[HPFGU-Movie] Lupin and Sirus... gay?

[Dina Lerret]

Dacia Sycamore said:

> OK, I have to ask a question, I just read a post that talks of Remus
> and Sirus possibly being a couple. This never entered my mind when
> reading the books or watching the movies. I've never seen (that I
> realized) any clues or signs that would tell me this. has anyone
> else?

I don't think you're the only one.  However, I've been around folks, who
look for subtextual or textual/canon homosexuality in fandom, for years to
the point movie!POA cinched Lupin and Black as gay.


>     The post spoke of the scene in PoA when Lupin is leaving the
> school at the end and says that the owls will be coming because
> parents wont want someone like him teaching their children... to me
> it just meant him being a warewolf.

Yes, it was in reference to Lupin's lycanthropy, but some readers have
speculated on the historic/symbolic references JKR makes in her text and
Lupin's 'disease' is one.

His 'disease' is a blood-transmitted one where it appears the immune
system is attacked (e.g. Lupin's sickly appearance), it's currently
incurable, and others shun him because they fear this 'disease' and
possible infection.  Some have connected lycanthropy to AIDS, which isn't
to say that AIDS must equate to gay.  In POA, the Boggart scene is amusing
in the sense even MAD magazine has spoofed Lupin as being gay based upon
it: fear of leaving the 'closet'.

Although, Harry Potter also has his share of gay speculations from his
status as 'freak' in the Dursley household until he *literally* comes out
of the 'closet' (i.e. cupboard) and finds his own 'kind'.  Not to mention
all the supposedly phallic references (e.g. broom, wand, tower, etc) and
his first kiss with Cho as being unimpressive.  There's probably more but
I usually read fanon.

Hm, I spend more time specking out Lupin than Black, but I think it's
their closeness that some interpret as more than friendship (e.g.
movie!Snape's snide comment about 'old married couple'), so Black is also
perceived as being gay.

I'm fuzzy on JKR's comments but there was a recent inquiry into Black's
possible marital status before Azkaban and her wording implied he'd
probably never marry.  Then there's the painting of Mrs. Black screaming
how she thought Sirius was an 'abomination', which can be viewed as
Sirius' betrayal to the 'bloodline' but it can also be viewed as him not
passing along his 'bloodline' at all because of his sexual orientation.

As additional details, I'm reminded of their combined gift to
Harry--though, this could be explained as Lupin being poor, Black having
money and Sirius wanting to help his friend--and Lupin's reaction to
losing Black to the Veil--again, this could be chalked up to loss of a
friend.

It's all interpretation, and I know I'm probably skipping over other
details since I'm not a follower of the Sirius/Remus coupling (i.e. slash
= exploration of homosexuality); I'm more into Harry slash.

Dina