Coming around to ESE!Lupin (Well, maybe not)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 73113

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> It's taken months of listening to Pippin's theories about it, but 
> I've finally come around.
> 
> Here's what got me. I re-read PoA and paid special attention to 
the 
> Shrieking Shack scene.
> 
> I remain continually flabbergasted that Lupin FORGOT to take his 
> potion. I mean, doesn't this guy have the lunar calendar just 
burned 
> into his brain? Wouldn't he be knocking on Snape's door to get 
this 
> potion?

It's true that Lupin's forgetfulness reaches superhuman proporitons 
here.  But I still don't buy it as an argument for ESE!Lupin.  
Because what exactly *is* the argument?  That Lupin deliberately 
didn't take the potion?  Why?  In order to have the wolf kill 
somebody, I presume -- Sirius, Harry or Snape being the obvious 
targets.  But if that was his intention, wouldn't he be better off 
actually taking the potion anyway?  As a wolf with human 
intelligence, he'd be able to stalk his prey, judge the situation, 
and make the kill at the most advantageous time and place.  As a 
ravening beast, he had no control of the situation and, in fact, 
spectacularly failed to kill anybody.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com