Viggo! and, why is Sirius so darn hot?

[siriusgeologist]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Adana Robinson" <adanaleigh at h...> wrote:
> 
Had to come out of deep lurkdom for this question:

> Here's a vaguely HP-related question:  We all (OK, most of us) 
think that 
> Sirius is sexy.  But WHY?  <snip>  So WHY do so many of us think 
that he's so 
> hot?
> 
> Is it that we are, against all reason, attracted to the dangerous, 
> unpredictable type?  I married a safe, sane, perfectly reasonable, 
> laid-back-to-the-point-of-comatose guy.  In real life, this is what 
I 
> wanted.  Is it just that, in fantasy, I'd like a bit more 
excitement?  
> Excitement that, while it makes for good reading, might make for 
> uncomfortable marriages?
> 
> Is it that we are attracted to men who aren't afraid to show 
emotion?  I 
> gotta admit, I was hoping Harry would break down and cry at the end 
of GoF.  
> I don't think he's ready for that yet, but I have to think that 
Harry, as 
> well as Sirius, is suffering from Post Traumatic Whatever the heck 
it is, 
> and it's about time he let loose with some of his emotions.  One of 
my 
> favorite things about Sirius is that he keeps yelling when 
appropriate.
> 
> Is it that we are attracted to men who keep their promises?  Who 
put 
> themselves in danger's way to protect a child left in their care as 
best as 
> they can under the circumstances?
> 
> Or do we just like that whole straggly-haired Strider (pant pant) 
thing?
> 

I think you hit on a lot of the points:

-He is described as handsome (although I think in most of our lives 
looks certainly isn't the main thing).
-He is an extremely loyal friend (his comment to Peter that he should 
have died rather than turn his friends over to V).
-He risks his life for his best friends son.  Repeatedly. Therefore 
takes his responsibilities seriously.
-He is not really well defined (which allows us to read a lot into 
his character in a variety of different ways.
-He has a certain strength of character that has allowed him to 
resist the dementors for all those years when lessor mortals 
succombed to insanity (although I do believe it was not only his 
ability to transform, but his own guilt and depression that helped 
him survive...but that's another topic)
-He's described as intelligent (another big plus for most of us)
-He's vulnerable. His stay in Azkaban has given him a weakness which 
engenders various complimentary emotions.
- He was unjustly imprisoned, which makes him worthy of righteous 
indignation.

I don't really see that it's the dangerous biker dude that is 
attractive to me.  I've never been attracted to that type and the 
only piece of evidence we have that he is really a dangerous guy is 
the motorcycle.  Although most of PoA we are led to believe he's the 
most vicious wizard next to V of their time...I think it's the shift 
of perceptions that also lead to him being such an intriguing 
character.

His over the top reactions in PoA can really be attributed to post 
traumatic stress disorder which causes irrational reactions to 
situations, blackouts, and lack of control.  Since this is OT...did 
anyone else see the episode of West Wing that portrayed Josh Lymans 
PTSD reactions to christmas music? Anyway it really illustrated how 
someone with PTSD can be set off by a relatively insignificant 
trigger.

Plus JKR wrote him that way...so we must be right!
According to an exchange at a book signing:

Listee (can not remember her name at the moment): Is Sirius supposed 
to be dead sexy?
JKR: (looking surprised) Yes!

So there you have it.  It seems that there are 3 camps amongst most 
of us grownup women (and men) in the HP community.

1) The Sirius is sexy camp
2) The Lupin is sexy camp
3) The Snape is sexy camp (sorry just can not see this...but I'm sure 
you all have your reasons)

I wonder if one could classify personalities like those personality 
quizzes depending on the fictional character you crush on...

I'd be a cross between Sirius and a certain red-headed scot from a 
different book series.  : )

Carole
retreating to lurkdom...this was fun...must stop by here more often.