Lupin on the train

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 18968

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., floridian127 at y... wrote:

> Here is something I have wondered about. As long as Lupin spent at 
> Hogwarts he never saw Scabbers. He was asleep most of the train 
ride 
> but he was so close. He was friends with Harry and Ron, but never 
saw 
> Scabbers. Has anyone noticed this? 

Everytime I re-read the Hogwarts Express chapter in PoA, I wonder if 
Lupin really is asleep. Granted, I can be a heavy sleeper too, but 
three kids and their pets stumbling into a compartment and having 
hushed conversations would probably wake me up a little. 

I've subscribed to the idea that Dumbledore had Lupin ride the 
Express to Hogwarts in the event that Sirius Black should try to harm 
Harry en route. I'm not so sure how much of a coincidence it was that 
Harry, Ron and Hermione shared the compartment with Lupin.

Milz