs to Sean. “Sean was the first of my friends to pass his driving test and he had this
old Ford Anglia… clap top Ford Anglia turquoise, some white, which is now quite famous as the car that the Weasleys drive… I was obviously
going to give the Weasleys Sean’s old car. And that car was freedom to us. My heart still lifts when I see an old Ford Anglia, which is a bit
sad…
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c. Hermione Granger
