Lupin's Shiver When Confroted by Hermione's Accusations in PoA

[sophineclaire <metal_tiara@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49373

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hedge2staxy <hodgins at s...>" 
<hodgins at s...> wrote:
> This shiver that Lupin gives when responding to Hermione's 
> accusations in the Shrieking Shack has been on my mind.  What might 
> it mean? 
> "I have not been helping Sirius get into the castle and I certainly 
> don't want Harry dead..." An odd shiver passed over his face.  But 
I 
> won't deny that I am a werewolf."(quoting Lupin on p.345 of the 
> American Hardcover version)
> 
> It does seem to support a number of theories out there, including:
> 
> a) Lupin traded bodies with James before he was killed and now 
James 
> (in Lupin's body), who would want to protect Harry above all other 
> things, shivers at even the thought that he would ever harm his 
> beloved son.


This theory never left a good taste in my mouth. James is present in 
Harry's life in different ways already and to suggest that he might 
have switch bodies with Lupin does a disservice to both men. It 
denies James his sacrifice for his son and it strikes me as mocking 
Lupin's struggle with Lycanthropy. Lupin knows how terrible 
Lycanthropy can be and wouldn't dare ask anyone to take his place, 
maybe instead looking for other ways to help in the fight against 
Voldemort. His Lycanthropy is what makes Lupin one of the more 
respected characters in the series. He was dealt a very bad hand and 
could've chose to go on with what was stereotypically expected of 
Werewolves in human form or try to rise above the rhetoric. He rose 
above the predjudices of others, forgiving those who did him wrong 
and becoming one of the overall one of the most (seemingly) morally 
strong characters in the series. 
   James, on the otherhand, would probably be more than willing to 
take Lupin's body though he'd probably want to be in Werewolf form 
when Voldemort arrived. Either way, I think James who rather BE there 
in Godric's Hollow with Lily and Harry to at least convince himself 
that he did everything possible.




> 
> b) Is Lupin being less than honest?  Does the shiver signify that 
> under some, yet unknown circumstances, he would consider harming 
> Harry?  Perhaps, the ultimate destruction of Voldemort may require 
> the death of Harry (forgive the Savior concept) and Lupin foresees 
> this possible sacrifice.
> 
> c) Maybe the shiver only relates to his distaste at having to 
reveal 
> his condition of werewolf to Harry and Ron.
> 
    Maybe it's a distaste over revealing his condition. Maybe it's 
disgust over how Harry might have looked had Lupin killed him 
werewolf style. Had a lot of time to think over that scenerio over 
the years.


---SophineClaire