I don't think that Rowling based Remus on the Austen villain, if only because she likes Remus.
I don't think she did either, but on the other hand, she may have chosen to develop him like Mr. Elliot (whom I also rather love). I mean, creating an initial conflict, where liking is tempered by an uneasy (but unsubstantiated) gut feeling that all is not well. Also the gradual dropping of small, unsettling details into the story, so that you remain seduced by outward appearance but begin to see cracks in the facade.
Or maybe she's not that subtle at all.
Thanks for the interesting discussion, btw. Your lj seems a nice safe place to hide from the *saintly Remus* brigade, I'll visit occasionally if you don't mind :-)
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Date: 2005-02-23 04:53 am (UTC)I don't think she did either, but on the other hand, she may have chosen to develop him like Mr. Elliot (whom I also rather love). I mean, creating an initial conflict, where liking is tempered by an uneasy (but unsubstantiated) gut feeling that all is not well. Also the gradual dropping of small, unsettling details into the story, so that you remain seduced by outward appearance but begin to see cracks in the facade.
Or maybe she's not that subtle at all.
Thanks for the interesting discussion, btw. Your lj seems a nice safe place to hide from the *saintly Remus* brigade, I'll visit occasionally if you don't mind :-)