The Problem with Lupin (long) was Re: How Close Are Harr...

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 96944

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Batchevra at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 4/25/04 3:44:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
foxmoth at q... 
> writes:
> "Pippin:
> 
> PoA ch. 18 
> "They did something for me that would make my transformations 
> not only bearable, but the best times of my life."...:[Dumbledore] 
> never knew I had led three fellow students into becoming 
> Animagi illegally."
> 
> What's the plain sense of the text there, eh? <g> '
> 
> It shows how loyal and good friends Sirius and James were to Remus. 
Instead 
> of shunning him when he was a werewolf, they joined him and kept 
him company. 
> They stayed safe and Remus had company in the worst part of his 
life. He takes 
> the blame for them to decide to do this, but he forgets about 
choice. Sirius, 
> James and Peter, all chose to be animagi, just as Snape chose to be 
a DE, and 
> then to leave.
> 
> Batchevra
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Oh, yes. I will never understand description of Marauders becoming an 
Animagi for Lupin as something morally bad. Sure, it was not very 
responsible, but it was also one of the best acts of friendship I ve 
ever read about.

To me one of the most important messages of the books is that for 
good, noble if you may, purpose rules could and SHOULD be broken.

That's why when Snape constantly rants about Harry breaking the rules 
(sorry, could not stay away from my favourite topic. :o)) being his 
biggest fault, I cannot share dear Severus views at all. :o)

Sure, Harry should learn act in a more responsible manner, but if he 
never broke the rules, many heroic thing swould not have happened.

Sorry for drifting OT again.


Alla