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Sirius and Remus rambling
Feb. 16th, 2005 09:50 pmI commented on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blacksatinrose 's post about the Remus/Sirius relationship (it's beautiful, go read! http://www.livejournal.com/users/blacksatinrose/192753.html?#cutid1) and I liked what I came up with (well duh, I did come up with it) and I want to remember it so I'm posting it here for my own sake.
I've always been vaguely "in denial" about Sirius's death. All that "if he's really dead why did she kill him in such a way that there's no body?" and the less articulate "PADFOOTomgnocomebackPLEEEEASEyou'renotdeadbecauseyouCAN'TBE". I don't think I ever let myself seriously think about it. And you have finally forced me to see it for what it is, and appreciate it, for I think that in killing Sirius JKR has shown a stroke of genius that maybe even she isn't aware of.
Part of the appeal of Remus and Sirius for me has always been the fact that the storyline is so open, and yet so so very closed. Open in that they are both in their thirties when we meet them, and that's over thirty years of history (well, 20ish in Sirius's case..) to play around with and mold in your own way. That's why there is so much beautiful variety in Marauder fanfiction. At the same time, extremely fundamental facts about their past are established firmly by JKR - the Map, the Prank, a werewolf and animagi three... etc. And then there is Sirius's death. It is an incredibly unique situation, and I think that adds significantly to its appeal. And it's weight. I agree that without this dimension of tragedy and utter loss, they would not be nearly as fascinating.
Your summary of their story was... beautiful. And so right. One, the son of a pureblood house, beautiful and charming, brilliant and cruel. I love this description of Padfoot because of that word - cruel. Because, at least in the mental image of I have of him, he really really is. He burns so brightly that his fire often hurts those closest to him. It's sometimes unintentional, yet his unmitigated hatred towards Severus cannot be ignored. That is a relationship, the same as his with James, or Remus. And I think in some ways it demonstrates a lot of truth about Sirius. He had a brutal childhood, and even though he has a heart of gold, there is still that streak of cruelty. And I think that's the only word that really fits. Try evil. Or corruption. Or sadism. It doesn't work. Sirius's cruelty is a manifestation of his deep personal struggle, and it makes him such a three dimensional character.
blacksatinrose 's post about the Remus/Sirius relationship (it's beautiful, go read! http://www.livejournal.com/users/blacksatinrose/192753.html?#cutid1) and I liked what I came up with (well duh, I did come up with it) and I want to remember it so I'm posting it here for my own sake.I've always been vaguely "in denial" about Sirius's death. All that "if he's really dead why did she kill him in such a way that there's no body?" and the less articulate "PADFOOTomgnocomebackPLEEEEASEyou'renotdeadbecauseyouCAN'TBE". I don't think I ever let myself seriously think about it. And you have finally forced me to see it for what it is, and appreciate it, for I think that in killing Sirius JKR has shown a stroke of genius that maybe even she isn't aware of.
Part of the appeal of Remus and Sirius for me has always been the fact that the storyline is so open, and yet so so very closed. Open in that they are both in their thirties when we meet them, and that's over thirty years of history (well, 20ish in Sirius's case..) to play around with and mold in your own way. That's why there is so much beautiful variety in Marauder fanfiction. At the same time, extremely fundamental facts about their past are established firmly by JKR - the Map, the Prank, a werewolf and animagi three... etc. And then there is Sirius's death. It is an incredibly unique situation, and I think that adds significantly to its appeal. And it's weight. I agree that without this dimension of tragedy and utter loss, they would not be nearly as fascinating.
Your summary of their story was... beautiful. And so right. One, the son of a pureblood house, beautiful and charming, brilliant and cruel. I love this description of Padfoot because of that word - cruel. Because, at least in the mental image of I have of him, he really really is. He burns so brightly that his fire often hurts those closest to him. It's sometimes unintentional, yet his unmitigated hatred towards Severus cannot be ignored. That is a relationship, the same as his with James, or Remus. And I think in some ways it demonstrates a lot of truth about Sirius. He had a brutal childhood, and even though he has a heart of gold, there is still that streak of cruelty. And I think that's the only word that really fits. Try evil. Or corruption. Or sadism. It doesn't work. Sirius's cruelty is a manifestation of his deep personal struggle, and it makes him such a three dimensional character.
