[HPforGrownups] Re: Sirius & Remus

[AnitaKH]

No: HPFGUIDX 131191

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Juli 
<jlnbtr at y...> wrote:
> > I've read everywhere that people think that Remus
and Sirius are (were) a couple, I've re-read all the
books looking for hints at this, but I have found
none.
> Am I missing something, or is this just fanfic? To
me  both of them are straight, they are best friends,
sure,
 but does it mean they're lovers? 

Karen responded:
 
> I've done likewise and the only 'clue' I can come up
with is  Christmas during OotP when it says that
Sirius and Remus gave Harry a set of DADA books.  I
guess it could be read that they gave a joint present
as a couple, but personally I think that Sirius bought
them for Harry and knowing Remus' extreme poverty said
"Here you 
 are, you can sign my gift tag too".

akh adds:

I think some of the notions about Remus and Sirius are
due to omissions as much as to any oblique reference. 
In neither case is there any mention of previous
girlfriends or crushes, which is particularly singular
in Sirius' case, given that we've been told how
handsome he was in school and thereafter (e.g.,
wedding picture).  That he completely ignores the
girls giving him the eye in the Pensieve scene in OOP
is further proof, for those seeking it.

The Medium That Must Not Be Named may be seen to
corroborate this idea, with the addition of Snape's
line in the Shrieking Shack, commenting on Remus and
Sirius "quarreling like an old married couple."

Personally, I'd rather think there are extenuating
circumstances (i.e, JRK) preventing us from knowing
about their love lives, but if it makes for a more
enjoyable read for others, why not?  Until it's proven
wrong, that is...

akh, who kind of likes her fictional heroes to be
straight; she gets enough exposure to handsome gay men
in real life.

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