If Lupin *Had* Told Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 21829

Okay, this is all speculation here, but as I was reading the summary 
and questions of chapters 18-20 (good job, Monika, BTW), I began to 
wonder what D's reaction would have been had Lupin approached him 
earlier in the year to tell him about Sirius being an Animagus.  I 
don't think D would have told Fudge because D is vehemently against 
the Dementors (good for him!).  That leaves me wondering what D would 
have really done.  Would he have fired Lupin on the spot?  Would he 
have questioned Harry about seeing a dog anywhere?  Or would he have 
simply waited for the big black dog himself and questioned Sirius then 
and there?  

Dumbledore is not at all the kind of person who acts recklessly or 
makes rash decisions.  I'm not so sure that things would have turned 
out so differently if Lupin told D about their Marauding days.  In 
fact, I think D would have handled it quite well, as he did later when 
he spoke to Sirius.  Of course, much of this is hindsight and I know 
how well Dumbledore responds to things.  What do you think?

--jenny from ravenclaw*********************************