E!Lupin wasRe: Dumbledore, Snape and Harry with a side of MD

[Tom Wall]

No: HPFGUIDX 57957

Pippin wrote:
Lupin's own friends thought 
he was the spy. I can't believe 
it was solely because he is 
a werewolf. 

Becky commented:
Well they all knew that SOMEBODY 
was a spy. I got a sneaky suspicion 
that nobody was trusting anybody 
right around that time!

Tom adds:
For the record, I *hate* Evil!Lupin, mainly for two reasons. One: 
because I really like Lupin. Two: because it's so believably 
presented and well thought-out that it seems nauseatingly possible 
the more that I think about it.

Even Evil!McGonagall doesn't turn my stomach as much as this one 
does, `cause McGonagall, IMHO, isn't as likeable as Lupin. 

McGonagall = Evil is upsetting and would make me angry. 
Lupin = Evil is *heartbreaking,* and would probably make me cry.

Anyways, as far as the air of suspicion goes, Lupin was just as 
suspect as everyone else was.

PoA Ch.19: 

"Not if he thought I was the spy, Peter," said Lupin. "I assume 
that's why you didn't tell me [that the Potters had switched Secret-
Keepers], Sirius?" he said casually over Pettigrew's head.

"Forgive me, Remus," said Black.

"Not at all, Padfoot, old friend," said Lupin, who was now rolling up 
his sleeves. "And will you, in turn, forgive me for believing *you* 
were the spy?" [emphasis converted from italics]
END QUOTE.

And in GoF Ch.27, Sirius elaborates on this theme of mistrust:

"Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his 
supporters are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; 
you know he can control people so that they do terrible things 
without being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, 
and your family, and your friends. Every week, news comes of more 
deaths, more disappearances, more torturing..."

So I think that, basically, everyone suspected everyone. To be fair, 
it would seem that some alliances were able to withstand the 
suspicion, for instance, we've no indication that the Potters 
suspected Black, or that Black suspected the Potters.

Which means that in the coming conflict, probably Harry will be able 
to *truly* trust only one or two people – and we'll be lucky if both 
Ron and Hermione are in that number. Since, in Trelawney's 
words, "the Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater 
and more terrible than ever he was," (PoA, Ch.16) I think that we can 
assume that this conflict will be far, far worse than the last one – 
more tragedy, more death, more suspicion and chaos and mistrust. And 
if Voldemort tore apart Harry's parents' group of friends, then I'd 
bet that he'll be able to achieve that again with Harry.

It gives me the chills just thinking about it.

-Tom