Lupin's behavior (Was: CHAPDISC: DH11, The Bribe)

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No: HPFGUIDX 180608

Magpie:
The point is Tonks is the one who thinks all they need is love, and
everybody agrees with her, and that's the view that's given credit.
That's what 'talking about it' seems to be. The only time Lupin looks
particularly happy is about the birth of his son. Tonks is the one
who's glowing and pink-haired when she's happy about having him. I'm
not seeing Arwen/Aragorn from the LOTR movies here. I didn't doubt
Aragorn wanted to be with Arwen and their love didn't see not real.
PJ remembered to give me some heat from Aragorn's side so I didn't
feel like Arwen was just constantly chasing him and moping over him
and making him more uncomfortable than lovelorn. I never
thought "He's just not that into you" about those two.

Alla:

Oh yeah, Magpie me neither. I am not seeing here Aragorn/Arven 
either from movies or books, lOL. Well, they have less place in the 
books obviously, but still. In the movies I saw the way he looked at 
Arven and really that was all I needed. In the books, OMG I thought 
their story was described so beautifully.

But I truly think that JKR cannot write romance well. Oh dear god, I 
truly doubt that she intended to write Lupin does not love Tonks 
thing, but where is the chemistry? Where is the love? Where are 
couple words about the way Remus looks at her or something like that?

I mean, no I take my words back. I think Fleur and Bill are VERY 
well done – sweet romantic and very brief too, and Molly and Arthur 
as well and Andromeda and Tad.

She can write romance if she does not have to put it on center 
stage? 

But heeee,  maybe I am misreading her intentions and she wanted to 
hint at Remus being in love with Sirius after all? I will happily 
take it. Remus showing up with Sirius made me giggle a lot.


Magpie:
Yes, unfortunately after everything I'd seen he didn't seem like a
coward for leaving his wife to try to rid the world of Voldemort. He
just seemed like a guy who didn't really want to be in the marriage
and always thought it was a bad idea. All the talking they did always
seemed to be about Lupin giving his objections and Tonks saying how
they didn't matter to her (and everyone else saying they shouldn't
matter). He still never seemed all that happy to be overruled there.

Alla:

He seemed miserable throughout HBP to me as well. But hey, I think 
holding hands was supposed to be the hint that he became happier or 
something?

But even though I agree with you that daredevil he is not, I totally 
think that JKR agrees with Harry about his cowardice – for whatever 
reason really – either what Harry described OR even if he does not 
want to get married.

Frankly, now when he has a kid I think kid is still his 
responsibility even if he does not love Tonks. I mean I know he 
accepted it, I am just saying that I think that he was running from 
it when he came to Harry and that Harry had a right to express his 
concerns and disagreement.

JMO,

Alla