The Harry Potter series didn’t ever actually feature any LGBT relationships in the books. So far, the only canon relationship from the franchise was between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, but this was only talked about outside of the books. While there was sadly not any representation of the LGBT+ community, there were many opportunities to do so. There are many characters that easily could have been LGBT, as well as many romantic relationships, that would have made narrative sense.
Here are ten relationships from the franchise that could easily have happened and allowed for LGBT representation.
Nymphadora Tonks and a new character
Tonks is a character that many people in the fandom have noted could be a queer character. While any person can be LGBT regardless of looks or hobbies, and stereotypes aren’t helpful, there was something about her that seemed more progressive than many of the other characters around her.
Her style and love of things like having pink hair also made many fans feel like she fit in well with the aesthetics of a lot of the queer community.
George Weasley and Lee Jordan
Lee Jordan was Fred and George’s best friend all throughout their time at Hogwarts. While we don’t get a lot of scenes of these three interacting, and it’s usually in passing through the lens of Harry’s perspective, it’s clear they hung out often.
Given that Fred met an untimely death, George and Lee Jordan seem like they could have been a great couple in adulthood. They knew each other really well, and Lee could definitely be someone to understand and help Geroge in his grief.
Sirius Black and James Potter
While there is another Marauders Era relationship that is more popular in fandom that will be talked about later, Sirius and James wouldn’t make a bad couple. These two were best friends, and they were often doing everything together. They liked to get into trouble together, and they both had dynamic, engaging personalities.
Given their closeness, it’s not hard to imagine them together or having feelings for one another. While James might have always had a crush on Lily, he could easily have been bisexual.
Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown
Parvati and Lavender are one of the only strong female friendships that we get in the series. While it’s’ unfortunate that these two get painted as catty and immature, they were undoubtedly good friends. They were often attached at the hip, and while they might not always have been nice to other people, they were good friends to one another.
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch for these two to realize they had more than just platonic feelings for one another over time.
Luna Lovegood and Cho Chang
While Luna and Cho don’t interact a ton in the books, they seem to get along pretty well. Because the books are told through Harry’s perspective, we don’t always see how other characters interact with one another, but these two would complement one another well. They are both smart in different ways and generally kind people.
Cho could help Luna feel more accepted while Luna could help Cho feel like she didn’t always have to be perfect.
Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan
Dean and Seamus are another pair of best friends who were often inseparable. These two were arguably as good of friends as Ron and Harry. While we might not get to see them in their one-on-one moments, they were always together and had each other’s backs.
There would have been something really sweet about seeing them date, and it could have been written in a very natural way that was even just mentioned in passing.
Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley
Hermione and Ginny are two girls who are better friends than fans realized at first. Given that Hermione spent many summers and holidays at the Weasleys and that she couldn’t stay with Ron and Harry in Ron’s room, she spent a lot of time in Ginny’s room. It’s made clear in passing that these two talk about deep things and know a lot about one another. T
hey seem to get along, and they would be a good pairing as they have complementing personalities.
Scorpius Malfoy and Albus Potter
Scorpius and Albus are the only pairing on this list that isn’t from the original series. These two are the main characters in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play, and many people thought it seemed like the obvious thing to have these two be LGBT.
While they are rather young, it would have been easy to write in that they had crushes on one another or to talk about this being explored as they got older. This was a great opportunity to finally give the franchise some positive queer representation, and it’s a shame it didn’t happen.
Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter
Draco and Harry Are one of the most popular fandom pairings from the entire series. These two are appealing to many people because they exemplify the enemies to lovers fanfiction trope.
The fact that they were often so obsessed with one another made many people feel like there was a lot of tension there that could translate to repressed crushes. While they might not have been the healthiest couple at first, there would have been something really great about seeing them become a loving pair.
Sirius Black and Remus Lupin
One of the other most popular fan fiction relationships from Harry Potter is between Remus and Sirius. This is the couple that makes probably the most sense to have been canon.
These two were great friends growing up, and their care and emotion for one another become quite clear when they reunite in adulthood. They clearly have a deep bond of lifelong friendship and no shortage of emotional tension, and it would have been simple to write their relationship as becoming romantic.
