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1* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Gavin is furious when he finds the skeleton of a once mighty dragon put up for display. As a Dragon Brother he feels that dragons should be respected and not held up as museum pieces. Then we learn [[spoiler:he's actually Navarog]] which puts an interesting spin on this reaction. [[spoiler:He may have just been faking his anger, rationalizing that it would make his Gavin persona stronger. Or it might be an actual EvenEvilHasStandards moment where he is legitimately angry that one of his brethren is strung up like some trophy]].
2* BaseBreakingCharacter: There's some debate as to whether the two leads are both strong yet flawed individuals who make up for each other's faults, or if they simply fail in their own way.
3** Some see Kendra as a responsible but still fun foil to Seth who grows into her role as the ChosenOne. Others feel she has only superficial flaws.
4** Seth: whilst his rash and bone-headed actions in book one are called out, there's a split as to whether he learns from his mistakes and grows as a person or continues to make reckless decisions and the narrative bends over backwards to justify them.
5* DracoInLeatherPants: [[spoiler: Despite everything Gavin does in book 4 and TheReveal that he is Navarog some fan girls are still hooked on the idea that he still good and loves Kendra.]]
6%%%* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler: Grandma and Grandpa Larsen.]]
7* HilariousInHindsight: Try reading the books during the 2012 election and NOT laughing at Vanessa Santoro's surname, which is only 2 letters away from that of Pennsylvania ex-Congressman Rick Santorum. The name becomes either funnier or more disturbing when you know that, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/santorum according to Google, his name basically means "ass juice."]]
8** [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls A piece of work revolving around two children who visit an older guardian named Stanley and finding out about magical creatures?]]
9*** Adding onto this, the children end up teaming up with their older relatives and facing off against a demon with the help of the friends they made along the way

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