Lupin, the Moon and the Bewitching Hour (WAS TAGS and moonlight )

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No: HPFGUIDX 32746

joanne0012 wrote:
> But the full moon doesn't rise at midnight, it rises in the early 
evening, around 6 
> PM.  Always.  It's been doing so all your life.  

True, but my theory is that the moon is risen, and it isn't until 
midnight (or whatever may be the so-called 'witching hour') on the 
first night of the full moon that transformation occurs.

I.e., full moon rises, the evening ticks past, clock strikes midnight 
and bing!  Grr, argh, howl, etc.  

And while the text says he transformed as the clearing (and he 
himself) was bathed in moonlight, I like to think that it *could* be 
a trick of coincidence (otherwise known as 'dramatic effect' ;->).  
Lupin seems to freeze up once the transformation starts ~ can't 
say "oh hey, looks like I'm about to become a killing machine, do 
scatter, won't you?"  The fact that the moon breaks through as the 
witching hour strikes is a lucky event that reminds Sirius of his 
friend's condition.

All right, all right, I admit, I'm mother hen-ing my theory.  I 
promise, I'll stop now and let ya'll shred it to your hearts' 
content.  :-P

Mahoney