Case for Marauders (was Re: Marauders, Voldemort and the Map)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 109963

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "romulusmmcdougal" 
<romulus at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" 
<Aisbelmon at h...> 
> wrote:
> > Valky:
> > Watch out for the quiet ones, eh? ..... 
> > Well, I wonder how you explain Remus in almost the same 
breath having said how terrified he was that his friends would 
*desert* him  when they discovered he was a WereWolf. <<
> 
> RMM:
> If you are referring to the Marauders, there is no explanation
 needed;  if there were "others" meaning not the Marauders as 
such but other Gryffindors that were under his prefectorship (is 
that a word?), friendship would have nothing to do with it but his 
example would have  a great effect on others. "Hey, did you know 
that Lupin joined the  DEs?"  Cool, must be a good operation, 
Lupin is close to DD you know."<<

As far as Lupin's leadership abilities go, I agree with RMM. But 
Lupin's ability to lead is rather like Harry's ability to speak 
parseltongue-- it's possible to have an ability and not use it very 
often. On the few occasions when Lupin tells Sirius what to do, 
he is obeyed. 

I have to say that Lupin's "I led others along with me" refers to the 
way he betrayed Dumbledore's trust while he  was at school  by 
"breaking the rules he had made for my own and others safety."  
This cannot apply to either becoming Animagi *or* dabbling in 
the Dark Arts, because the rules against those apply to 
everybody, not just Lupin. 

IMO, Lupin is talking about observing the precautions that 
Dumbledore wanted to take so that Lupin could come to school. 
Lupin was supposed to make sure that no one else was 
endangered by his condition by staying in the Shrieking Shack 
while he was transformed. In planning his escape every month 
with the others,  Lupin led them into violating Dumbledore's trust 
as well. 

Pippin
whose comprehensive Ever So Evil Lupin  draft  is at  11 pages 
and counting -- Ack!