Ringdear of the Marauders: Sirius or James? (was Kreacher the Murderer)

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No: HPFGUIDX 104917

Bren:
 
> I think some, if not many, were speculating that Sirius had a crush 
> on James, shrug. He strikes me as a typical bloke, jock, a 
WOMANIZER 
> than anything.
> 
> I'm very curious to see if JKR would explore on the issue of 
> homosexuality. It will be most definitely interesting to see how 
she 
> will tackle this *addressed to children*. 

Katie:

Wayyy back, somebody posted a message to the effect of "I don't see 
why JKR would put homosexual characters in the books. It wouldn't add 
anything to the series." A rather common sentiment, actually, and one 
I absolutely loathe. I mean, imagine putting any other minority in 
that sentence.

Anyway.. I read Sirius and Lupin as gay (in OOTP). Perhaps reading 
too much between the lines, but it seems evident to me. I find your 
comment about Sirius being a womanizer interesting, though, as I 
don't see two words indicating such in the text. Certainly he *seems* 
like the type (Byronic, dangerous, good-looking) but I don't see any 
evidence.

I doubt she'd tackle the issue more directly than that, given the 
conniptions fundamentalists went into over something like *magic* in 
the books. Poor JKR is in the uncomfortable position of writing a 
book that children will read, but that is directed just as much at 
adults. 

-Katie