The 411 on Remus Lupin

[themostepotente]

I'll be the first to admit -- I don't write Remus Lupin well.

I know that I 'prefer' him submissive. I have a harder time wrapping my brain around alpha Remus, especially paired with Snape or Sirius.

I think people associate his lycanthropy with 'aggressive' tendency and sometimes forget that not all wolves are alphas of their packs.

So for those of you that write Remus Lupin on a consistent basis, do you prefer him aggressive or docile? Or perhaps a little of both?

Comments

[contrariwise.livejournal.com]

Hm... I tend to see him as in control, but not controlling, if you know what I mean.

He's definitely more in control of his emotions (at least publicly, in front of Harry) than say, Snape (or Sirius). The wolfsbane scene in PoA shows that--Snape's trying to get under Remus's skin, but Remus just calmly brushes it off (which infuriates Snape more).

I find it hard to get into a Remus who's utterly docile, but I don't see him as overtly dominating, either.

So I guess that's c) a little of both! :D

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Hm... I tend to see him as in control, but not controlling, if you know what I mean.

You hit the nail right on the head, dear :-)