<p>Not really.</p>

<p>from a literary perspective, i adore him. as a person, i detest him.</p>

<p>he's my all time favourite</p>

<p>Well I mean he IS a big deal in the series. Without him, You Know Who may not have been defeated</p>

<p>^ i'm not so sure of that. during the second part of the battle for Hogwarts, Voldemort would have attempted to kill harry again anyway, thus killing the horcrux regardless of whether Harry knew of it</p>