What about Lupin?

[Nick]

No: HPFGUIDX 55528

 Hiya Elisabeth - Here are my views on your interesting premise -

> 1) The sneakoscope goes off on the train when the trio enter 
Lupin's 
> compartment.

The Sneakoscope was going off becasue of scabbers. Harry had to stick 
it in an old pair of socks 'cause it was going off all the time 
(cause of Scabbers being close by all the time).

> 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?

Don't forget he thought Pettigrew was dead. And his worst shame from 
Hogwarts days was lying to Dumbledore. Why would he feel any 
different as an adult?

> 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...

I think if he wanted to keep it secret it would have been easier to 
simply deny Black's assertations. They only believed Black really on 
the trust thay had for Lupin's judgement. All Lupin would have had to 
do was show he didn't believe Black and Harry/Ron?Hermione wouldn't 
have believed him either (in my belief).

> 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?

Black didn't trust anyone (except James and Lilly. (though why 
exactly hasn't been explained yet). It could have simply been a sign 
of the times when noone knew who to trust.

> I know it's kinda far-fetched, but it really can be read two ways.  
> What do y'all think??
> 
> Elisabeth

Well that's what Nickamano thinks 
(putting away his 'bursting of the bubble' pin).

In my view, Lupin will become as much of ally to Harry as Black is 
(though not as close) he's the only remaining close friend of his 
father's beside Black. And he also represnets a wizarding world 
minority that could be pursuaded to join Mr V. (like Hagrid and the 
giants).

Nickamano running away before anyone can jump on him!!