[HPforGrownups] Re: Sirius & Remus (replies to many posts)

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 131273



--- Tonks <tonks_op at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Been biting my tongue on this one, but I can't stand
> it a minute 
> longer. I suppose that it is just a sign of the
> times, but I am really 
> sick of people thinking that because two people of
> the same sex are 
> best friends, and like an old married couple, that
> they have to be 
> homosexual.  I have had young people ask me when I
> take my best friend 
> somewhere if she is my mother or my lover. NO, she
> is my *friend* and I 
> am straight. Geech  I think that we have gone too
> far in the other 
> direction. Sometimes people are friends. Can't two
> people be friends 
> anymore!? Does everything have to be sexual?  I
> think that Remus and 
> Lupin are just that, friends.  Which is a deeper
> bond than lover, if 
> you ask me. A lover can leave, a real friend never
> does.

Juli (replies to many posts)

I agree with you 110% Tonks, and after reading all the
posts about people who think they may be gay, and I
haven't read any argument that may persuade me into
thinking otherwise... Shippers are just basing their
theories on scenes that are perfectly straight
(AFAIK), I mean, they could easily be scenes between
me and my best friends, either my best girl-friend
(and we're not gay), or my best guy-friend (and we're
not a couple). As Tonk says the bonds between two
friends is much deeper than a lovers'. Let's consider
that Remus and Sirius have known each other for about
20 years, they sure are closed. Remember that Sirius
(& co) even became animagi just to keep Remus company
while the full moon, if it isn't true friendship I
don't know what is. Unless Jo shows us in a more
explicit way their "relationship", I'm sticking to the
Just Friends Theory.

And just to show a bit of canon from Jo's website
(News- J K Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival)

"Does Harry have a godmother? If so, will she make an
appearance in future books?

No, he doesnt. I have thought this through. If Sirius
had married Sirius was too busy being a big rebel to
get married. When Harry was born, it was at the very
height of Voldemort fever last time so his christening
was a very hurried, quiet affair with just Sirius,
just the best friend. At that point it looked as if
the Potters would have to go into hiding so obviously
they could not do the big christening thing and invite
lots of people. Sirius is the only one, unfortunately.
I have got to be careful what I say there, havent I?"

Juli

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