[HPforGrownups] Lupin's Potion

[Susanna Luhtanen]

No: HPFGUIDX 28793



Susanna Luhtanen
s_luhtanen at hotmail.com



>From: "Amanda Rush" <yankee00 at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Lupin's Potion
>Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 21:03:59 -0600
>
>I think the comment about sugar making the potion useless was meant to 
>illustrate that Lupin, like anyone else, has tastes, and the wolf's bane 
>potion isn't one of them.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: a r
>   To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 7:22 AM
>   Subject: [HPforGrownups] Lupin's Potion
>
>
>   I'm new on this list so please forgive me if this has
>   been mentioned before!
>
>   I've just been listening to POA for about the
>   millionth time and something that has struck me every
>   time is:
>
>   When Harry is visiting Lupin in his office (while the
>   others are on the first trip to Hogsmeade)Snap
>   delivers a goblet of potion.  Why does Lupin so
>   pointedly mention that it is a shame that sugar makes
>   the potion useless?  I didn't see that detail as being
>   in any way relevant unless it is a clue for a future
>   storyline...  Have I missed something?

It's wolfsbane that keeps Lupin from transforming. Lupin was lowsy at 
potions - he knows it exists, and Snape brews it for him. It might be, 
however, that the sugar making it useless was a lie - Snape's way of 
revenging the horror back at his school-days, I guess. Can't poison a 
werewolf - not to mention that AD wouldn't like it. Sirius might know the 
truth - (more reason for him to be angry at Snape).

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