Let's talk about Lupin

[va32h]

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At the end of OoTP, I had developed a theory that Lupin and Sirius 
were a couple. I know - that seems totally out of left field, and JKR 
would not write an openly gay couple into her "children's" story, but 
I thought the subtext was there. 

I had always seen Lupin's being a werewolf as analagous to 
homosexuality ("parents won't want someone like me teaching their 
children"). Sirius and Lupin lived together at Grimmauld Place, gave 
Harry a Christmas gift from the both of them, and just the way they 
spoke to each other and interacted....

But obviously that is not where JKR chose to go. I am not unhappy with 
the Lupin/Tonks pairing - it's just a bit of an "eh - so what" for me. 

I did think the hospital scene was ridiculous, however. Tonks showed 
how immature she is - and rather selfish too. Dumbledore is dead, 
everyone is grieving and concerned for Bill, and all Tonks can think 
about is that her boyfriend has dumped her. That scene did nothing to 
elevate my opinion of Tonks. 

va32h