Believe it or not, Remus asking Harry to be Ted's godfather was one of the fairly few moments in the book that had me in tears. It was the way he asked, I think: 'You'll be godfather?' It just seemed to me that there was such a lot of emotion behind the question. Maybe it was my imagination filling in the gaps, but I felt sure it was something Remus had been thinking about for a long time - ever since he found out about the pregnancy, perhaps. That, to me, was what was touching about the scene... He just grabbed Harry and blurted it out like he was half afraid he wouldn't want to do it after all the horrid things they said before.
I'm trying to get to the bottom of this here, but it's hard! Part of why I liked the gesture was probably the turned-tables-effect. Before, Remus was Harry's Professor and someone he looked up to. Then came the nervous breakdown and Harry had to see this nasty side to him. Now, he's asking Harry, who's half his age (but sometimes twice the man), to accept the role of being a godfather to his child, like it would be the greatest honour of his life if he were to accept. Actually, I don't think him asking had very much to do with Teddy at all. It was about fixing their relationship, saying sorry, letting Harry see how proud he was of him and how much trust he had in him.
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Date: 2007-08-05 12:27 pm (UTC)From:I'm trying to get to the bottom of this here, but it's hard! Part of why I liked the gesture was probably the turned-tables-effect. Before, Remus was Harry's Professor and someone he looked up to. Then came the nervous breakdown and Harry had to see this nasty side to him. Now, he's asking Harry, who's half his age (but sometimes twice the man), to accept the role of being a godfather to his child, like it would be the greatest honour of his life if he were to accept. Actually, I don't think him asking had very much to do with Teddy at all. It was about fixing their relationship, saying sorry, letting Harry see how proud he was of him and how much trust he had in him.
Mehhh. Yes? No? :>