ESE!Lupin loved Lily?

[acoteucla]

No: HPFGUIDX 73509

I was recently pointed to the original ESE!Lupin post, and I found 
the theory very convincing.  There was a reply to that post which 
mentioned that ESE!Lupin might have been in love with Lily.  I think 
this idea merits some attention.

This idea solves one of the biggest mysteries I've encountered: why 
did Voldemort offer to let Lily go?  Well, the person he REALLY 
wanted to kill was James (being a top member of the Order of the 
Phoenix), so Lupin comes to Voldemort and makes a deal.  Lupin tells 
Voldemort how to find the Potters, and in return, Voldemort spares 
Lily's life.  If all goes according to plan, Lupin offers a shoulder 
to cry on for the grief-stricken widow, and before you know it, Lupin 
is a lucky SOB.  Voldemort gets a LOT out of this deal: he nets a top 
spy, and he drags down a top enemy, so he is willing to abide by this 
restriction.  However, when Lily is "too stupid" to save her own 
skin, Voldemort's Slytherin-values kick in, and he kills her in 
disgust.

When Harry describes the Dementor-induced memories to Lupin, Lupin 
appears to be most disturbed when hearing about Lily's death.  If 
Lupin is NOT ESE, then why wouldn't he be more disturbed when he 
hears about his lifelong friend dying?  And if he IS evil, but not in 
love with Lily, why would he be disturbed at all?

Lupin also seems hesitant to touch Harry, or to make eye contact with 
him at times.  Pippin says this might be because Lupin knows about 
the horrible things that happened to Quirrell when he touched Harry.  
But Lupin SHOULD know this only happened because he was being 
possessed by Voldemort.  Maybe the real reason he won't touch Harry 
is because Harry is a constant reminder of the love that Lily & James 
shared.

What do you guys think?