Sirius - who is right?(Lupin)

[Shelia]

No: HPFGUIDX 73930

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Erin Hamilton 
<music4masses at e...> wrote:
> At 11:04 AM 7/29/2003, you wrote:
> 
> >Melanie wrote:
> >
> >Also, I just want to say that there is no way shape of form she 
can turn 
> >Lupin into an evil character in which I will not stop reading the 
> >book.  Honestly...that is they way I feel about it.
> 
> 
> I don't have the book with me (I am at work after all), but didn't 
Lupin go 
> out of the room to help the kids at one point? Or was that someone 
else. I 
> thought he went off to make sure Ron, Luna and Hermione were okay 
and then 
> came back. Also, his understated reaction to Sirius's death was too 
real. I 
> would've been more suspicious if he was unhurt, yelling and 
flopping around 
> the chamber in overwrought "anguish".  Not only do I not think 
Lupin's 
> evil, I don't think he's going to die. But, then, what do I know.
In Defense of RJ Lupin (who is a good guy no matter what the theory 
may be)

Lupin spoke as if each word was painful when he mentioned getting the 
rest of the others.  Lupin was hurt beyond belief that he had lost 
Sirius once more.

Lupin was called to Hogwarts for the DADA position by Dumbledore 
because no one knew that Sirius was innocent.  I do believe 
Dumbledore places as much trust in Lupin as he does Snape.  

Lupin also is the voice of reason at Grimmuald Place, the comforter, 
the adult.  He has to be guarded in his reactions to things, remember 
he is a werewold and by nature of this, according to lore, he can be 
violatle when provoked. 

My two knuts