Oh Remus. I've seen this chapter cited as "the bit that made me loathe Remus Lupin," so much it makes me want to roll my eyes. Thanks ever so much, fandom, for now deciding to side entirely with the woman in a fit of feminist pique. It's ridiculous. While Remus is written as soppily and stupidly as the rest of the characters in order to fulfill, to quote you, "the idiot plot" I don't really see here how he's being so horrible.
- Tonks is an Auror. This makes her probably even more qualified than Remus to defend herself. It's her job, and at this point, she's not waddling around pregnant, considering she gives birth in the spring.
- Remus is a werewolf. Not only do Tonks' parents apparently loathe him and not only is he a potential danger once a month, the ministry is much more likely to treat halfbloods and members of ancient pureblood families quite well without a dangerous subhuman creature around.
If we're going to take Rowling's little WWII thing into example, German wives of Jewish men protested before the war when they were being taken to concentration camps AND THE MEN WERE ALL RELEASED. Granted, it was only about 2000 and I really dunno if the Death Eaters would be that generous but hey. Do your research.
If this can translate, I'm sure Ted would be fine. If not? Hey, he can go across the channel for a little while and say, I dunno, gather international help, perhaps? Send aid in the form of supplies and perhaps organize places where muggleborn children could be taken in?
- Remus is one of the few adults who is actually interested in helping Harry. It's not like they're going for a European tour and hitting every magical strip club and brothel along the way. Even if Remus has no affection for Tonks, it's still the decent thing to, you know, try and defeat a tyrant who'd most likely put both Tonks and his child to death if he got the chance.
So wow. Remus is such a horrible person because he apparently is keeping Tonks under the illusion that their marriage is worth something and apparently is trying to make it work to a certain degree (and who knows? Maybe it's cold feet. It doesn't seem like he got a chance to have that prior to the wedding), is trying to rid the world of an irrevocably evil person and is suffering pangs of guilt because after being exposed to a lifetime of prejudice and misinformation, he has a wife and a child and can put them in danger not only socially, but physically, not only from him, but probably anyone in the wizarding world who felt they could get away with killing them.
And somehow it's all seen through Harry's incredibly biased and triggered response (got any abandonment issues, harry? Or rather, should I say ROWLING?). OotP!Tonks would never be abandoned, but then she would have kicked major ass as well.
At least if you're going to hate Remus, hate him for being manipulative, easily pressured into doing what someone else wants, and a slew of other flaws he apparently had.
(This rant isn't directed at you, btw)
But of course this is all to make the reunion between the lovers extra poignant because they're going to die soon after. *barf*
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Date: 2008-01-19 03:03 am (UTC)- Tonks is an Auror. This makes her probably even more qualified than Remus to defend herself. It's her job, and at this point, she's not waddling around pregnant, considering she gives birth in the spring.
- Remus is a werewolf. Not only do Tonks' parents apparently loathe him and not only is he a potential danger once a month, the ministry is much more likely to treat halfbloods and members of ancient pureblood families quite well without a dangerous subhuman creature around.
If we're going to take Rowling's little WWII thing into example, German wives of Jewish men protested before the war when they were being taken to concentration camps AND THE MEN WERE ALL RELEASED. Granted, it was only about 2000 and I really dunno if the Death Eaters would be that generous but hey. Do your research.
If this can translate, I'm sure Ted would be fine. If not? Hey, he can go across the channel for a little while and say, I dunno, gather international help, perhaps? Send aid in the form of supplies and perhaps organize places where muggleborn children could be taken in?
- Remus is one of the few adults who is actually interested in helping Harry. It's not like they're going for a European tour and hitting every magical strip club and brothel along the way. Even if Remus has no affection for Tonks, it's still the decent thing to, you know, try and defeat a tyrant who'd most likely put both Tonks and his child to death if he got the chance.
So wow. Remus is such a horrible person because he apparently is keeping Tonks under the illusion that their marriage is worth something and apparently is trying to make it work to a certain degree (and who knows? Maybe it's cold feet. It doesn't seem like he got a chance to have that prior to the wedding), is trying to rid the world of an irrevocably evil person and is suffering pangs of guilt because after being exposed to a lifetime of prejudice and misinformation, he has a wife and a child and can put them in danger not only socially, but physically, not only from him, but probably anyone in the wizarding world who felt they could get away with killing them.
And somehow it's all seen through Harry's incredibly biased and triggered response (got any abandonment issues, harry? Or rather, should I say ROWLING?). OotP!Tonks would never be abandoned, but then she would have kicked major ass as well.
At least if you're going to hate Remus, hate him for being manipulative, easily pressured into doing what someone else wants, and a slew of other flaws he apparently had.
(This rant isn't directed at you, btw)
But of course this is all to make the reunion between the lovers extra poignant because they're going to die soon after. *barf*