[The Timing of Lupin WAS Re: Dumbledore and Lupin

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 109136

Saraquel
"Hi everyone, I like this strand, but I had always assumed that Lupin 
got the Hogwarts job because of the anti-werewolf legislation which 
Umbridge had passed had made it almost impossible for Lupin to get a 
job.  Sorry can't for the life of me remember where in OotP that is 
mentioned, but if I remember rightly whoever mentions it says it 
happened a couple of years back."


DuffyPoo:

"Does Lupin know her?' asked Harry quickly, remembering Umbridge's comments about dangerous half-breeds during her first lesson. "No," said Sirius, "but she drafted a bit of anti-werewolf legislation two years ago that makes it almost impossible for him to get a job."  Now this was duing Sirius' first head-in-the-fire conversation, the same night Ron received the letter from Percy.  The first weekend back at Hogwarts, so, about the 8th of September.  'Two years ago" if that is exact, makes it the beginning of Sep of third year.  Lupin would have been hired over the previous summer.  But it would indicate why Lupin "had more grey hairs than when Harry had last said goodbye to him and his robes were more patched and shabbier than ever," when HP saw him at the beginning of OotP.  Lupin hasn't been able to get work since he left Hogwarts.  He'd squeaked in before legislation was passed (Sirius only said 'drafted' the anti-werewolf legislation two years ago, not that it was passed two years ago), but he can't get paid work now. 

I like the idea that DD hired Lupin under the noses of the Ministry, knowing the anti-werewolf legislation was in the works, or that DD was protecting Lupin from Sirius.  Or both! ;-)

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