The Marauders Vs. The Trio-who is who?

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 42538

I think the Sirius/Ron parallel is too "easy" - it's too surface-
level to say "Well, they can both display their temper."  So, can 
Hermione.  She is forthright & cutting about Malfoy's dad buying his 
way onto the Slytherin team, she slapped Malfoy in the face in 
Hagrid's defense, she walked out of Trelawney's class without a 
backward glance, and she was pretty steamed about Ron's remarks about 
her date with Krum.  Yes, she can lose her temper too.  So, I've 
always favored the Sirius/Hermione parallel over Lupin/Hermione.  
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What ultimately hampers the paralleling (I made up a word!) of the 
Trio and the Mauraders is that we know just about nothing about 
Sirius' past. He's a blank, which means he can fit either Ron or 
Hermione or may fit neither very well.

The most compelling Ron-Sirius parallel for me is the prank Sirius 
tried to pull on Snape. I really, really do not see that fitting a 
Hermione parallel. Whereas I can see Ron trying something like this. 
(Actually, it's something Fred and George would do.)

On the other hand, we really don't know how this prank came about. My 
image of it is of Sirius talking intentionally loud in front of 
Snape, or a Slytherin he knew would report back to Snape, about the 
Whomping Willow, but that's just my interpretation. Such subtleties 
are more Hermione than Ron.

In the end, we're left with a default, though. Lupin and Hermione 
seem more a natural parallel, which leaves Ron and Sirius. Shaky 
stuff, but there you go.

Darrin
-- Of course, this parallel thing doesn't have to be exact.