Lupin's touch

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Pat:

BTW--Lissa (this part has been snipped previously) but I think your 
assessment of Remus is quite good.  I'll just add that Harry isn't 
one to reach out to anyone either, given all those years of living 
with the Dursleys.  So, if Remus and Harry are ever going to be 
close, I think Remus, as the adult, will have to be the one to 
intitiate it.  I have hopes for that, after the ending of OotP, 
where Arthur, Mad-eye and Remus are telling Harry to stay in touch 
and letting Vernon know that they'll show up if they don't hear from 
Harry every 3 days.  It would be nice if Harry and Remus would send 
a few owls to each other--Harry needs to talk to someone who was 
close to his parents and to Sirius, and that leaves Remus.  Well, 
Peter, too--but I doubt that Harry wants to talk to him.

Remus has always been one of my favorite characters, especially 
after OotP.  I do hope that he will be closer to Harry in the next 
two books.  Harry really needs someone who connects him to his 
parents.


Lissa:

Thanks :)  Remus is one of my favorite characters as well, thus the reason I analyze the poor boy to death.

I've tried to say this on other message boards (and maybe even here, I forget), and it doesn't seem like I'm ever clear, but here goes.

I totally agree with you that Remus and Harry should connect, and Remus should reach out to Harry as the adult.  What I question is if they actually will.  The key word here is SHOULD.  Since when do Potter characters do what they should do? :)

I actually have a theory that they won't connect.  I get the feeling that JKR is alienating Harry from the adults in his life.  (His parents and Sirius are dead.  Hagrid's occupied with the Order and Madame Maxime.  Dumbledore was avoiding him.  Molly is driving him away with her overprotectiveness.)  I think this pattern will lead to one of two things: either Lupin being forced to break through his own emotional walls to connect with Harry (especially now that Sirius is gone), or Harry and Lupin being unable to cope with their mutual grief and avoiding each other, forcing Harry to stand on his own.  One of the things I love about JKR- and I think the biggest reason I love Lupin- is she writes very real characters, and that includes all the flaws.

It would be nice if they'd connect.  But I wouldn't put galleons on them doing so!!! :)  (although I'll be happy if they do.  Books 6 and 7 could definitely use more Lupin.)

Lissa

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