Harry's looks (was Harry's sexual preference)

[jksunflower2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 78947

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> 
wrote:
> > <<<"Geoff Bannister"  wrote:...not being a handsome, debonair 
and 
> > athletic (ie a Harry Potter type) didn't help...>>>
> > 
> > The Sergeant Majorette says
> > 
> > Now, Harry may not be gay, but no way is he "handsome, debonair 
and 
> > athletic". Harry is a scrawny little Everyman. He can fly, sure, 
> but 
> > he's not really athletic, he's not debonair (or we wouldn't be 
> having 
> > this debate) and canon nowhere describes him as 'handsome', or 
he 
> > wouldn't be so relatable (yeah, that's a word; made it up 
myself.)
> > 
> > --JDR
> 
> Geoff:
> 
> Sorry, I think my wording my have misled.... I think you picked up 
> the exact opposite to what I was trying to say.
> 
> When I wrote "not being a handsome...." I meant the WHOLE phrase 
to 
> refer to a Harry type, ie he isn't handsome or debonair... which 
is 
> why I relate myself at that age to him.

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> 
wrote:
> > <<<"Geoff Bannister"  wrote:...not being a handsome, debonair 
and 
> > athletic (ie a Harry Potter type) didn't help...>>>
> > 
> > The Sergeant Majorette says
> > 
> > Now, Harry may not be gay, but no way is he "handsome, debonair 
and 
> > athletic". Harry is a scrawny little Everyman. He can fly, sure, 
> but 
> > he's not really athletic, he's not debonair (or we wouldn't be 
> having 
> > this debate) and canon nowhere describes him as 'handsome', or 
he 
> > wouldn't be so relatable (yeah, that's a word; made it up 
myself.)
> > 
> > --JDR
> 
> Geoff:
> 
> Sorry, I think my wording my have misled.... I think you picked up 
> the exact opposite to what I was trying to say.
> 
> When I wrote "not being a handsome...." I meant the WHOLE phrase 
to 
> refer to a Harry type, ie he isn't handsome or debonair... which 
is 
> why I relate myself at that age to him.


Just had to throw this in:

The Boston Globe, Oct. 18th, 1999

JKR: "Yes. I've even drawn a picture of how they look. Harry has his 
father and mother's good looks. But he has his mother's eyes and 
that's very important in a future book." 

I happened across this a few weeks ago.  Sounds like he's more of a 
cutie pie than we may have thought.

Toad (Who thinks Harry could look like Crabbe or Goyle and still be 
just as lovable.)