Lupin's return

[Rosmerta]

No: HPFGUIDX 19241

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dianne Singson <dianne at s...> wrote:
I was just wondering, if Lupin comes back in Book 5, how will Harry
> & co. address him? 

Can't resist applauding this question, as it ties to together a whole 
bunch of threads that have been rampant of late, including the "what 
people call one another" thread and the "when we find out Lupin's 
first name and why" thread and the "why people on this list refer to 
Sirius as Sirius but Lupin as Lupin" thread and the "we love Lupin 
but he's got some emotional issues to work through" thread.

Unfortunately, having pointed this out, I have no answer to suggest. 
I think there would be much awkwardness and Harry & Co. would wind up 
calling him nothing specific at all or Professor, even though it's no 
longer appropriate, just because there *is* this reserve that 
precludes a first-name basis with him. 

~Rosmerta