Well, hahah I like Harry's behavior with Snape and Draco (and maybe Sirius) best, so to each his own, though I dunno about Luna pushing his buttons; Ron seems weirded out, Harry more weirdly comforted/understood, though he pities her (which is why I could never see it). I thought the main thing to like about H/L was that Luna had a way of speaking to issues others didn't really approach, and in a casual yet meaningful way... like Harry's issues with death, mainly. I think in a weird way, Luna also makes Harry feel good (or better, but then most of our friends make us feel 'better' one way or another), and she never quite agrees or disagrees. I do like them together! And I even agree H/L as a couple is more interesting/unique than H/G. Um but I don't see him 'like'-liking her, haha, is the thing. I also would describe it more as 'uncovering different facets' rather than 'pushing buttons', which seems more like what Draco does, in the sense that it's more knee-jerky and emotional. But anyway, J/L...
I think the reason I see it differently is that it's the only pairing set up with all the ingredients for traditional romance-- character-types, situation, and actual progression. While James is an asshole (heh), he grows out of it, and this is contrasted with Sirius and Snape in different ways, and of course Lily only wants him when he changes for her (after the whole Shack incident). She's beautiful and kind, and he's been obsessed with her for years, but they had a sort of teasing/sniping thing going on (like R/Hr), except because both of them are more glamorous and pretty, it's more, y'know, dramatic. They're both heroic-- not just brave, but, I mean, Lily is pure-hearted/righteous on a whole different level than either Ginny or Hermione, she's a legend. I think them both being 'legendary' contributes to my seeing J/L as the only truly 'Romantic' pairing, and also both of them going out of their way for love specifically (James changing for love of Lily, then dying to protect Lily & their son), and of course Lily being so symbolically a creature and a catalyst of love-- with Snape and James and Harry. They've got a lot of 'True Love' larger than life elements other characters don't. And I truly believe that James stopped being near so much of an asshole as he was-- otherwise Lily would never have went for it. She wasn't one to pick mindlessly on the Slytherins, since one used to be her best friend, haha. In any case, she's no Ginny :>
The only narrative that's near J/L in the 'Grand Romance' category is definitely Snape/Lily, hahahahaflkjasflkjfaslfkaj
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2008-10-02 07:36 pm (UTC)I think the reason I see it differently is that it's the only pairing set up with all the ingredients for traditional romance-- character-types, situation, and actual progression. While James is an asshole (heh), he grows out of it, and this is contrasted with Sirius and Snape in different ways, and of course Lily only wants him when he changes for her (after the whole Shack incident). She's beautiful and kind, and he's been obsessed with her for years, but they had a sort of teasing/sniping thing going on (like R/Hr), except because both of them are more glamorous and pretty, it's more, y'know, dramatic. They're both heroic-- not just brave, but, I mean, Lily is pure-hearted/righteous on a whole different level than either Ginny or Hermione, she's a legend. I think them both being 'legendary' contributes to my seeing J/L as the only truly 'Romantic' pairing, and also both of them going out of their way for love specifically (James changing for love of Lily, then dying to protect Lily & their son), and of course Lily being so symbolically a creature and a catalyst of love-- with Snape and James and Harry. They've got a lot of 'True Love' larger than life elements other characters don't. And I truly believe that James stopped being near so much of an asshole as he was-- otherwise Lily would never have went for it. She wasn't one to pick mindlessly on the Slytherins, since one used to be her best friend, haha. In any case, she's no Ginny :>
The only narrative that's near J/L in the 'Grand Romance' category is definitely Snape/Lily, hahahahaflkjasflkjfaslfkaj