[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Slut!Seamus and other ships

[Kathryn Cawte]

 The Sergeant Majorette says
 

 
Slut!Seamus, I don't understand either, but I'd say he's culturally 
Catholic because otherwise his religion becomes a plot point. 
Christmas (winter solstice) and Easter (spring) are holidays that are 
celebrated more or less universally; many practitioners of Santeria 
and other syncretic American religions consider themselves Catholic; 
people still think the Jesuits are a cult.
  


Me (K)

I've explained my thoughts on Slut!Seamus over on HPfGUs when the discussion
was over there so I won't do so again. As for his religion then it depends
whether he is Irish or Northern Irish. I've always assumed that he is Irish
(although I'm not sure why I did that). If he is from the Republic he is
more than likely to be Catholic and if he is from Ulster then he's more
likely to be Protestant, but that's a generalization since there are
Protestants in the republic and Catholics in Ulster. I don't think we'll
ever be told for sure because I can't see it being relevent to the plot and
there's no reason for JKR to want to touch on the Northern Irish conflict. I
m not sure I understand why you think his religion would be a plot point if
it was other than Catholic - unless you're assuming he's from the Republic
as I am, in which case it would be far more likely that he is.

K