Homosexuality in HP (was Re: Ringdear of the Marauders: Sirius or James?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 104980

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The 
Healing Force)" <n2fgc at a...> wrote:
>>Personally, I didn't read any homosexual innuendo or anything in 
OOTP.  I saw people who cared for each other as really good friends 
do.  Why is it that if the word "affectionate" is used with men, the 
possibility of homosexuality is brought forth?  Affection can be 
bestowed upon anyone a person happens to love as a friend, as a 
family member, etc.
Just my personal opinion.
As far as Sirius not seeming to be aware or care about the admiring 
girls, I've seen many young men his age go to extremes, either very 
much aware or so absorbed in their own world that nothing intrudes.  
And, though not stated, it's possible that he just came off a 
relationship and wanted a break.<<

Stefanie reponds:
Well, in OotP, we get a pretty clear image of what Sirius's home 
life and his relationship with his mother was like...he *did* run 
away from home because of the doctrines of the Black family. And, 
well, his mother wasn't exactly a very pretty picture 
(...literally!) 

I'm the first to don the "'SNAPE'S WORST MEMORY' WAS A 20 MINUTE 
SNAPSHOT INTO THE LIVES OF THESE BOYS AND HARDLY A DOCUMENTARY OF 
THEIR ENTIRE LIVES" sandwich sign, but maybe the reason we don't see 
Sirius attatched to any females is for the simple fact that the 
mother/son relationship familiar to him had him afraid that he'd end 
up with someone like that? 

I mean, if a guy tends to look for (either consciously or 
unconsciously) a woman (or, more broadly, a partner) that has 
characteristics that emulate his mother's, one can't blame Sirius, 
or even find it that odd, that we don't see him keyed into one 
relationship...keep in mind S's W M *was* a year before he ran 
away...he couldn't have been having warm and fuzzy feelings toward 
his mother at the time :o\

Stefanie, who's eating up the HP psychology babble :o)