The Timing of Lupin WAS Re: Dumbledore and Lupin

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 109398

Aggie wrote:
> 
> " Although Sirius had escaped BEFORE the beginning of term as Harry
heard it on the news at Privet Drive.
> Would this have been enough time for DD to find Lupin and persuade
him to come to Hogwarts?  I'm sure that if DD thought Lupin could
control his friends once (by making him prefect) then maybe he thought
it would be beneficial to have him do it again!  Although he (Lupin)
wasn't very good at it  first time around! I think this is whsat
happened!  It makes perfect sense to me! <snip>

> DuffyPoo responded:
> 
> 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.

Carol adds:
Or conversely, it gave Lupin time to learn about the job and decide he
wanted to apply. Of course, DD had probably been placing ads in the
Daily Prophet and elsewhere since Lockhart's, erm, unfortunate
accident back in June, but hearing that Black had escaped could have
motivated Lupin to apply for a vacancy he already knew existed.

Carol