A case against Evil Lupin

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 39893

This has nothing to do with canon, or passages of dialogue with 17 
different meanings.

This is about practicality.

Let's look at the "twists" in the first four books:

1) Quirrell is the bad guy, not Snape. 
2) Tom Riddle is Voldermort and Ginny Weasley is the Heir to Slytherin
3) Scabbers is Pettigrew who is the bad guy, not Black. 
4) Moody is Crouch Jr., who is the bad guy.

In all four cases, the bad guys turned out to be characters that were 
either new or not that popular.

There was no great love for Quirrell among anyone. 

Tom Riddle and Ginny Weasley were brand-new, and Ginny wasn't really 
a bad person anyway. 

Although I'm sure I'll hear from the "Scabbers was a patsy" faction 
on the board, I don't really see how Ron's old pet rat being a bad 
guy brought a lot of tears. 

And Moody, though pretty cool, was also brand-new.

On the other hand, Lupin seems to have become one of the most popular 
characters among the Hogwarts students AND among fans.

For sheer practicality, I'm not sure JKR turns someone that popular 
bad. It's simply not good business. :)

Darrin Burnett
-- Whatever happened to Fluffy, anyway?