Brief HP thoughts

[tarotgal]

Thought about Lily and the Marauders...

I was thrilled to find out a couple of days ago about Remus' line concerning his loving Lily... but now I'm not so thrilled. I mean, I love the idea of them all loving her (or at least having crushes to some extent) and I think of them all, Remus was the closest in mindset to her(the studiousness, the not particularly into torturing others thing, etc.). I've even read a couple fics where they were more than friends... and others where they were very very close friends... and I don't mind them much at all.

But now I just get this odd feeling in my stomach when I think of it. I'm not sure why. I'd like to say it's because I see him as totally gay and not bi... but I'm not sure that's it. I think my problem with it lies in the fact that there are two clues for future books in the movies (um, I'm guessing one is the Ron/Hermione implications throughout) but the other... I don't really know. I know JKR said we'd not be left wanting as far as the marauders and their past is concerned (so as not to need prequel books *pout*) but I just... I dunno... I'm not sure where I'm going with this... it's just an odd feeling I get now every time I think of it. I LIKE the idea of the Marauders loving her and welcoming her into their pack... but pre-James/Lily affections, I think, are another thing altogether. Maybe that's it? Maybe I'm OTPing James and Lily for some reason??? Maybe I can't see Lily with anyone but James? I dunno why, I sort of like bi-James as well (Marauder orgy!!!) but... hmmm... yeah, I just get a weird sensation every time I read over that line again. Maybe it'll be different once I hear him say it in the movie. I just... I dunno. I think I'm just interested and worried all at once.

I had something much better worked out... but it's hours past bedtime and I lost it. So, yeah, never mind, really. I just feel weird about that line. And I keep going back and forth between loving and hating it.

But there are more important things to be focused on! I'm still frustrated about them misspelling Remus' name. I mean, seriously folks, how hard is 'Moony'? I'm a horrible speller and even I can manage that one! *grumble* LOL


On another note... I woke up a couple mornings ago to find Ewan on ER *deep sigh* Wish I had been able to tape it... I'll have to watch the repeats like a hawk for the next time it comes around! I love that man to death. And that's the first thing I ever saw him in, all those years ago *G*

And then I opened the Post to find a whole article and interview with Thewlis (plus a couple horribly unattractive photos I'd seen before) But in case you hadn't read it online, I wanted to type one part of the interview up. Thewlis: "I felt an enormous responsibility because internationally there's a real passion among kiddies for these books. When I went online to do research about werewolves and stuff, I found all this e-mail chat saying things like, 'Who is this playing Professor Lupin? We want someone good-looking, like Jude Law!'" heehee! What's worse is he knew people found him less attractive and he STILL agreed to the child-molesting moustache! Boggles the mind, doesn't it?! :-)

Comments

[magictoes11.livejournal.com]

Have you actually seen HP3 yet? (It's hard to tell from your post, and I don't want to give away anything...)

Did Remus say something about loving Lily in the movie? I must have missed it... He did talk about her, in a rather fond way, but I don't recall him mentioning anything about love.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-circe-/]

Hmm, I remember him saying that (I'm not sure where - if I'm remembering it correctly, on the bridge with Harry) but the thought of him loving her more than a brother/sister kind of thing never crossed my mind. There were just no other hints (that I picked up on) to make me think there was something more than the love of friendship between them.

But, God, it's a fantastic movie. A few things annoyed me, but all in all, wonderful.

I gather you haven't seen it, but read a transcript of it or something? The special effects and scenery are amazing. Alfonso did a spectacular job with it all - I'm a bit disappointed, now, that he's not directing the next. But I hope you get a chance to see it soon. So good!

[tarotgal]

Nope, haven't seen it yet, and won't for a while probably. But I've been spoiled on everything already. I've read blow-by-blow accounts since March :-)

Yeah, I believe it was during the talk with Harry on that covered bridge. I could be wrong- again, haven't seen it.
But fondness is okay! I can deal with that. It's just, ah, actual romantic-type love before the James/Lily thing happened that bothers me, I think. Everyone's just really jumpy and overanalyzing everything because of those hints JKR has been mentioning. And I don't like some people's takes on those.

Anyhoo... thanks for the reassurances :-)

[tarotgal]

Yes, I do believe that was the scene. As for the type of love imagined from his line- good! I can certainly handle that. It's just, from a canon standpoint, there's nothing to suggest anything more... and people are all going off about the smallest details hinting at something larger. It's interesting to think about, but I'd MUCH prefer friendship to some pre-James romance of Lily's and Remus' (ugh!)

I haven't seen it yet, but I've been spoiled every which way possible and have read big bits of dialogue and all. I'm glad you liked it so much! I was worried about the shield-like quality of the patronus (though I know it gets stag-like by the end, I never really saw it as the sort of sheild it appears as in the trailers during the confrontation by the lake) Anyway, yeah, I'm glad you liked it and thought it was so well done :-) That's VERY reassuring!!!!! Yay!