Unfinished Business (was: Did Lupin Kill Sirius?)

[sachmet96]

No: HPFGUIDX 82966

> sachmet96:
> I don't think James risked his life. We should not forget he was an 
> Animagus and werewolves don't kill Animagi. So if it got too 
> dangerous he just had to transform into Prongs. So no danger at all 
> for him, as he spend lots of time as Prongs with Lupin. He must 
have 
> known that. The only one who didn't know was Snape, that's maybe 
the 
> reason why he feels he owes a life debt when in fact he doesn't.
> 
> Taryn:
> Wait, wait, wait. Since when do werewolves not kill Animagi? They 
can't turn them into werewolves while in Animagi form, true. And we 
do know that Lupin was "calmer" in a sense with James and Sirius 
around, but we also know that James and Sirius's physically large 
Animagi form helped them to keep Lupin under control. James 
definitely was in much LESS danger than Snape, but he wasn't 
perfectly safe. But that's the whole point--Sirius and James weren't 
absolutely safe with Remus, but he was their friend and they cared 
enough for him to risk their health.

sachmet96
Well, Hermione says in PoA UK 382:
"What if you'd given the others the slip, and bitten somebody?" I 
took that statement that he wouldn't bit the Animagi but only other 
people. James and Sirius were large enough to keep Lupin under 
control when that happened.
I am not sure if it is a general rule that werewolves don't kill all 
Animagi, but it seems to be true for his 3 friends.
So James was in no danger (and even if Lupin attacked him, which I 
doubt, he knew he could keep him down).