Did Lily know about Lupin?

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 108956

Kristen

"Can anyone tell me if we have canon to tell us either way whether 
Lily knew Lupin was a werewolf?  This came up indirectly in the 
discussion of suspicion among the first OOTP."


DuffyPoo:

Interesting question!  I don't believe there is canon though (I've only read the books a dozen times, somebody can correct me if I'm wrong.)  Harry's conversation with Sirius and Lupin indicates that James and Lily started dating in their seventh year, after James deflated his head.  She probably wasn't a big part of their group before that and it was a huge secret.  I suppose she may have been told after she and James started dating.  She'd want to know why they could never go on a date on a full moon! ;-)  However, Lupin said they started dating after James stopped hexing people just for the fun of it..."Even Snape?" said Harry. Lupin continued that Snape was a special case and why, "And my mum was OK with that?" "She didn't know much about it, to tell you the truth," said Sirius, "I mean, James didn't take Snape along on dates with her and jinx him in front of her, did he?"  So, James did keep some things from Lily, maybe she never did know Lupin was a werewolf.  


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