Is Lupin skilled at Leglimency?

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 77797

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "joy_the_lemur"
<joy_the_lemur at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "grindieloe" <andie at k...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I agree... there is more evidence of Lupin's possible Legilimency
> skills in OoP 
> > also.  
> > 
> > Chapter Three - The Advance Guard
> > pg. 50 US Edition
> > pg. 49 & 40 UK Edition
> >      Harry inclined his head awkwardly at each of them as they were 
> > introduced.  He wished they would look at something other than him;
> it was as 
> > though he had suddenly been ushered onstage.  He also wondered why
> so 
> > mnay of them were there.
> >      "A surprising number of people volunteered to come and get
> you," said 
> > Lupin, as though he had reqad Harry's mind; the corners of his
> mouth 
> > twitched slightly.
> > 
> > Yes, I definately think there is something about Lupin!
> >
> 
> 
> This is *very* interesting!  
> 
> You know, during Sirius and Molly's argument over whether or not
> Harry should be 
> let in on Order business, Lupin has his eyes "fixed" on Sirius for an
> extended period 
> of time.  (US 88-89; UK 84-85)  I always got the impression there
> that Lupin was 
> trying to *read* Sirius.  When Lupin finishes his  eye-fixing
> activities, he comes out 
> on Sirius' side of the argument.  Almost as if he saw something in
> Sirius that had 
> greater weight than his words.  
> 
> Ah, pure speculation on my part of course.  
> 
> -joy (the lemur)

Or Lupin is trying to get Sirius to read him and restrain himself,
after which he comes out on Sirius's side in the argument, but in a
more conciliatory way than S's style. It _is_ interesting, isn't it!

Catherine