Why is Lupin afraid of the floating silver or b?

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26886

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Tandy, Heidi" <heidi.h.tandy.c92 at a...> 
wrote:
> At the Shieking Shack, lupin asks Hermione if she figured out he 
was a
> werewolf because the boggart turnd into the moon.
> > Which, of course, leads to the question - Why, exactly, is he 
afraid of the
> werewolf side of himself?
> 
> I also think this is credence for the theory that a boggart can 
turn into a
> metaphor for what one is afraid of, but that's just My Humble
> Opinion...wondering if anyone has new arguments in either direction.
> 

I always assumed that the students thought the orb was a crystal 
ball, when it was really the moon.  Lupin fears the moon because it 
is very painful to become a werewolf.  Also, had he sprouted into a 
werewolf in the classroom, he would have lost the only paid work he 
has been able to get.  

Cindy