Sex and the Plot -- Godparents

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 24710

Hi everyone --

fourfuries at aol.com wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., rainy_lilac at y... wrote:
>  > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., fourfuries at a... wrote:
>  > <snip>
>  > > Because sex is not important to the plot!
>  >
>  > Well, one could say the Quidditch is not important to the plot if
> you want to be really extreme.  {snip}And stop smiling!

Well, my first response to the "sex isn't important to the plot" thread 
was going to be to ask eagerly if you knew the plotlines for the coming 
3 books.  <g>

Seriously though ... I see later that your point is that sex isn't 
central to the "good versus evil" overarching theme.  I do want to point 
out though that it *could* be later -- I can imagine instances where 
romantic entanglements (but not explicit sex) could be vitally important 
subplots. My pet theory for Book 5 or 6 involves FITD (see the VFAQs) 
and betrayal -- there's romance, conflict & it's all central to the 
plot.  (Theory for those who haven't heard it: Ron finds out Hermione 
has romantic feelings for Harry and/or thinks/imagines there is a H/H 
relationship and betrays Harry in some manner as a result). [Yes, there 
are still some of us out there who don't think Hermione returns Ron's 
romantic interest -- <g>]

I don't expect JKR will give us explicit details in any case (and I 
wouldn't want any), but I do expect the characters to age believably. 
I'll be disappointed if they don't. In OoP, they will all be turning 16 
at some point in the book or soon thereafter in Harry's case.

GODPARENTS: I may have missed someone else making this point, but I 
wanted to chime in that it is perfectly possible that Harry does not 
have a godmother.  If the godparents were given this status in some sort 
of religious context, it would be more normal than not for there to be a 
godparent of each gender.  But, in this case, I have the impression that 
Sirius is a godfather more in the sense of a legal guardian than in a 
spiritual mentor role.  In that case, I don't think it follows that 
Harry definitely has a godmother.  In appointing a guardian for a child, 
you wouldn't appoint 2 unmarried individuals and leave it to them to 
sort out the details of who would actually have custody of the child in 
the event of your death.  I think Sirius is quite possibly his only 
godparent.

Penny