The Timing of Lupin WAS Re: Dumbledore and Lupin

[meltowne]

No: HPFGUIDX 109086

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:


Just adding fuel to the fire...Harry first heard of Black's escape on 
the Muggle news the morning of his 13th birthday.  That gives DD the 
whole month of August to find Lupin and hire him.

 
Meltowne:
Yes, plus he may not have done it to have Lupin to contol him, but to 
protect Lupin.  As far as they knew, he had killed 2 of his best 
friends, so perhaps DD felt the third was also at risk.