Lupin's Mistake

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"cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at h...> wrote:
No one in 
> the Shrieking Shack had enough knowledge to put all the pieces 
> together and figure out someone might be there in an invisibility 
> cloak.  Lupin didn't know about the cloak (and I don't believe he 
has 
> any idea Harry even has a cloak).  Harry doesn't know Lupin left 
the 
> map on his desk, or that Snape would have reason to go to Lupin's 
> office.  Black knows about the cloak (presumably he saw the kids 
take 
> it off to chase Scabbers), but he doesn't know about the moon, the 
> potion or the map.  
> 
> I've always been more troubled about why Lupin doesn't wipe the map 
> clean.  I know, I know.  He forgot.  <heavy sigh>  


Actually, Lupin did know about the cloak.... the whole reason he had 
the map out was because he suspected that Harry, Ron, and Hermione 
were going to sneak out to visit Hagrid before Buckbeak's execution.  
He knew they were wearing the invisibility cloak but he could still 
see them on the map.

I have one thing to say in defense of Lupin --(I guess I must admit 
he was very dumb but I can't help liking him anyway.) Why didn't 
Harry or Hermione think to grab the cloak before they went through 
the tree after Ron?  If they had, at least it would've stopped Snape 
from sneaking in on them and perhaps given them a chance to transform 
the rat into Peter in front of him.    

Poor Remus.  Cute, but dumb.