PoA 5, innocent RL

[Kristin]

No: HPFGUIDX 18850

Amy Z wrote:

> Re: Why Remus was on the train
> 
> I'm surprised by how many listies think a major reason Remus was on 
> the train was to protect Harry from the Dementors.  It makes sense 
> given that he's Hogwarts's DADA expert, but otherwise, this never 
> occurred to me.  Do you think Dumbledore knows that Harry is going 
> to be affected by Dementors more strongly than most students?  How 
> would he or anyone know that Harry has buried memories of his 
> parents' deaths?  Or are you saying that given Dumbledore's dislike 
> of the Dementors, and his fear that they would search the train at 
> some point, he wanted Remus there for the sake of =all= of the 
> students?


I assumed that Remus was on the train to help protect all the 
students from the Dementors not just Harry. He's more than likely had 
some parctical experience with Dementors and I don't really see the 
food cart witch being all that helpful.



> 
> I assumed that insofar as Remus is a plant and not just traveling 
by train because he's ill/poor, he's there to guard against Sirius.  
The MOM has made sure Harry is accompanied by adult wizards ever 
since Sirius's escape, and it would make sense that Fudge et al would 
ask Dumbledore to ask one of his staff to be on the train to keep an 
eye on things.  <snip>
 Maybe I'm just stuck in those moments when the book was still 
> unfolding for me for the first time (I always wish I could relive 
that with my favorite books) and I didn't know there was anything for 
Harry to fear except Sirius Black, so I assumed that that was why the 
> professor was there.  (Either that or for some nefarious purpose.  
I thought he was a very suspicious character.  For one thing, I was 
> going by the dictum, "Never trust a DADA professor any farther than 
> you can throw him."  

When I first read PoA I thought Remus might some how actually be 
Sirius in desguise until the Shierking Shack scene. It may have been 
foolish to think that but I just knew he was hiding something. I 
don't think that anymore now of course but that was my first thought 
the first time through.


> Now, however, I start hyperventilating when someone suggests Lupin 
> might go over to the Death Eaters.  Never!  Not my Remus!  > 

WHAT! Remus becomes a Deathe Eater! NO WAY!! I'm with you Amy, not 
Remus. He would never become a Death Eater, ever. I think he would 
die first to protect those he loved. ::hopes and prays that that 
never happens::

Cheers,
       Kristin