dodgy remus

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 97102

Adi:
> >   In OOTP, when When Harry goes to chat with Sirius through 
the  fireplace, Lupin says that it is his responsibility to press 
Snape  about teaching Harry occlumency again. But we do not 
for sure that  Lupin did so, do we? That I think is the most dodgy 
thing about  Lupin in this book. Somehow he is not as attractive 
as in Book 3   and we do not what his mysterious work is. There 
is something dodgy about the man , as if he is hiding something 
and htere would not  want to draw attention to himself. I do not 
think he is death eater  or a spy but to me he has definitely 
something nasty up his sleeve. 
 what do you think?<<

Hi, Adi! You will find that Lupin has lots of staunch defenders on 
this board-- and then there's me <veg>. We just had  an 
interesting discussion on his possible motives for betraying the 
Order. 

 I think the most dodgy thing in OOP is that we don't see who 
fired at Sirius, but there are others, not necessarily Lupin related:

The glance which Sirius and Lupin exchange before beginning 
to tell Harry what's been going on. What are they hiding?

Lupin's mysterious business

Lupin's boggart: is it really the full moon? or a prophecy orb?

Sturgis Podmore's mysterious absence the time before he is 
caught at the MoM

Voldemort's happiness coinciding with Sturgis Podmore's 
sentencing, not only unexplained, but never linked by Harry

The Daily Prophet not mentioning that S.P. is a friend of 
Dumbledore's, while they are in the midst of a campaign to 
discredit him. If the Ministry doesn't know that S.P. is a friend of 
Dumbledore, does Voldemort? If not, why is he so happy that his 
agent is going to Azkaban? If so, *how did he find out?*

Percy pointing out  that S.P. is a friend of Dumbledore  in a letter 
that he sends in secret and words in such a way that Ron will be 
certain not to show it to anybody he does not trust. 

Lupin's reminders to Harry to study Occlumency. He seems very 
intense about it --much different than his attitude about teaching 
Harry the Patronus.

Maybe ESE!Lupin was helping Voldemort.  Or 
maybe 
I-hate-being-ever-so-evil-but-I-haven't-got-the-guts-to-quit!Lupin 
was actually hoping that the Occlumency lessons would work.

Pippin