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

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, when writing Remus, I make use of the good old "outstanding recuperation properties" of a werewolf. No idea whether it's mythologically sound, but it's my fanon and I stick to it. It's not that I dislike scars, but since he hasn't got any on his face, I decided to make his body scar-free as well.

My Remus carried his scars on the inside!

And he looks very much like seviet's Remus, like on your "Sex symbol of the discerning fangirl" icon.

Um, only just spotted the icon you're using now. Yep. That's Remus all right.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

I make use of the good old "outstanding recuperation properties" of a werewolf. No idea whether it's mythologically sound, but it's my fanon and I stick to it

Heh. I think it depends on the myth. It's not an aspect I'm particularly fond of, so I don't generally use it, though I wish he had some enhanced senses, like Oz on Buffy. Otoh, I think you could argue he probably does have various healing advantages because of what his body must go through every month, but that the one thing capable of inflicting damage would be himself (or another werewolf).

I also tend to think people would be more concerned with facial scarring, and make an effort to heal that up without marks, you know? And I like writing the bits about Sirius learning Remus's scars etc. *g*

I do agree with pauraque that he must have at least one scar, from the bite. Where that is on his body is open to debate.

Um, only just spotted the icon you're using now. Yep. That's Remus all right.

To me, too. linnpuzzle also does a fabulous Remus.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on personal preference whether one gives Remus scars or not. Currently, I am fond of the idea that his self-inflicted wounds don't scar; I feel as though it made the whole experience even worse when they are no traces left. I've developed this vague concept that scars are important to remind one of what one's been through, you know? Being hurt time and again without any visible traces is sort of like having all bad memories erased from one's mind. I have my Remus secretly crave for lasting wounds and scars, because if they heal, he destroys himself anew each and every month. It's an experience of almost Prometeus-esque dimensions.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

I've developed this vague concept that scars are important to remind one of what one's been through, you know? Being hurt time and again without any visible traces is sort of like having all bad memories erased from one's mind.

Ah yes. Believe me, having spent a great deal of time writing Wolverine (in X-Men movieverse), I am completely conversant with this whole thing, as he actually *has* had his memories erased, and he's a superhealer, so he doesn't scar - or, rather, instead of scars he's got adamantium welded to his skeleton, which is what gives him the claws - and it's a source of great angst that he can't remember who he was and how it happened etc., and he spends a lot of time angsting about his past blah blah blah.

So I like thinking Remus does scar, or at the least, he can scar himself. But then again, it is a magical condition, so who knows?

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's actually a very good parallel.

As I said, my current Remus has no scars; but I have written him more scarred and I will probably write him scarred again in future. The beauty of not having a canonical foundation is that we can play around with all those possibilities without contradicting reality.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That's one of the things I enjoy about not knowing stuff. I mean, I would love canonical confirmation of various things (like I don't think Remus has any trouble with silver, at least, not in human form, but I'd love JKR to confirm that), but otoh, I'm afraid once something shows up in the text, it's not going to match up to our imaginations, and I might be disappointed.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

like I don't think Remus has any trouble with silver, at least, not in human form, but I'd love JKR to confirm that

Ditto. It seems to me that in Rowling's universe silver doesn't hurt werewolves as Remus deals with silver items in OotP. I tried to research the origins of the concept and found out that it is based on the Christian belief that silver is an ultra-pure element and therefore able to destroy a dark creature like a werewolf. Since I consider the wizarding world as not rooted in Christianity (for no particular reason, only because it makes more sense to be rooted in ancient paganism), I decided to ignore the whole silver-hurts-werewolves thing.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

as Remus deals with silver items in OotP

Yeah, I really don't think Molly would have set the table with solid silver goblets if Remus were really in danger from them. And even if she would, I don't think Sirius would have allowed it.

Otoh, the fact that Peter's hand is silver and Remus is a werewolf and there is mythology about werewolves being vulnerable to silver (I don't mind that it's a Christian myth, as she's pulling stuff from all over in the books)... I can see it becoming a plot point, as they are the two who are left, and ought to have a showdown, for symmetry's sake.

The silver hand is like the gun on the wall - by act five, someone ought to pull the trigger, you know?

However, I like to think JKR is a little more imaginative that just having silver harm Remus. I guess we'll see eventually.