[HPforGrownups] Re: PoA Chapter Summary: Chapter 7

[devika261 at aol.com]

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After joining this list not too long ago and lurking for the past week or so, 
i'm making an attempt to join a discussion :)

In a message dated 5/15/01 10:59:15 PM EST, dragonsbloodmoon at aol.com writes:

<< I think Lupin was probably approached by the dark side. "The wizarding 
world 
 will scorn you. Be one of us!" I think he me have a lot of enemies on the 
 other side. Also, I think he is afraid to get close to Harry, despite an 
 obvious want to. I for the life of me can't figure out why, unless the pain 
 of losing James is still too much for him.   >>

I hadn't thought about Lupin being approached by the dark side, but I think 
you make a really good point.  Werewolves would have been some of the first 
ones that people would have suspected of going over to the dark side, due to 
their prejudices, so Lupin may very well have been approached by them.  I 
wonder if Lupin was tempted to go over to the dark side.  Sirius must have 
had some reason for mistrusting him (he didn't tell him about the change in 
Secret-Keeper because he thought Lupin was a spy).  It seems that they were 
too close for Sirius to suspect him without cause.  Of course, Sirius's own 
prejudices about werewolves, which he may still have had, combined with the 
atmosphere of the time may have made him see an enemy in an old friend.  But 
still...
As for Lupin not wanting to get close to Harry, I think they did get somewhat 
close during the course of the year.  However, it's possible that Lupin is 
afraid to get too close to anyone.  Perhaps he once (in werewolf form) hurt 
someone he loved and is afraid to have something like that happen again.  And 
I also agree that it is possible that Harry may remind Lupin so much of James 
(the resemblance is uncanny) that getting close to him is painful.

Hoping that this post is worthy of my resurfacing :)
Devika