Cocoa wrote:Could Sue Clearwater be a werewolf? And if so, did she imprint on Charlie?
The evidence:
- The short hair
- A Uley by blood line (Leah claims she and Seth to have equally as strong Beta genetic ties)
- Her nervousness around the Cullens
- Her sudden interest in Charlie's welfare
I am pretty certain that Sue Clearwater is not a werewolf and did not imprint on Charlie.
Both debussygirl and tricia make excellent points regarding the short hair, the Uley blood line, her nervousness around the Cullens and her sudden interest in Charlie's welfare.
tricia wrote:- It skipped a generation. That is why Billy was never a wolf but his son is. No one in that generation were wolves.
- I think she just likes him... one mortal to another.
- She is just very informed.
- As for the short hair.. no biggie there, it's a mom hair cut and she is being supportive of her daughter.
- The reaction around vamps? NO ONE on the Res likes vampires. Her daughter and son are MENT to hate and kill them. Even Billy didn't like them till Carlisle helped Jacob... i still don't think he is fully comfortable around them.
debussygirl wrote:- The hair-middle-aged women cut their hair short. When my mom turned 40 she did as sort of an acceptance of growing older. It's easier to manage and maybe she just needed a change after Harry died.
- Uley bloodline. Well Emily's related to Sue and Leah, so shouldn't she be a werewolf then too? And what about all of the other female descendants we don't know about? Wouldn't they be wolves too?
- Nervous around Cullens. Um, wouldn't you be nervous around a vampire you thought could in a split second decide to drink your blood or someone you love's blood?
- "Sudden concern" for Charlie. They've always seemed to be friends. She's always been concerned about him. Just now she's a widow and lonely, while Charlie is a divorcee and lonely. It's natural.
- Additionally, why wouldn't all of the elders who have it in their bloodline be a wolf now too? It seems to only happen among the younger generation and since Sue appears to be old enough to have teenaged children and not a teenager herself I don't think it's possible.
(A personal observation: My mom & dad were very good friends with another couple. The husband of the couple passed away, but mom and dad kept up the friendship with the widow. A few years later, mom died. Within a year dad and the widow friend had married. They were married for over 10 years before she died. Her kids and grandkids who live within a couple of miles of dad still check up on him frequently. So, that type of relationship seems feasible to me.)
There is more evidence as well. As we have watched Jacob and his friends, Quil, Embry, Seth and Leah adjust to being werewolves, it seems that the maturity of the human body reflects the size/maturity of the wolf body and vice versa. At the wedding (
Breaking Dawn, chapter 4 - Gesture, pages 59 and 60), Bella observes Jacob's height and observes that he is taller than he was previously. She wonders if he is still growing. Less than four weeks later (
Breaking Dawn, chapter 8 - Waiting For The Damn Fight To Start Already, page 148), Jacob, when confronting Sam regarding Jacob's Alpha status and the planned sneak attack on the Cullens, notes "... that I'd grown taller than him" (Sam) when both were wolves (
Breaking Dawn, chapter 11 - The Two Things At The Very Top Of My Things-I-Never-Want-To-Do List, page 211).
During the confrontation with the Volturi, when all the Quileute werewolves appear, Bella notes of the seven "new" werewolves (17 minus the ten that she recognizes) that "It was clear from their heights and oversized paws that the newcomers all were very, very young. ... With so many vampires encamped in the neighborhood, a werewolf population explosion was inevitable. More children dying. I wondered why Sam had allowed this, and then I realized he had no other choice. ... They had gambled their entire species on this stand."
Breaking Dawn, chapter 36 - Bloodlust, page 683.
It seems clear that Sue Clearwater was neither a werewolf at the confrontation, nor a werewolf left behind in La Push. And, if she is not a werewolf, she could not imprint of Charlie. Of course, this does not preclude good old fashion falling in love.
Please help: I couldn't find a reference to Sue Clearwater being related to the Uleys. Please advise.