Sexuality as a theme

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 119660


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, 
> olivier.fouquet+harry at m... wrote:
> 
> > Many posters
> >  >Does anyone agree that Lupin could represent paedophilia?
> > 
> > I don't. As Siriusly Snapey Susan correctly remarked in her 
> answer,  this is Isabelle Smadja idea. I mentioned it for the sake 
> of  completeness.<
> > 
> 
> Pippin:
> I don't think Lupin represents paedophilia. I do think Rowling 
> writes knowing that  most children have been taught that they 
> shouldn't accept sweets from strangers and that there are adults 
> who might want to touch them in an inappropriate way. I think 
> Lupin's actions  deliberately allude to this in order to throw 
> suspicion on him.
<snip> 
>> I think Rowling is alluding to paedophilia, without making Lupin 
> himself a paedophile, in order to remind the reader  that people 
> who show great sympathy and concern for children may still be 
> capable of using them for their own ends.
> 
> Rowling has named Lolita as one of her favorite books, calling it 
> a "great and tragic love story" so the idea that one might present 
> a paedophile as a sympathetic character is not foreign to her.
<snip>
> 
> Pippin

Doddiemoe here:

In regard to the paedophilia tangent, I do not believe that Lupin is 
a representative of a pedophile.

Would not Fake Moody/Crouch Jr. fit the mold more?

Fake Moody gave treats--the book to Neville, gave tips/help to Harry 
with the Tri-wizard tasks.

Fake Moody does lust after Harry to win the Tri-Wizard tornament if 
Harry wins then Fake Moody/Crouch Jr. will be rewarded with power 
and the "love"(adoration/respect) of Voldemort.

Fake Moody also fits the mold of many pedophiles..He was a victim of 
DE's/Voldemort at a young age and now is setting up Harry to become 
another victim. (the cycle of victims who sometimes end up becoming 
abusers)

Then there was the comment by Lavender/Parvarti about, "that eye 
shouldn't be allowed".

While Lupin does give sweets, he does it for a reason. We also see 
him restraining himself from clapping Harry on the shoulder; not to 
mention the fact that he takes the M.Map from Harry and consistently 
gives Harry the advice HARRY needs. Lupin's goal is to keep Harry 
safe in appropriate ways.

Does this make any sense?

Doddiemoe