Why Lupin was on the train (Flint?)

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 42854

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "prefectmarcus" <prefectmarcus at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:

Rita originally said:
> > Dumbledore knew that Lupin is a good guy, and I (being slow on
> > the  uptake) only realized last week that the reason that Lupin 
> > was on the Hogwarts Express, instead of arriving before the 
> > students like all the other teachers, is that Dumbledore had 
> > asked him to ride the train to guard Harry (at least I figured 
> > that out for myself before I  read it in a fanfic!).

Marcus Relpied:
> 
> If that be the case, how did Lupin know which carriage and which 
> compartment he had to be in to watch Harry?  If he was only 
> pretending to sleep, how come he didn't recognize Scabbers?
> 
> It is possible that Dumbledore asked his new DADA teacher to be
> on hand when the Dementors searched the train, but Dumbledore's 
> concern is for all his students, not just Harry.
> 
> No, I think the easiest explanation is that Lupin's appointment 
> was held up until the last minute due to the objections of people 
> not wanting a werewolf teaching the children.  
> 
> Marcus

bboy_mn changes the subject:

Sorry to rush off on a new topic, but you reminded me of something
I've wondered about for a long time.

Scene: Mr. & Mrs. Weasley take Harry and family to that train station.

Everyone enters platform 9-3/4 and stows there gear in a available
compartment. The Weasley brothers, Hermione, & Ginny all get into this
compartment while Arthur pulls Harry to the side to tell him about
Sirius Black. They talk, the train starts to leave, Harry rushed to
the train, where Ron is holding the compartment door open for him.
Harry jumps on the train and is now, presumably, in the compartment
with the Weasley's and his friends. Harry wants to talk to Ron and
Hermione alone so they go looking for a free compartment. The best
they can do is a compartment at the end of the train with one sleeping
man in it.

Yada-yada-yada... Harry's pocket sneakoscope goes off and they open
his (Harry's) trunk and stuff the sneakoscope in a sock.

Q: How did everyone's trunks get into the compartment with Lupin when
they we originally in the compartment with the other Weasley brothers?

Ginney joins them (H/R/H) later and is presumably coming from the
compartment with the other Weasley brothers. This seems to confirm
that there really is an 'original' compartment and Lupin's compartment.

So, again, how did their trunks magically move to Lupin's compartment?

Just thought I'd ask.


Back on topic-
I'm sure Lupin's appointment came at the last minute, partly because
it took a long time to find someone and partly because it took a long
time to convince everyone to accept Lupin.

He is probably traveling by train, because he is too weak to travel by
any other workable methods.

bboy_mn