SHIP : Just Desserts for Remus

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 121632


 
> Valky wrote:
> "One of my favourite things about the Hans' postulation that Remus 
is the Grey King is that The Grey King has a young vibrant wife, 
symbolic of the joy that goes with the Grey King state in Alchemy. 
Personally I can't imagine anything more appropriate for Remus than 
to have someone young and joyful and full of life by his side, he 
deserves it. "
>
 
> Del replies:
> And do you have any idea about who this "young vibrant wife" could 
be?
> 
> I would personally vote for Tonks. She and Remus do seem to get 
along pretty well. Who knows if they didn't ask the Knight Bus to 
take them someplace quiet and discreet, after they dropped the kids 
at Hogwarts ;-)?
> 
> Or maybe Hermione, but the age difference, which is already 
consequent between Remus and Tonks, becomes bothersome to me between 
Hermione and Remus. Not to mention that I would find it much more 
interesting to stick Hermione with Ron and vice versa ;-D !
> 


Valky replies:
Got it in one there, Del. Naturally, I think Tonks. She's young and 
vibrant(colourful even ;D ). Tonks is kind and cheerful, to the 
kids, so her and Remus have something very much in common there, and 
in OOTP as I read it Tonks is at full pace constantly, she talks 
fast, she moves fast, everything excites her, she chooses bright 
colors and being a metamorphmagus means that she is, what you might 
call, more animated than most. So full of Life? I think, yes.

Now Hermione, OTOH, beside the obvious fact that their age 
differences are simply too *huge* to even consider it (I really 
don't think JKR would do that do you?) doesn't at all fit the 
description of vibrant and lively so, presuming the alchemy 
parrallel to be true excludes Hermione from the running.

Anyway, going back to just basic canon, we have a good bit of 
support for a SHIP early in HBP:

1: GOF and OOTP dropped many a hint about romance blossoming in 
Harry's background.... Bill and Fleur OOTP; Hagrid and Maxime GOF; 

2: Spinners End promises to bring a possible festive occasion that 
takes Harry away from Privet Drive earlier than usual; among the 
most plausible things that have been suggested are Birthday Parties 
and Weddings. 

3: JKR has also said that spouses of teachers play an important role 
in the future plot. The term used by JKR was plural, so we can 
expect more than one "Teacher" to turn up married before the end I 
expect.


All in all, I like this SHIP a whole lot and hope it sails. 

Some extra stuff:
I do also believe we will discover that Snape is _already_ married, 
but not till book seven, and I don't think the lady is in good 
health. St Mungos anybody?
 
I doubt anyone elses partners could become significant if they were 
introduced, except maybe Macgonagall's husband, if she has one. 
Snape and Lupin, IMO, are the ones who are most obviously preset to 
have 'significant' others (Bad pun :P)


Best to all
Valky