James as Remus

[sophineclaire]

No: HPFGUIDX 70360

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "thetruthisoutthere_13" 
<free_lunch_club at h...> wrote:
> --- In 
> > 
> >      You can live years with an illness, keeping one step ahead 
> with 
> > drugs and surgeries adn therapies, but in the end, one has to 
> accept 
> > that the sickness is winning. Lupin is described in Book 5 ( I 
> > believe, FLAME me f I'm wrong, no text at work you see...) as 
> looking 
> > paler and thinner, rattier clothes and greying hair. I get the 
> sense 
> > that he's gradually wasting away ( Or it could be the stress of 
> the 
> > Order, but he had grey hair in POA so I say it's the year of full 
> > moons that have occurred inbetween. 
> > 
> 
> Part of Lupin's problems in Book 5--at least the shabby robes, 
> slightly unhealthy look--might also be tied to his problems finding 
> employment. Remember Sirius's comment that Umbridge had drafted 
> legislation that made it nearly impossible for Lupin to find work? 
> If he can't find work, he's probably not getting paid, and so new 
> clothing probably isn't high on his list of ways to spend his 
money, 
> and if he's really destitute, he's probably not spending much money 
> on food (although he does eat well with the order, at least when 
> Molly and co are around). Add that to the stress of being in the 
> Order and knowing that an evil wizard who's killed your friends 
(and 
> many others) is loose again but no one will believe you (and the 
MOM 
> would call you liar if you went public), and a person could age 
> rapidly.
> 
> Just a few thoughts--I do like your analysis of Lupin and the 
> Lupin/James theory, btw.
> 
> -kg


  I had those things in mind too, but after POA, I think DD would 
have made sure that Remus had a place to stay and food to eat. I 
don't think former order members would let Remus go hungry. 
  I place my money on stress honestly, and boy, does Remus ever deal 
with stress. It can't help the Lycanthopy but Remus is obviously 
putting other things first.

-Sophineclaire