Lupin's bag

[hermionegallo]

No: HPFGUIDX 82127

hermionegallo wrote (snipped)
"I think it's notable that Lupin's bag is old and worn, with "Prof. 
R. J. Lupin" embossed in gold.  The lettering is old too, sorry I 
don't have the book on hand to quote..."

   
James replied 82081:
"When I read that it crossed my mind that something more was going 
on. But I quickly realised that the text could equally well be 
describing an old bag that had recently had the name/initials added 
to it. The bag being old doesn't necessarily mean that the lettering 
on it was old."

hg replies:
No, I specifically had remembered the letters being old, as I said.  
Now I have the book:

"...there was a small, battered case held together with a large 
quantity of neatly knotted string.  The name 'Professor R. J. Lupin' 
was stamped across one corner in peeling letters." (PoA, 74)

So, I don't know what side of the Lupin argument this contributes to, 
but it's clear that he's either been a professor before, or there was 
another Professor R. J. Lupin in his family.
hg.