Men/Women interests

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 45003

Marianne wrote:

>>> Okay, he's a bit volatile.  And there's that whole lingering biker
 image.  But, this is a guy who calls himself Snuffles, not Killer or
Flesh-Ripper.  And, I can't find it now, but isn't there a mention
somewhere in Gof that he signed a note to Harry with a pawprint?  JKR
may portray Sirius as having that traditional masculinity, but she's
leavened that with what strikes me as a certain streak of whimsy. <<<


Now me:

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
Ahem. Erm, well. Sorry about the...enthusiasm there."
(To quote the recently missing Elkins)   :)

That's what I've been trying to put to words for so long.  It is
Sirius' whimsy that I find so appealing.  Yes, he is dark and
handsome.  Yes, he is smart and dashing.  Yes, he is passionate and
driven.  But it is his whimsy and light hand with Harry that gets to
me.  Granted, Black is not as whimsical as say Hagrid is in his
contrast of impressions, but Black does not beat the drum of
masculinity as the only way to travel.  Black is masculine just
because he is.  He is not faking.  He is a man that feeds off his own
emotions and can, dare I say it, say that he loves another man without
it sounding at all sexual.  Find many a masculine man that will do
that.  They are few and far between where I live which I guess is not
a fair comparison since I do live in Texas which is ever the masculine
state if there was one.

Black is anything if not earnest.  He knows his heart and knows his
strength.  That muddy paw print (He sent it to Harry as good luck for
Task #3) demonstrates that Black is in it for Harry.  He thinks not
only about Harry's physical survival, but his needs for support and
love.  Black even stands guard at Harry's hospital bed at the end of
GoF not wanting to leave his side.  Only upon Dumbledore's request
does he leave.

So yes, Black is quite masculine and brutish, but he has a direct
heart and gentle hand.  All a girl needs really.


Melody
Who will stand with bugaloo37 anyday to defend Black's name