Lupin's sense of humor (was:Re: TBAY: Evil! McGonagall Revisited )

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 84102

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jwcpgh" <jwcpgh at y...> wrote:

> Remus could have avoided the problem if he'd known what Neville 
was 
> going to say, but he didn't.  So once he'd asked Neville the 
> question, he had to go forward with the exercise.  Unless you're 
> suggesting that Remus knew perfectly well what Neville would say 
and 
> set him up...I don't believe that myself but all you ESE!Lupin 
fans 
> will love it.


Jen: 

Lupin does seem to know a little about Neville's family--he probably 
thought Gran would be Neville's biggest fear! Lupin thinking Harry 
would see LV was just a wrong guess, seems the same for Neville.

Hermione is the interesting one. Lupin wouldn't know anything about 
her, being Muggle-born. I guess he could know about the basilisk 
from Dumbledore. If a boggart/dementor can cause Harry to feel the 
same as a real dementor, could a boggart/basilisk actually petrify 
or kill someone? If so, then they wouldn't let Hermione face a 
boggart in her end-of-term exam (where she *said* she saw McGonagall 
telling her she failed--I don't buy that!).