Wizard Fashion + Lupin Theory

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 78197

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "taykimson" <taykimson at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anna" <annabellejane97 at y...> 
> wrote:
> > ...  So, I have  always wondered why he can't swish and flick 
> > himself some new robes - ...
> >  
> >  -Anna


> 
> Tay:
> I've always found the state of Lupin's robes interesting as well.  I 
> find it hard to believe that he could not at least afford robes from 
> the second-hand shop (that Molly Weasley visits).  ...edited...
> 
> Taykimson

bboy_mn:

One small additional thought. Lupin is a outcast in wizard society.
Most wizards, I am lead to believe, greatly fear werewolves, and I
suspect Lupin has been around long enough that most of the wizard
community knows who he is, but at the same time, don't actually know him.

Consequently, I don't see Lupin strolling through the streets of
Diagon Alley on a shopping spree. My guess is he gets by in the wizard
world but only by skirting the very edges of it. For the most part, I
suspect he keeps out of sight as much as possible. I also think that
this is one of the reason Lupin is so valuable to the Order, because
Lupin has skirted the edges of society, he would logically know all
the other marginalize people who are out there on the edge with him.
So, in a sense, he is like Mundungus Fletcher, Lupin knows people who
know things that the average wizard would never have access to.

My own private Lupin theory-

Some people have wondered how Lupin as an outcast from society could
have possible gained all the knowledge of magic that he seems to have.

The first part of my theory involved Lupin's mother. I think she
constantly supported him and encouraged him to say home and study,
that is, put his time to good use instead of moping around the house
all day feeling sorry for himself. So this gave him a great deal of
time to gain academic knowledge.

The second part is that Lupin is too well know in British wizard
society, so I assume that Lupin has spent a lot of time traveling to
distant lands; Africa, Asia, Middle East, etc.... In these travels, he
gained a great deal of practical experience in dealing with dark
wizards and dark creatures. 

Lupin would have had some advantage in these travels in that no one in
these new places would know that he was a werewolf. But he would have
had to go into hiding, perferably I assume in a deep dark forest for
one week out of the month (full moon). So even in his travels far and
wide, he would have still had to keep a low profile, stay away from
large population areas, and not draw too much attention to himself.

I think Lupin's mother is still alive and that he still lives with
her, and she still encourages him to make productive use of his time
and try to make something out of his life. Sure hope we get to meet her.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn