some sirius hinting... yay puns!
lifeavantgarde
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Mon Aug 16 07:11:01 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 110175
>>>>JKR (as quoted by Justine):
No, he doesn't. I have thought this through. If Sirius had
married... Sirius was too busy being a big rebel to get married.
When Harry was born, it was at the very height of Voldemort fever
last time so his christening was a very hurried, quiet affair with
just Sirius, just the best friend. <snip>"<<<<
>>>Justine:
Firstly, there was no question about Sirius's marital status. As
far as I know, godparents do not have to be married--my godparents
barely know each other!<<<
Stefanie:
Just to back this point up...I found an absolutely fantastic answer
of sorts comparing many many christening traditions:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=339724
Throughout the links provided, there doesn't seem to be any
reference anywhere that godparents must be married. In fact, in
several traditions, it's imperative that they're not. There was
really no need to mention Sirius's marital status *at all.* (Unless,
of course, Wizarding families just do it differently altogether, but
point me towards canon evidence of that.)
>>>Justine:
Jo was the one who brought up marriage... why? <snip> unless his big
rebellion was experimenting with homosexuality or just being gay,
period, then this sounds like a "Sirius and Remus were not lovers"
answer. It's more a "Sirius was too busy fighting the forces with
whom his family agreed to get married" or "Sirius was too busy being
a manslut to get married." I like them both. :-D<<<
Stefanie:
...or Sirius was rebelling against an arranged marriage? With his
family...it doesn't seem terribly out of line with such pureblood
mania as has been shown. However, by 6th year, he's been burned off
the tapestry; at the point of Harry's christening it seems like he
wouldn't be bound by a family decision anyway. (Now why can't people
ask questions about Wizarding traditions like that instead of
QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED ALREADY ON JKR'S WEBSITE </rant>) Heh.
Manslut Sirius. Heheh.
>>>Justine:
<big ol' snip> but why, oh why, then, did she begin the sentence
with "If Sirius had married..."? No reason to mention marriage plus
an unfinished thought equals frustration and intrigue.
<snip>
Peter obviously was spying, probably wasn't very appealing, and then
spent twelve years as a rat. Remus has no excuse--except the
obvious... and perhaps there's more, but it's been twelve years. He
found no one?<<<
Stefanie:
Now that you have me really thinking about all this, why is Peter
the only marauder we know anything about during the years between
MWPP/L/S graduation and 10/31/81? Remus, Sirius, and James are
complete mysteries during that period, and, as you mentioned Remus
is after. JKR also hinted in another answer that we'd know
everything we needed to know about MWPP by the end of the series, I
do hope there's some "lupine limbo" information in that promise!
Stefanie
Who refuses to believe that there are so many Wizarding bachelors
out there: "The world must be peopled!" (Benedick, Much Ado About
Nothing)
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