Oh, I am absolutely a Sirius/Remus shipper. In fact, I think part of Remus' emotional issues in DH are due to the fact that he hasn't grieved yet. He is the last of his friends. They're all gone. He's it. And I think he's having trouble letting go, which is completely understandable.
Harry is indeed rich. And one day, he'd be a wonderful godfather. But at this point, I feel he's not mature enough for the responsibility that comes with being a godparent, and I am happy to put aside the possible legal rammifications for this: There's an emotional, mental duty that comes with being a godparent as well. There is an element of helping to raise the child even with the birth parents still around. I think it is unfair of Remus and Tonks to put Harry in this position right now. I also think you are right: Remus is reaching out to the only "family" he has left, and that is Harry. But I am getting a real sense of deja vu, in that Remus is seeing James where Harry is standing, just as Sirius did. Harry is not James, and I feel Remus is having trouble distinguishing. He never did before, at least not obviously, which is another reason I'm shying away from this development...
it doesn't hold up in court
I suppose I come from a unique position, then, of having my selected godparents be the people who WERE legally allowed to take me if something had happened. So I see the role in a different light, I suppose. It just always held a certain level of tactile responsibility for me. A big deal.
I don't mind a little manipulation. Heh, I write as well. It's part and parcel. The foundation of story-telling has always been the ability to grip your listener, to make them feel the story and be the characters. Manipulation at its finest. What I detest is the obvious way it is often done. No subtlety, no earning that emotional tumble. Many writers just expect to get it, as if they are entitled just because they write.
I'm glad you didn't feel manipulated when you read DH; it always takes the fun out of things, doesn't it? But I'm afraid I have felt openly manipulated by JK Rowling before, namely in HBP, and I haven't grown to like it in the interim. I feel she is trying to tie up loose ends that don't necessarily need to be tied up, and that frustrates me because I admire the series so much. I guess I don't feel that the plot needs to come full circle so obviously. It's too "in your face" for me. I could see Remus offering... well, an IOU, to be blunt: "when you are older, Harry, I would like you to consider being Teddy's godfather." I think that would have had the same effect.
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Date: 2007-08-04 06:49 am (UTC)From:Harry is indeed rich. And one day, he'd be a wonderful godfather. But at this point, I feel he's not mature enough for the responsibility that comes with being a godparent, and I am happy to put aside the possible legal rammifications for this: There's an emotional, mental duty that comes with being a godparent as well. There is an element of helping to raise the child even with the birth parents still around. I think it is unfair of Remus and Tonks to put Harry in this position right now. I also think you are right: Remus is reaching out to the only "family" he has left, and that is Harry. But I am getting a real sense of deja vu, in that Remus is seeing James where Harry is standing, just as Sirius did. Harry is not James, and I feel Remus is having trouble distinguishing. He never did before, at least not obviously, which is another reason I'm shying away from this development...
it doesn't hold up in court
I suppose I come from a unique position, then, of having my selected godparents be the people who WERE legally allowed to take me if something had happened. So I see the role in a different light, I suppose. It just always held a certain level of tactile responsibility for me. A big deal.
I don't mind a little manipulation. Heh, I write as well. It's part and parcel. The foundation of story-telling has always been the ability to grip your listener, to make them feel the story and be the characters. Manipulation at its finest. What I detest is the obvious way it is often done. No subtlety, no earning that emotional tumble. Many writers just expect to get it, as if they are entitled just because they write.
I'm glad you didn't feel manipulated when you read DH; it always takes the fun out of things, doesn't it? But I'm afraid I have felt openly manipulated by JK Rowling before, namely in HBP, and I haven't grown to like it in the interim. I feel she is trying to tie up loose ends that don't necessarily need to be tied up, and that frustrates me because I admire the series so much. I guess I don't feel that the plot needs to come full circle so obviously. It's too "in your face" for me. I could see Remus offering... well, an IOU, to be blunt: "when you are older, Harry, I would like you to consider being Teddy's godfather." I think that would have had the same effect.