Some completely random and totally unconnected theories

[donnaimmaculata]

It's occured to me that it's been a long time since I posted anything fannish. To remedy this, I give you a selection of completely random and totally unconnected concepts and theories, which are not really stated in canon, but which I take for granted until Rowling proves me wrong:


Remus has no scars.

This, I think, actually is canon. Sadly, movie!Remus has made quite an impact, and has resulted in fandom!Remus being a scarred cardigan-wearer. Movie!Remus, however, has nothing in common with my Remus, and has thus left my image of him unspoiled. I think that Harry would have mentioned the scars, had Remus had them. He mentions the lines and the grey hair many, many times, and, I dare say, scars stand out rather more prominently than wrinkles. Especially to a boy's eyes. (I'd like to see the teenager who notices wrinkles but doesn't notice big fat scars.) So no, my Lupin doesn't have them. (And no, he doesn't wear a cardigan, either.)



Remus hates Snape.

He hates him. Passionately. Snape makes his skin crawl.



Lavender will die and Parvati will become a Seer.

Parvati will become a Seer because Trelawney says so. "She says I've got all the makings of a true Seer," she informed Harry and Ron... after the Divination exam in PoA. This is a far too good throw-away line to not become true in future books.

Lavender will die, because someone has to. No, wait, let me explain: I've always assumed that there are only those students in Harry's year, whom we have met in the books. But since Rowling insists that there are many more, I now assume that those, who are mentioned by name, must serve a purpose. And Lavender is good victim material.

(On a side note: I still prefer to think that there are only eight Gryffindor students in Harry's year, the reason being the dormitory: There are five beds in Harry's dorm, as stated repeatedly. There is also only one dorm for boys in Harry's year, because it is referred to as "the" dorm, and not "one of the" or "his". Oh dear, maths.)



ETA: Lavender and Parvati are not interchangeable.

Lavender is the one who cries over her dead bunny and is afraid of touching mice in Transfiguration. Parvati is the one who stands up to Draco and Snape, alongside Harry and Hermione: In PS, she is the only one apart from Harry to defend Neville against Draco in the Remembrall scene, and in PoA, she is the only one apart from Hermione and Harry to stand up to Snape in the DADA class. The girl's got potential!



Harry does not want to shag Snape.

No, he doesn't.



The "stringy" Slytherin boy who can see the Thestrals in the Care of Magical Creatures class is Blaise Zabini.

Because I think it's quite neat.



Dumbledore channels Granny Weatherwax.

Or vice versa. I am currently reading "A Hat Full of Sky" and Granny appears exactly the uber-witch to match Dumbledore's uber-wizard. Since we're seeing her through Tiffany's eyes, we don't know how much effort it costs Granny to maintain her uber-powers, and she appears almost superhuman. Had I encountered that Granny before I read the other novels, I would not have liked her and dismissed her as a flat and uninteresting character - possibly even an impossible one, like I dismissed Dumbledore. Now I think apologies are in order. Dumbledore supporters have been right all along, there is depth and character to be found behind the surface.

Yay for cross-novel reading!

PS. At some point, Granny's eyes actually twinkle!

~*~

I was going to watch "From Hell" tonight and swoon over Johnny Depp (because I've been swooning over him for a few weeks now, and why stop when I'm having so much fun?). But then I read rosina_alcona's post on the hotness that is Mr. Darcy - and it made me crave the Darcy experience as well. So what should I do? I got my mind set on Johnny quite firmly. And he can do some damn hot smouldering, too!

I think "From Hell" it's going to be...

Comments

[firebird5.livejournal.com]

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I agree with dearladydisdain that the stringy Slytherin is probably Theodore Nott. JKR thinks he's an important character (on her website), and Zabini is really just a name in canon. I hate fanon!Zabini so maybe I'm biased. But we exaggerate his importance, and I really doubt JKR thinks of him the same way we do.

Also, according to her site, Nott is sort of a loner and doesn't smarm up to Malfoy's crowd, and the stringy boy seemed loner-ish to me. Plus the fact that he can see Thestrals indicates that he's not like Malfoy (a pampered little boy hidden away at the manor when some nasty DE killing is going on), and well, Nott fits. He has a DE father, and we haven't heard of a DE named Zabini yet.

I liked Thewlis, but visualising any of the actors makes me shudder, besides the fact that I already had mental images of them before that contradict the movies. I don't like the movies anyway, since they deviate so much from canon. Robes, please! And that werewolf was just... pathetic.

My pet theory is that Lucius Malfoy will be set free from Azkaban and become Minister for Magic. And that he's not completely loyal to Voldemort. I dunno why, it just seems like the sort of thing JKR would do, to make their lives even worse. I found it laughable that people were actually suggesting Arthur would get the job (and she has since discredited it on her site, yay).

/rambling

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I agree with dearladydisdain that the stringy Slytherin is probably Theodore Nott. JKR thinks he's an important character (on her website), and Zabini is really just a name in canon.

Well, as I said to dearladydisdain: I find it quite amusing how my throw-away line about Blaise has led to a discussion. I don't give a damn about Blaise. For what I care, he might never ever get mentioned in canon. But the stringy Slytherin is the only Slytherin boy that ever got mentioned, and I thought how funny it'd be if he ended up being the enigmatic, hotly discussed, for many years genderless Blaise.

besides the fact that I already had mental images of them before that contradict the movies

So did I. I love Remus, and I had a very strong mental image of him, which is totally not like movie Remus. I wouldn't really mind Thewlis' visualisation of the characters so much, because I can well ignore it. However, after the movie was release, fandom was flooded by fics and art based on movie!Remus. The cardigan did to Lupin what the cane had previously done to Lucius: It's somehow part of his characterisation. And the werewolf was pathetic, yes.

And that he's not completely loyal to Voldemort.

I am absolutely indifferent about Lucius Malfoy. But I do think that he is loyal to Voldemort as long as he benefits from Voldemort's plans. I don't think that he is devoted to Voldemort in the same way that Bellatrix is (who is plainly obsessed). But Voldemort promises something that Lucius cannot resist. - It is quite obvious to me that Voldemort promises immortality. We know that he has spent years of his life to search for the key to immortality, and that he succeeded, if only partly. His supporters are called Death Eaters. And yes, I think that is quite enough to tempt Lucius Malfoy - who is obviously rather fond of power - to join Voldemort's ranks. The stuff with torturing Muggles and promoting purity of blood are mere additions, but the main purpose is the achieving of immortality.

[goldennotblonde.livejournal.com]

I'd completely forgotten about the immortality thing. Absolutely amazing how Rowling distracts us from things which should be really obvious, isn't it? She's been bringing that up over and over again in the books, and yet... I dunno.

Gah, I'm going to die waiting for this next book. After she 'killed' Sirius, I actually felt kinda indifferent about it, disenchanted if you will, with Harry Potter. I really wasn't expecting something that dark when I first cracked OotP open, and when I finished, I was certain I could not, would not forgive her. I keep hoping she'll come through for us in the next book now, but I am going to cry if it's as terrible as OotP. This is getting rantish, I'll stop now.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think the immortality thing tends to get forgotten. But this, also, is one of my pet theories. Yes, I've got plenty of those, thankyouverymuch ;-)

I think I could cope with about everything but her killing off Remus. But I've got the sneaking suspicion that he won't make it through the series, alas!

[goldennotblonde.livejournal.com]

Oh shudder. I don't like that, I don't like that at all. I'm gonnna have nightmares now.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

I think I could cope with about everything but her killing off Remus. But I've got the sneaking suspicion that he won't make it through the series, alas!

see, I tend to think he'll be the only one of his generation (whom we know) who will. I see Snape and Peter both dying (someone recently suggested to me that Peter will pay his life debt to Harry not by saving Harry's life but by saving Ron's - which idea I quite like - and dying in the process.) and since I doubt Remus will really take on the father figure role for Harry, he may be safe.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

OK, if any of the characters of the MWPP generation will come out of the series alive, Remus is the most probable candidate. But there is still the distinct possibility that Rowling wants to kill off all of them. I don't believe for one moment that Remus will take up the father figure role in Harry's life. His attitude towards Harry has always been friendly, yet distant. He offers technical advice and support, but hardly any emotional one. I don't think the events in OotP have changed anything about him. But then again, Rowling can still prove me wrong.