Head Boy/Lupin Re: Current "Marauders" vs. Original Marauders

babelfisherperson babelfisherperson at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 6 04:17:06 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 30939

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Ama Byer <ladjables at y...> wrote:
> As for Lupin, even if he were a poor student (perhaps
> he was simply average, or as someone has already
> offered, a victim of prejudice), this says little
> about someone's intelligence.  Albert Einstein comes
> to mind here.  Since the DADA job was Lupin's first
> paying job, maybe he spent the almost 20 or so years
> after Hogwarts immersed in reading and catching up on
> his education.  Since there's no wizard university, it
> either that or hands on experience.  When you're
> unemployed you've got plenty of time, and James and
> Sirius could have helped him!  All in all, he still
> could have developed into a competent wizard. Can you
> tell I'm excessively fond of Lupin?!

One question. Do we KNOW that there aren't any wizarding 
universities, or some other kind of advanced schooling beyond what's 
offered at Hogwarts?

Red XIV






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