Lupin, a bad guy?

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"Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at e...> wrote:
> i've been reading all the comments about Lupin, and I'm very 
curious to know
> why some think he will turn out to be an evil character, and why 
some think
> he may have killed Sirius.  He seems to me, to be one of the 
kindest and
> most compassionate members of the order.  Where does it say that he 
is an
> habitual liar?  Is there anything in his adult life in canon to 
support
> these theories?  i don't count what he did in school, because I 
don't know
> any mature adult who is the same now as they were in their teenage 
years.
> 
> Sherry


StrongBad comments:
Sherri, I totally agree.  It seems that some fans want Harry to see 
exactly what happens in every scene, and if that doesn't happen, then 
Harry has got the description of the events wrong.  Speculation is 
great... but come on.

JKR herself has said Lupin is her favorite character.  She sets him 
up to be a great mentor, friend, and protector of Harry - even if he 
is a bit troubled.  She does this very well and deliberately.  And 
now some fans completely discount this effort of JKR because Harry 
did not see exactly from whom the curse came, in the fight in the 
MoM, that killed Sirius.  

She left room for speculation in every book.  And if fans want to 
speculate that Lupin is a turn-coat, evil werewolf... great.  Not 
me.  I think he's supposed to be a troubled good guy, as most of them 
are (Hagrid, Moody, Sirius, Mundungus, even Harry).   

Personally, I'd like to speculate about Snape... good, bad, double 
agent, dying to saving Harry, etc.  Much more meat here.


StrongBad (hoping and praying the Lupin haters don't seek me out and 
turn me into a werewolf)