[HPforGrownups] Sleepy Lupin/ Sneakoscope

[Katze]

No: HPFGUIDX 33982

hapaloca at aol.com wrote:

>> I'm surprised by the number of people on these lists who are Lupin "fans", because the Sneakoscope episode made me suspicious of him the first time I read PoA. After re-reading the chapter, it seems Lupin would the most logical "sneak".  I know there is a question of the Sneakoscope's reliability, but the timing might be foreshadowing.  I just wonder if the Sneakoscope going off was more of a clue of where Lupin's character is headed, since I believe JKR was quoted somewhere saying that Lupin will be in the 5th book.<<

I think JKR introduced the sneakoscope to cast a doubt on Lupin's
character, but we find out that Scabbers was the actual problem.
Scabbers was in the compartment that HRH and Lupin were in when they
were on their way to Hogwarts. Since we didn't know that Scabbers was
Peter, we assumed it was either not working or something was up with
Lupin. An indicator that "it wasn't working" is that it kept going off
when Ron still had it in Egypt. But it's said that there's a picture of
the Weasley family in Egypt, and scabbers was in the picture. So I think
it was working just fine, but since the Weasleys thought Scabbers was a
rat, they thought it wasn't working. JKR did a good job with casting
doubt on Lupin's character, and before I got to the end of the book, I
thought Lupin was Black in disguise. 

Since we know that Scabbers was the actual problem, I don't think JKR is
attempting to foreshadow something about Lupin. The sneakoscope (not
Harry's) has shown up elsewhere in very much the same way, but I didn't
catch it until the end of GoF. When Harry is in Moody's office (can't
remember where in the book and I don't have my book with me), before H
knew that M was actually Crouch, he notices that the sneakoscopes are
going off. Moody says it's because there are so many people doing things
wrong at the school, and we take this on faith that this is true. In
truth it was an indicator that something was up with Moody. 

Lupin will be back in book 5, and I believe book 7. I am a fan of Lupin,
and I don't suspect him do be a traitor or anything of the sort. I'm
quite fond of him, because he's humble, and he wants to help, and he's
kind to Harry.

-Katze