Fave Characters: Lupin, Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 19313

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> Amber wrote:
>  
> > I've never understood the
> > Remus/Sirius craze (the whole "dead sexy" thing). 
> 
> ::draws herself up in an attempt to look dignified::  Now, not all 
of 
> us Lupinlovers think the man is sexy.  Sexy is not the point.  I 
don't 
> want to sleep with the man, I want to talk to him.  I get the sense 
> that we would understand each other.  I love Harry--if you ask me 
my 
> favorite character, I have to say "You mean besides Harry?"; he is 
> after all the one I know best.  But if one person could walk out of 
> the books to be a friend and kindred spirit, it would be Remus.  
(Of 
> course, I don't want him to walk out of the books; I want to walk 
into 
> them.)


Well, I want to talk with him first, *then* go to bed with him.  To 
me, Remus does qualify as sexy.  Sexy is intelligence, kindness, 
caring; not necessarily drop-dead handsome looks.  
> 
> > And Dumbledore seems a bit...dare I say it?...cliche.
> > <runs frantically away before list members Avada Kedavra her>

(Snip)
> 
> > I think I know what you mean.  However, I think the big D is 
saved 
> from cliche by his completely wacky sense of humor.  I am one 
person 
> who believes that the Chamber of Chamber Pots is the invention of 
> Dumbeldore's frighteningly fertile brain.  Even on an errand as 
solemn 
> as the one in PS/SS 1, and discussing something as sobering as 
> Voldemort's power, he makes that crack about the earmuffs (no, I 
don't 
> believe Madam Pomfrey really said that, either).  You won't catch 
> Gandalf making remarks like that.  I say that not to detract from 
> Gandalf or JRRT, both of whom I love, but to point out that 
Dumbledore 
> is his very own variation on the Wise, Kind, Bearded Ancient Wizard.

A Wise, Kind, Bearded Ancient Wizard with a Sense of Humour.  How 
refreshing.  

Peace & Plenty, 

Parker

> 
> Amy Z
> who is going through her sigs in alphabetical order, so it's pure 
> chance that this one is
> 
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>  "Yeah, Dumbledore's barking, all 
>  right," said Ron proudly. 
>     -HP and the Philosopher's Stone 
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