In Defence Of Lupin

[xani]

No: HPFGUIDX 85390

Thank you tonks for a wonderful defense of our favorite warewolf!

It really makes me sad that so many people are so suspicious of 
someone BECAUSE he seems so nice.  'Nice? Compassionate?  He's 
obviously hiding some hideous evil!'  ;-)

No, I believe that JKR wrote Lupin to be the nice guy.  I just can't 
believe otherwise.

One thing you didn't mention tonks, was something JKR said in an 
interview.  While it certainly isn't true canon, it does come from 
JKR herself, so that gives it quite a bit of weight in my book:

When asked who is her favorite teacher at Hogwarts, JKR 
answered 'Lupin'. She went on to say that if she would love to have 
Lupin as a teacher for her own children.  And she even mentions that 
McGonagall is just too strict for her!  

Now if JKR said that Lupin was her 'favorite character' in the 
series, I would be leary.  Perhaps he did have something up his 
sleeve.  But, JKR shows us a compassionate, fun, creative teacher 
who is good at what he does.  She then goes on to say that Lupin 
would be a good enough teacher for her own children.  ESE?  
Impossible.  Lupin is what he is.

xani (who wonders if JKR realizes what she wrote in all these 
single, male characters - Snape, Sirius, Lupin - who are in so 
obvious need of regular hugs!  Was she just begging for fan-fic? ;)