Why is Lupin afraid of the floating silver orb?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., devika261 at a... wrote:
> Also, IIRC, when Lupin asked Hermione how she figured out he was a 
> werewolf, he asked her if she noticed that his boggart transformed 
> into the moon.  This could mean that a boggart transforming into 
> the moon is simply a sign that Lupin *is* a werewolf.  The same 
> thing could happen when all werewolves see boggarts.  It could be a 
> symptom, in a way, of their lycanthropy that has nothing to do with 
> fear.  


I'd bet that Lupin is in a group of lycanthropes who are afraid of 
their transformations.  Hence, his boggart = fear of the moon (the 
trigger of those transformations).  I'll go out on a limb and say 
that now that Voldy is back in town we'll be seeing lycanthropes that 
have *no* fear of the creatures they become.  Or who may enjoy the 
terror and pain they inflict.

- Denise