This is utterly fascinating. Thank you for thinking about all of this and sharing it...
My feeling at this point is that MWPP were really not a group of mutual friends at an emotional level. I think Sirius was friends with James, James was friends with Remus, and Remus was friends with Peter. I suspect the other three behaved quite differently towards each other when Sirius wasn't around.
I definitely agree that they weren't an emotionally close-knit group of friends. However, I would throw in more of a connection between Sirius and Remus. They don't interact much in OotP's penseive scene, but as adults their actions certainly imply a strong emotional connection, past and present. That would add yet another layer to Peter's sense that he's an outsider. Sirius and James as the leaders, Remus as the motivation (they become animagi to help him), and Peter as the hanger-on, helped through the transformation by the two more powerful boys.
I'm left with the question... why does he fixate on James? It's so hopeless. And why does James not pick up on how weird it is that Peter's like that? The idea of James helping him out, leading him on... It makes sense, but it doesn't seem quite substantial enough. Hmmmmmmmmm..........
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Date: 2003-08-28 08:46 pm (UTC)My feeling at this point is that MWPP were really not a group of mutual friends at an emotional level. I think Sirius was friends with James, James was friends with Remus, and Remus was friends with Peter. I suspect the other three behaved quite differently towards each other when Sirius wasn't around.
I definitely agree that they weren't an emotionally close-knit group of friends. However, I would throw in more of a connection between Sirius and Remus. They don't interact much in OotP's penseive scene, but as adults their actions certainly imply a strong emotional connection, past and present. That would add yet another layer to Peter's sense that he's an outsider. Sirius and James as the leaders, Remus as the motivation (they become animagi to help him), and Peter as the hanger-on, helped through the transformation by the two more powerful boys.
I'm left with the question... why does he fixate on James? It's so hopeless. And why does James not pick up on how weird it is that Peter's like that? The idea of James helping him out, leading him on... It makes sense, but it doesn't seem quite substantial enough. Hmmmmmmmmm..........