Detached?Lupin

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 119168


> 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. <

Pippin:
This makes hash out of Lupin's speech to Harry in PoA ch 14 
about not risking his life to go to Hogsmeade. If Sirius Black 
wasn't dangerous, what was? 

Neri: 
> 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.<

Pippin:
Lupin was a prefect.  It *was* his responsibility.  Though, like 
you, I think that wasn't the only reason he wouldn't go to 
Dumbledore.  Ultimately Lupin's problem is he believes he's 
done something Dumbledore would never forgive. What it is, we 
don't know yet.

Pippin