Lupin and Baby Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 27824

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dazzle987 at a... wrote:
> [W]hy didn't Lupin ever try to take Harry when he was a baby?  He 
> was the only one left of the four, and it was his best's friend's 
> son.

Welcome, Becky!

I suspect there are at least two factors.

First, Lupin probably feared that at "that time of the month" he would 
cause baby Harry physical harm.  The Wolfsbane Potion appears to be 
a fairly recent development, so that wouldn't have given Lupin any 
greater sense of security about the situation, even if it was 
available then and he could have found someone to brew it for him.  
Even with the Wolfsbane Potion, Lupin would probably deem it a great 
risk to take with someone else's small child.

Second, it was Dumbledore's opinion that Harry should go to the 
Dursley's.  I don't think Lupin would argue with this; he would feel 
like he was overstepping his bounds if he did so, unlike Sirius, who 
at least would have the 'godfather' argument if he hadn't been in 
Azkaban (which is a minor problem).  And Lupin probably wouldn't have 
any idea that the Dursley's are so horrible to Harry, so why would he 
assume that he is somehow more entitled to take care of Harry than 
they are, especially when Petunia is an actual blood relative?

-Luke