OOP: What about Lupin? SPOILERS

[lexiss247]

No: HPFGUIDX 62286

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Why didn't Harry talk to Lupin about Sirius' death? It seems to me 
that if anyone would understand and empathize, it would be Sirius' 
BEST FRIEND. Even if Sirius was Harry's godfather, they had only known 
each other for 2 years, and even then, Sirius was always on the run. I 
don't doubt that they loved each other, as James' son and James' best 
friend, and certainly either would have given their life for the 
other, but in reality, they can't have known each other very well. On 
the other hand, there is Remus, who had been one of Sirius' best 
friends since they were 11 years old.

Yet Lupin did not seem to care much. Well, I take that back-- he did 
seem upset immediately after he saw Sirius fall through the veil. But 
he wasn't nearly as upset as I expected him to be. I mean, this was 
the *last* of his best friends, except for the traitor, of course. I'm 
not saying that I hate Lupin, or I think he's evil and heartless, but 
this bothered me because I couldn't understand *why*. When Harry 
arrives at King's Cross and meets the group, Lupin doesn't say or 
communicate anything to Harry other than a greeting and "Take care, 
Harry. Keep in touch." WHY NO MENTION OF SIRIUS? Even a meaningful 
glance would have helped. I can only conclude two things, which is 
that either JKR forgot that Lupin and Sirius were friends, or she 
omitted Lupin's reaction on purpose to compound on the seeming 
pointlessness and preventability of Sirius' death. Perhaps, also, she 
is saving the conversation between Lupin and Sirius for book 6, which 
would mean that we haven't seen the last of Padfoot :)