Lupin and Leadership (was: James, Lupin, and the Head Boy Badge)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 85119

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

> Lupin's emotions are extremely hard to read.  He always 
behaves with  great civility, but it's hard to discern his actual 
feelings beneath his  veneer of cordiality.  Even in moments of 
great distress, such as the SS or right after Sirius' death, he 
keeps his head, speaking in a soft voice  and counseling 
reason.  He always argues for the path of understanding 
 and discourse, is prepared to make friends of his enemies, and 
takes an  interest in the socially disenfranchised.
> 
> Does this soound like anybody we know?

Yeah. You Know Who. <veg>  Voldemort had a veneer of 
cordiality when he was at Hogwarts. Everybody trusted him. 
Takes an interest in Giants and Goblins, he does. Speaks for the 
path of reason, at least in public, so that people like the Blacks 
didn't know how far he was prepared to go behind the scenes.

But where, tell me, does Lupin take an interest in making friends 
with his enemies? He reaches out to Ron after Ron calls him a 
werewolf, but I'd hardly call Ron an enemy. Snape and Pettigrew 
are Lupin's enemies. I don't see him reaching out to them.

It would certainly be an interesting development if ESE!Lupin 
became head of the Order, I'll grant you that.  

Pippin