Detached?Lupin

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No: HPFGUIDX 119158


> Casey:
> I love Lupin and don't see him as ESE. Still, I was very
> disturbed by the fact that everyone was looking for this known
> murderer yet Lupin kept important information about a possible way 
to
> capture him quiet. Lupin knew, like the rest, that Black would
> probably try to find Harry and still he never gave Dumbledore, or
> anyone, the information that Black was an animagis (sp?). Why? What
> could be served by keeping that bit of information a secret. Why put
> Harry at more risk than he had to? What better way to prove to the
> others that he, a werewolf, was to be trusted? Instead he kept his
> knowledge to himself putting, not only Harry, but every other
> student at risk.
> 
> Casey, stopping before she confinces herself that ESE!Lupin theory
> is correct.

Neri:

In the level of the story I think the answer to this is very clear. 
Deep in his heart Lupin could never really believe that Sirius is 
indeed evil, despite all the "evidence" for it. So he made up 
excuses, and these excuses saved Sirius' life, because he would have 
probably been caught and executed if it was known he was a dog 
animagus. The heart is not always a bad guide. 

I find this explanation at least as likely as the ESE explanation, 
and more likely than Lupin's own explanation that he didn't tell DD 
because he couldn't face admitting that he had hidden the animagi 
story from him as a student. After all, this fault happened 20 years 
ago and it was the fault of Sirius, James and Peter more than it was 
Remus' fault. It is typical for Lupin to take all the responsibility 
upon himself this way.

Neri