[HPforGrownups] Re: S/D (Was: setting the cat down

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 2021


> I thought Lupin didn't want to touch Harry because he didn't want to cause
a proud boy to break down at a very vulnerable moment. Teenage boys, in my
experience, don't like to cry in front of
> people, especially ones they think highly of. I thought he had to leave
the school because parents would withdraw their children if a werewolf were
there--it's dangerous. I am amazed at the
> amount of sexual undertones people have found here, and I don't know that
they're necessary to explain or justify the love.


I have to say, I didn't pick up any gay undertones - Lupin had to leave
because of the werewolf thing.  I don't know if it's strictly necessary to
read too much into it.  Yes, it's a metaphor for prejudice and being an
outcast, but does not necessarily equate to homosexuality, IMHO.

Jinx