I know what you feel about this and I don't expect you to agree with me (and I never thought I'd say this), but I was glad in a way to see someone care for Remus: things are tougher for him in this book than they've ever been. There's even a scene towards the end where his stoical façade cracks from one blow too many.
My main complaint is that Remus has always pinged my gaydar, completely. (So has Tonks, but I don't really care about her.) I never even read him as bisexual, so the thought of a woman chasing after him made me wonder if I'd known him at all.
I'm going back to read the book again in a day or two (and am amazed that I want to -- a reaction I thought I'd never have to another HP book) and it may be something I can alter my view of canon to incorporate. But as far as I'm concerned, it will never take away from Remus and Sirius -- in fact, there are still hints of that in HBP.
I won't recommend that you read it (I wouldn't want that responsibility). But maybe, if you ever do, it won't be as bad as you think.
Remus absolutely should have consolation prizes--but must it be the sexually confused pink-haired baby lesbian? Well, they might have a sort of spastic thing and find it doesn't work and end up good friends.
I am going to read the book, having found it free on the internet--already, isn't that amazing? Hard to feel guilt about robbing from the richest woman in the UK. Will blab more after I've read.
I know what you feel about this and I don't expect you to agree with me (and I never thought I'd say this), but I was glad in a way to see someone care for Remus: things are tougher for him in this book than they've ever been. There's even a scene towards the end where his stoical façade cracks from one blow too many.
My main complaint is that Remus has always pinged my gaydar, completely. (So has Tonks, but I don't really care about her.) I never even read him as bisexual, so the thought of a woman chasing after him made me wonder if I'd known him at all.
I'm going back to read the book again in a day or two (and am amazed that I want to -- a reaction I thought I'd never have to another HP book) and it may be something I can alter my view of canon to incorporate. But as far as I'm concerned, it will never take away from Remus and Sirius -- in fact, there are still hints of that in HBP.
I won't recommend that you read it (I wouldn't want that responsibility). But maybe, if you ever do, it won't be as bad as you think.
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I am going to read the book, having found it free on the internet--already, isn't that amazing? Hard to feel guilt about robbing from the richest woman in the UK. Will blab more after I've read.
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