Father figures revisited

[Megan]

No: HPFGUIDX 27618

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Hagrid--not really paternal. More of an adult friend; perhaps fraternal.
> Harry's right at the age when children start having friends who are
> non-related adults.
> Dumbledore--father figure, but remote. Respected, loved, even revered,
> but not terribly close. Nobody you ask for the car keys, if you know
> what I mean.
> Arthur Weasley--father figure, more intimate. Respected, but not revered
> as Dumbledore is; the everyday, useful father, the advice-n-counsel,
> have-a-beer-with dad.
> Here was the one I got flak for, and would like thoughts on the most:
> Snape. Father figure, mostly the negative connotations. The aspect of
> father that you rebel against, the one who sets curfews, who doesn't
> listen, who just doesn't understand, who doesn't even want to, the one
> you come to appreciate only much, much later. Resented, but respected.
> This is the sort of relationship where a bond grows, but when (sometimes
> if) discovered, comes as a surprise, even a shock.

How about Lupin, Moody, and (the-oh-so-obvious) Sirius Black?
I could see how certain traits of them could be considered under
father figures.  Moody may fall more under "role-model" though...

-Megan (wondering if all weekends are this slow)