Was Lupin there when Lilly died?

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 45809

In a message dated 26/10/2002 05:10:18 GMT Standard Time, 
msbonsai at mninter.net writes:


> So, my current thought is:  Why does Lupin act all weird whenever 
> Harry brings up what he hears when he's around the demontors?
> <>
> Ok, so does this mean that Lupin is:
> 
> a. frightened for Harry?
> b. afraid of Voldemort (although according to Harry, Lupin is the 
> only one besides Dumbldore who he's ever heard call Voldemort, 
> Voldemort, instead of He who must not be named.  This raises the 
> question, (as we also know that Harry heard the Malfoy's call him 
> Lord Voldemort in that horrible shop in year 2) was he a follower?  
> Could he have been one of the missing people at the graveyard in year 
> four?
> c. Lupin's afraid Harry will remember something that would place him 
> at the scene?
> d. frightened of Voldemort?
> e. none of the above, insert your opinion here :o)

I think his reaction is simply because he was close to James and Lily. He 
*wasn't* at their deaths, so Harry reliving it in front of him brings it even 
closer home than it was before, makes real to him something he has hitherto 
only imagined.
Remember that at that point Lupin probably also blames himself in part for 
their deaths. He had after all suspected Sirius of being the spy. He must 
feel that if he had voiced his suspicion at the time, he could have persuaded 
tham against the choice of Sirius as Secret Keeper.

I don't think that he was ever a follower of Voldemort. The fact that *at 
that stage* Harry has only heard Dumbledore (and the Malfoys) refer to him by 
name is irrelevant, IMHO. I don't think Sirius baulks at it, does he?  This 
is one of the things that makes me think that McGonagall *wasn't* 'one of the 
old crowd'. It seems to me that it is those close to Dumbledore in the last 
campaign who are unafraid of the name. And some of those close to (or who 
would like to think they are close to)  Voldemort. Pettigrew, OTOH, avoids 
it.

Eloise





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