What about Lupin?

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No: HPFGUIDX 55524

What do I think?  I think you'll be right at home here :).  The Evil!
Lupin theory has indeed been discussed several times... but...

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_rude_mechanical" 
<a_rude_mechanical at y...> wrote:
> 
> 1) The sneakoscope goes off on the train when the trio enter 
Lupin's 
> compartment.
> 

That was for Scabbers

> 2) He doesn't bother to tell Dumbledore about Sirius being an 
> animagus.  Could it be that he didn't want Dumbledore to know that 
> Pettigrew was also?
> 

True, but then he would also have to tell Dumbeldore that he betrayed 
his trust at Hogwarts.


> 3) Much of his dialogue in the last few chapters is ambiguous, and 
> could be read several different ways--for example:
> 
> (when Lupin finds out Sirius got a copy of the Daily Prophet inside 
> Azkaban)
> 
> " 'How did you get this?' Lupin asked Black, thunderstruck.
> 
> 'Fudge,' said Black. 'When he came to inspect Azkaban, he gave me 
his 
> paper.  And there was Peter, on the front page...on this boy's 
> shoulder...I knew him at once...'
> 
> 'My God,' said Lupin softly, staring from Scabbers to the picture 
in 
> the paper and back again.  'His front paw...'"
> 
> It is possible to read this as though Lupin and Pettigrew were 
trying 
> to keep this all a secret...
> 

Possible I guess.  Although if he didn't know until he looked at the 
picture that it was Scabbers, then why would he be upset that Sirius 
had the newspaper?


> 4)  (this is straight from PoA, and I hadn't noticed it before) 
Black 
> believed, back when all the Voldie stuff went down, that Lupin was 
> the spy.  Why?
> 
> I know it's kinda far-fetched, but it really can be read two ways.  
> What do y'all think??

They both think the other's the spy.  I think they discounted Peter 
because they didn't believe he was strong enough.  Dumbledore's 
speech that has now been highlighted even more for book 5 is that LV 
is very good at spreading misinformation and mistrust.

As you can see, I'm not in the Evil!Lupin camp :).  Don't worry, 
there will be plenty who will agree with you and point out other 
stuff as well.  For my part, when I listen to JKR interviews and how 
much she likes the Lupin character, I have a hard time believing he's 
evil.  Now, Fudge...that's another matter :).

Kristen