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

[Amanda Geist]

Carlotta:

> If you all think that sirus and lupin are gay you have all lost your
> mind... come on people stop thinking hidden message its just not
> there get over it

I happen to completely disagree with the theory myself. However, part of the
wonder of literature, going back to the days of Beowulf and farther, is the
ability to interpret, to have the story mean something to the hearer.
Stories are *participative,* not passive; both the teller and the listener
bring their own history, thoughts, "takes," etc., to the tale.

I am not going to speculate as to how much the potential homosexual
overtones in Harry Potter may stem from the author, or from the readers, but
I will *never* categorically tell anyone that their interpretation is
*wrong.* It can't be. It's subjective, it's exploratory, it's interpretive,
it's creativity at its best, and it's *their right.*

Especially on this list. You have offered nothing but sputtering, poorly
punctuated protests to rebut a reasonable question, the sort of question the
list was designed for. Please try to offer some substantive fodder for a
real discussion next time.

~Amanda