Quick Charlie Question

[author_by_night]

(Sorry, non-HP people, another public Harry Potter post.)

So I was reading some Charlie Weasley fanfic, and I realized that a lot of the time, Charlie is portrayed as either:

- An Adonis.

- A sexaholic.

- Both.

Am I the only one who sort of sees Charlie as a bit like a younger Hagrid with more common sense and less alcoholism?  I mean, I do see his job as being in a very rugged, busy atmosphere where there was more time for lust than actual love, so I'm sure he's not Mr. Committment, but I'm not sure where people get Sexy Dragon-Lovin' Adonis Player from. Bill, I can see, but not Charlie.

How do you see Charlie Weasley?

Comments

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

My first impression of Charlie in book 1, when he comes to get Norbert off the tower, was a good one and hasn't changed much: Ron seems to know he can count on Charlie to do this weird errand and not ask too many questions, and ever since then I've thought of Charlie as the reliable stand-up guy, kind of the BJ to Bill's Hawkeye.

You have a very good point there. I think a lot of people overlook that. You get fics where he's detached from his family, and yet, Ron trusted not only Charlie, but Charlie's friends who he may not even have known that well given the age difference, to keep a pretty big secret. Of course, it's no surprise that Charlie would be on Hagrid's side anyway, but I still think that says a lot. I really wish we'd seen more of Charlie.

[kit-the-brave.livejournal.com]

That's a really good point about his friends, because Charlie must be the kind of guy who can convince his friends to go help his little first-year brother who they don't know. So he probably has nice friends, too. (Either that, or they just really owe him.)