Sirius as a Womanizer

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Sirius as a Womanizer
Date: 8/19/00 8:54 am  (ET)

Hi:

Well Blaise beat me to the punch, but I'll elaborate a little more
(since Carole & I are definitely making that assumption in our
fanfic). As Blaise pointed out, he's portrayed pre-Azkaban as a bright,
handsome, wise-cracking kind of guy. He also rode (and loved) his flying
motor-bike. This combo of personality traits makes it believable that
he was a bit of a womanizer (more believable than if he'd been described
as the shy, retiring type say).

It's also noteworthy that he hadn't married by the time the Potters had
Harry or by the time they were killed 15 mths later. If, as Catlady
has theorized, it's true that wizards & witches marry earlier than
muggles, than this too might support the notion that Sirius was a bit
of a commitment-phobe. I firmly believe that the Potters didn't have
Harry immediately after their marriage, so even if they married at
age 18, I'm guessing they were early to mid-20s by the time of their
deaths. I think they were involved in their career(s) for some period
of time before Harry arrived. So, I think it's possible that Sirius was
unmarried at 22-25. This would be perfectly normal in the muggle world --
no need for charges of being a commitment-phobic womanizer there. But,
it just does seem to fit what we know of his *pre-Azkaban* personality.

I guess he could be widowed or divorced & we just don't know it. Catlady
has also theorized that divorce is rare in the wizarding world. Or, maybe
those slash fic writers have it right after all -- maybe he is gay. <g>
Blaise explained that term adequately I think, right Neil?

In any case, I think there's enough evidence in the canon for it to
be a *reasonable* assumption that he was a bit of a womanizer in his
youth. It's not explicitly described --- but the assumption has some
grounding in reality in my mind.

Penny