S/D (Was: setting the cat down

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 2038

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> --Amanda

I am also amazed at the sexual undertones we're all finding. What a 
hung-up society we are! Perhaps we're pre-conditioned by other forms 
of pop entertainment to see it everywhere. The amount of sex in real 
life has been greatly exaggerated as well, BTW. We've had proposed 
numerous homosexual couplings without a shred of evidence for any of 
them. For some reason, we don't see as many hetero couplings put 
forward.

I think you're right. Lupin is feeling a lot himself, given his old 
friendship with James and how much Harry is like James.  The
prejudice 
parents feel against Lupin can be compared to prejudice against gays 
or many other groups, but I'm not sure.  JKR's themes are so
universal 
and applicable readers see their own situation in them. It's an 
indicator how well JKR is doing her work.