Wow! Your MWPP essays are always refreshing and thought-provoking to me, especially when I don't seem to give them nearly enough thought :)
I agree with all your main points here. Your descriptions of Sirius' life then and now are just dead-on, and they were the same reasons that made me reexamine him as a character in OOTP and learn to feel for him. While I sort of think Sirius and Remus 'deserved' what they got (the Severus fan in me felt vindictive), it doesn't change the fact that their lives were just plain sad. Especially for Sirius who no longer has a chance to move on and start over again.
I've always found lovey dovey S/R the epitome of OOC. And with the scenario you've pinpointed above even a 'healthy' kind of hurt/comfort can hardly be done well for this pairing. To me it's more likely just sex with a familiar friend, something to distract themselves with and something to take away the pain by.
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Date: 2004-09-09 12:02 pm (UTC)I agree with all your main points here. Your descriptions of Sirius' life then and now are just dead-on, and they were the same reasons that made me reexamine him as a character in OOTP and learn to feel for him. While I sort of think Sirius and Remus 'deserved' what they got (the Severus fan in me felt vindictive), it doesn't change the fact that their lives were just plain sad. Especially for Sirius who no longer has a chance to move on and start over again.
I've always found lovey dovey S/R the epitome of OOC. And with the scenario you've pinpointed above even a 'healthy' kind of hurt/comfort can hardly be done well for this pairing. To me it's more likely just sex with a familiar friend, something to distract themselves with and something to take away the pain by.