[HPforGrownups]Question about Lupin (Was Dress Robes and a question about Sirius/Lupin)

[Lea]

No: HPFGUIDX 53717

 
 GulPlum aka Richard:

>And why hasn't Lupin tried to contact Harry once he's >reached Hogwarts?

>Mainly, plot reasons. That, however, is an unacceptable >explanation. :-) 
>Psychologically, it's perfectly understandable that he >might not want to 
>get involved, both for his own good and Harry's. It's clear >that Harry 
>doesn't know much about his parents' past, and Lupin could >easily come to 
>the conclusion that Harry wants to distance himself from >that knowledge, 
>that talking or thinking about his parents is painful for >him (which it 
>is). Or, he could be under orders from Dumbledore (again, >mainly for plot 
>reasons) :-) not to discuss anything about Harry's and his >parents' past 
>unless he's asked a direct question.

>Furthermore, Lupin is embarrassed about his lycanthtropic >status, and any 
>mention of James's past is inextricably linked with that, >so perhaps 
>thinking about those days is painful for *him*. Not to >mention that 
>everyone who knew James as a boy sees him in Harry, and I >suspect that for 
>all of James's friends, his name has immediate connotations >with his death 
>and the dark times.

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Further to Richard's ramblings (which I love to read BTW) - I'd like to throw in my own speculation on why Lupin has not contacted Harry.

Guilt.

What are the chances that Remus was actually in the middle of a transformation himself the night the Potters were killed?  If October 31, 1981 was a full moon, then he would not have been of any use to anyone - least of all himself.  That was probably before the days they'd discovered the wolfbane's potion that would make his transformations painless and less dangerous.

If that is the case, Remus would have felt very guilty when he awoke the following day to discover what had happened to his best friends and know that he was not there to help them in their time of need. And also that he had absolutely no control over any of it - his transforming or what happened to James & Lily and baby Harry.

Lea - who loves reading other people's ramblings!  They do get you thinking, don't they?



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