The possibility of a gay character (WAS: Snape: The fact that he exists)

[Trevor Peterson]

No: HPFGUIDX 71210

As dreambeliever said, this topic is getting ridiculous.  What i see happening here is people deciding that there must be a gay character somewhere in the books.  Once people decide that there must be a character who is gay in the book, finding someone who fits the description is fairly easy.  It is like the witch hunts (yes pun intended) of the middle ages.  As JKR put it, the people were bad at telling who was a witch.  They used sterotypes and were wrong frequently.  Same thing with the gay issue.  people decide who is and who isnt gay, and frequently dont bother asking the person.  therefore the person is put into the gay box.  That is really what i see happening here.  "Sirius and Lupin must be gay because they imbraced".  earlier, I think i was told to be more "mature" and not to go "no no no dont show us *that* ".  I thow the mature issue back into your teeth.  If you are really so mature, you should be mature enough to handle two men (or women for that matter) embracing
 without immediately deciding that they are gay.  why not just assume that JKR is telling the truth through harry and saying what is really happening? why dont you trust her?  Lets look at the scene.  Lupin aparently thought that Sirius was responsible for james's death.  Also we know that Sirius, james Lupin and peter were best friends.  as in they were best friends.  as in of course they loved each other.  It is just not in a sexual way.  That is typically why people are best friends.  they *love* being around each other.  People can love their parents.  thats not a sexual love.  they can love their family.  thats not a sexual love.  So sirius and lupin embrace.  they havent seen each other for 12 years minimum.  so when sirius embraces lupin i dont think that it is something that is too out of the ordinary.  To me, it seems that a lot of the people are looking for complex explanation for a simple act of affection, for which there is a simple, canonical explanation.  Lupin now
 knows that Sirius is not to blame, so they are once again on the same side.  the embrace is similar to a welcoming or greeting embrace.  sure is is not so common now, but how things take place in our world shouldnt be a reason with this book.  
People have also made the argument that because lupin lives at blacks house, they must be a couple.  Or perhaps, because Lupin is a member of the Order, and his status as a werewolf makes if hard for him to get a job and make money, and therefore it is hard to earn a living, and so he lives at the Order's HQ.  Like the Weaselys would have if anything happened to the parents.  
 
finally all of these assumptions are based on pretty hurtful sterotypes, and personally, i dont think that she would choose sterotypical traits to show who is/is not gay.  that is just the feel i get from her writing.  Ultimately people will read what they want into characters in any book.  because all of the relationship stuff is pretty subjective, just leave it to the fanfic community
 
laxer


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