James Potter Dead????

[karenoc1]

No: HPFGUIDX 57428

"peggybaratto" <petalla at e...> wrote:
> According to Galadrial Waters (Wizarding World Press' Ultimate 
> Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter:  Analysis of 
Books 
> 1-4) (yes, I've heard many complaints about this book, but...),
> she belives the real Lupin is dead.  James and he took an extra 
> precausion because and performed a switching spell.  If this is 
true, 
> James is Lupin still!

I have to say that this is my least favorite theory, mainly because 
of the sickly light it throws on James.  I just cannot believe that 
James would willingly sacrifice his friend merely to stay alive 
himself.  After all, he would have had no way of knowing that Harry 
would survive Voldemort's Avada Kedavra curse, and here's why:

Yes, one could argue that there exists a prophecy of Prof. 
Trelawney's that we assume is about Harry (and possibly James since 
Lily did not need to die).  However, it is likely that Voldemort knew 
about the prophecy as well since we know that Peter Pettigrew was 
feeding secrets to him.  Since the "old gang" were working so 
tirelessly to *protect* the Potters, I think it is highly unlikely 
that they knew that Harry would *survive* the curse.

And this would be the crux of the matter.  James would have had to 
*know* that his son would survive in order even to contemplate 
switching bodies with Lupin.  Even still, I feel certain that he 
would rather die trying to save his friend *and* his family rather 
than exist beyond them.

Just a few thoughts....

karenoc1