My Post Again

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "severusbook4"
<severusbook4 at y...> wrote:
> O.K. Let me start by saying that there is no real proof to support 
> the Harry is gay train of thought, but there is quite a bit to 
> support that he is straight. <snip> Where did the gay thread come
from?  Is there any 
> proof?  I agree with the person that stated that the more off your 
> theory is the higher the wall of proof needs to be. 


Severus, I have to agree on several points: 

1)I've been following this thread, with some bemusement that it even
exists. Being a straight young woman, I have to admit that the idea
that Harry is gay never really occurred to me. Frankly, I don't care
one way or the other, but more to the point, I just don't see any real
proof of it. To think that Harry is gay just because he could identify
Bill as "cool" (or myriad other "clues") seems absurd to me.  I've had
lots of female friends in my life, many of whom I realized were
absolutely beautiful, brilliant, and even "cool" (hate that word!). 
And yet, last I checked, I'm still straight.

2)I also think it's an irrelevant point.  Although some kids may know
from the outset that they are gay, I don't believe that most kids (and
let's not forget that they are kids)in this age group don't have the
slightest inkling, and would much rather spend their energies playing
ball (or Quidditch) and video games. Can we all say "latency period"?

3)Finally, it's a children's book! Granted, JKR does include lots of
obscure references that only adults and the most precocious of ten
year olds would pick up on, but it seems strange and oddly out of
place that JKR would even include anything more than the sketchiest of
information about a character's sexuality in this type of book.  

With all of that said, if anyone would like to imagine that Harry (or
Malfoy or Ron or Mrs. Norris, for that matter) is gay, feel free.
While spending lots of time and energy defending the theory that Harry
is gay  (or straight) seems like an enormous waste of time, I'm
certainly all for a little creative imagining during the reading and
re-reading process. After all, my own version Snape is just a bit
darker and sexier than some other posters might imagine.  But that's
just me...

Entropy