But as you imply in your conclusion, wouldn’t it be luverly if this weren’t the case, if queerness were just there, as an unremarkable part of the thematic environment?
I think (whether JKR intends/intended it or not) that this is a real possibility, and the strongest case for it is JKR's talent for characterization. She has a real knack for sketching out characters that feel remarkably true to life. HP is an adventure story, not a story about a boy's sexual identity, so she has no reason to make a point/issue of Harry's sexuality, nevertheless, the character of Harry *does* have this queer thing going on and I think that's because of how JKR sees the character.
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Date: 2005-09-14 01:29 pm (UTC)I think (whether JKR intends/intended it or not) that this is a real possibility, and the strongest case for it is JKR's talent for characterization. She has a real knack for sketching out characters that feel remarkably true to life. HP is an adventure story, not a story about a boy's sexual identity, so she has no reason to make a point/issue of Harry's sexuality, nevertheless, the character of Harry *does* have this queer thing going on and I think that's because of how JKR sees the character.
(I hope that makes sense....)