Remus: The Lost Years of the Last One Standing

[frankielee242]

No: HPFGUIDX 42147

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "lexan_r" <gideoner4 at y...> wrote:
> This has been bugging me for a long long time. If this has been 
> discussed before, I am so sorry for bringing it up. :( I have not 
> much time to browse through all threads, as much as I would love to.
> 
> Anyway, the question is...
> 
> Where do you think Remus went and what did he do in those twelve 
> years after all his friends were gone (James dead, Sirius in prison, 
> and Peter in hiding)? 
> 
> I've always wondered about that.
> 
> For the life of me, I don't know what happened to him, being the 
> last one standing of the Marauders for twelve years.
> 
> Thanks. :)


I've wondered about that too. I also wonder if Lupin ever went out
into the muggle world to find work. He says in PoA that aside from
teaching at Hogwarts he's been unable to find paying work in the WW
because he's a werewolf (no page #, don't have my books with me,
sorry). Which doesn't explain why the title "Professor" is stamped on
his luggage in peeling letters. Where and why did he get that title? 

As there are two offices in the MoM for dealing with werewolves, it
doesn't seem likely that there is no place for wizards afflicted with
lycanthropy in the WW (Ron's reaction aside). Is it that the jobs
available for werewolves are... distasteful? Judging from the shape
Lupin is in at the beginning of PoA, he's obviously not staying with
his parents. Is Lupin too proud to sponge off his family or are they
dead? For those who subscribe to Evil!Lupin theories-- did they kick
him out? 

If Lupin is still on good terms with his parents, what about contacts
through family friends? Wouldn't Dad Lupin know somebody willing to
hire Son Lupin? Okay, all of the Potters are dead, but what about the
Blacks and the Pettigrews? For memory's sake, the families of my late
friends keep in touch with me and on occasion have put me in touch
with potential employers. Besides, James, Sirius and Peter couldn't
possibly have been Lupin's only friends from Hogwarts. Here's
something that isn't entirely clear to me-- Can other wizards just
LOOK at Lupin (when the moon isn't full) and know he's a werewolf?

In the muggle world, there are plenty of odd jobs that pay under the
table and employers who turn a blind eye to things unusual... Lupin
could have blended himself into general construction or landscaping,
bartending (but not cooking if he's lousy at potions), third shift
factory work, etc.


Frankie, who spent high school summer vacations sweeping floors and
cleaning machines in Detroit tool & die shops.