oops! Question #1

[devika261 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21838

I seem to be unable to copy and paste properly.  Anyway, here's what I wanted 
to say for the answer to the first question.  It isn't much more, but if I 
took the time to think of it, then it would be nice if I could put it into a 
readable form <g>.

Do you think it was all right that Lupin didn't tell Dumbledore about 
> Sirius?

I'm not sure whether or not it was right, but I understand why he didn't tell 
Dumbledore.  Lupin was afraid of losing Dumbledore's trust, and he thought 
that admitting that he had once broken so many school rules would lose him 
that trust.  Personally, I think that Dumbledore would have understood, but 
it's obvious that Lupin most wants people to trust him, and he felt that he 
couldn't risk it.  I also think that there was some element of loyalty to 
Sirius, or at least a reluctance to believe that Sirius could really have 
betrayed everyone.  Perhaps Lupin knew deep down that Sirius was not a 
traitor.  After all, Lupin was reluctant to reveal anything about Sirius, 
but he was very willing to believe his side of the story.  And then he had no 
hesitation in killing Peter.

Devika

"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, 
and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them."
--Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's [Philosopher's] Stone


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