[The Timing of Lupin WAS Re: Dumbledore and Lupin

[Lissa Hess]

No: HPFGUIDX 109099


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>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.


Lissa:

Whoohoo!  thank you!  I've been thinking that too; that Dumbledore was as 
concerned for Lupin as he was for Harry.  And it makes sense.  Three out of 
four of Sirius Black's best friends are dead... he's probably after the 
fourth as well.

I also wonder just how long Dumbledore's wanted Lupin to teach at 
Hogwarts.  Lupin is a competent and gifted teacher, despite the 
lycanthropy, and especially now that the Wolfsbane's Potion is around (and 
if it wasn't there was the Shrieking Shack), that's controllable.  Maybe 
he's been trying to get Lupin for ages, but first has to convince Lupin 
himself (I have a feeling- although it could easily be from reading too 
much fanfic- that Lupin took some dragging), and going through all the 
paperwork with the Ministry and arguing with Fudge to let him hire a 
werewolf.  Perhaps Sirius Black escaping was the kick in someone's 
(Lupin's, Fudge's, both...) pants to actually get Lupin in the gates again.

Is anyone clear on what happened at the end of PoA?  Lupin says he 
resigned, Harry later (in OotP) says he was sacked.  So did Dumbledore 
request Lupin's resignation, or did Lupin give it voluntarily?  I didn't 
get the impression that Dumbledore was fighting Lupin to stay at the end of 
PoA, but I didn't get the impression he was pushing him out the door, 
either.  (Coughs and mutters something about Sirius.)

Just curious.

Liss