Thoughts

[rynne]

Public, as I want opinions, and not just from people on my flist.

So. I was just rereading a few fics, namely thistlerose's Midnight Conversation #6, copperbadge's Alive, lupercali's Seven Things That Didn't Happen At Hogwarts On Valentine's Day, Or Maybe They Did and a myriad of other fics, and I was thinking, and I noticed something that they all have in common.

They all have Sirius more in love with Remus than Remus is with Sirius.

Like in "Alive", Sam writes, "Remus had never felt so entirely tied up in a single person, the way Sirius had been. He had loved Sirius, of course he had loved Sirius, but his happiness and his life had not been dependent on Sirius loving him."

MC#6 is pretty much about how Sirius loves Remus more than Remus loves him (at that time).

Seventh year of "Seven Things..." also seems to be pretty much that, as is Pru's Levityverse.

I've also gotten that same impression from a few of musesfool's fics.

Four of the most highly-respected authors (at least according to me) in the R/S subfandom have the same sort of theme on how the R/S relationship works. And, I was just wondering why. Is it because Sirius is passionate and Remus is controlled? Something along those lines?

All opinions are very much appreciated. Especially if they turn into debates :).

Comments

Hmmmm

[prettyveela.livejournal.com]

For me, I think Remus HAS to be in control of his emotions. Not only is he a half blood, but he's half werewolf, a double whammy given to him,(since pure bloods look down on both muggleborns and half bloods).

Lupin made a choice long ago to be in control of his emotions. He's had to be in control of his werewolf emotions for so long, I'm not surprised that it seeped over to his "normal" side.

Even though I know that Snape's potion helps Lupin remember who he is when he's a werewolf, I don't think it's JUST the potion that makes Lupin calm in that state, it's Lupin himself that makes him calm in his own mind.


I see Lupin as an insecure person who doesn't like expressing anger.The perfect example of that was in OoTP when James and Sirius were being gits to Snape, and Lupin did nothing(although the slight frown on his face showed his disapproval of what his two friends were about to do).

I know this seems strange, but I really do think that Harry and Lupin are going to get closer in the next 2 books. I don't know how to describe it, but I see Harry being the key to Lupin finally opening up to someone. If he can love Harry as Sirius did, he can love and appreciate himself a bit more.

I don't know if that makes sense, and I'm babbling. haha.

Veela

Re: Hmmmm

[rynne.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm not arguing that Remus isn't in control or doesn't have to be in control. He's probably the most controlled person in the series. What I'm wondering is how that control leads to him not loving Sirius as much as Sirius loves him, or at least as some people have implied is so.

I hope that Remus and Harry get closer in the next two books. After all, Remus is the only one left who can really tell Harry was his father was liked, especially without Snape's bias against James.