Detached?Lupin

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 119176


> > Jen: JKR seems to view evil as a choice problem more than 
> anything.  A concious choice to pursue a worldview, a community 
> and a doctrine  that gives rise to oppression, prejudice, and 
> corrupt or extremist  activities. So far Lupin has not been 
> indicted as one of these people.<
> 
>  We have no evidence Lupin has engaged in pure-blood  
> ideaology, Muggle torture, employment within a corrupt 
> government,  or affiliation with people engaging in nefarious 
> activities<

 
Pippin:
> We don't? 
> Trying to kill Peter was extremist activity, at least Harry 
> thought so.  

Jen: We differ here. Murder is legally and morally wrong. Extremist 
connotates activites which are highly unusual and radical in nature. 
Committing murder can be a part of an extremist activity, but it 
isn't extremist in and of itself. Otherwise we would see far fewer 
murders in the world and far more evil overlords.

Harry indeed thought Lupin & Sirius were wrong to murder Pettigrew, 
and he didn't want to see them become "murderers" because of him. 
Harry didn't appear to equate their potential crime with choosing a 
lifetime of service to Voldemort. 

Pippin: 
> Failing to inform on Sirius was abetting someone whom he 
> believed had engaged in pure blood ideology, Muggle torture 
> and affiliation with people engaging in nefarious activities.  
> 
>  Lupin's job was more important to him than Harry's skin, and if 
> that wasn't choosing power over love, what is?

Jen: That's Lupin's assessment of the situation, yes. Harry didn't 
seem to view it that way, nor did Dumbledore. Fudge was told by 
Snape that the Trio was consorting with a 'murderer and werewolf,' 
implicating Lupin by association, but nothing comes of it. 
Apparently in Potterverse, Lupin's self-perceived crime of omission 
was not viewed that way by anyone else. 

I think if we're supposed to condemn Lupin's choice in that 
situation, JKR would show condemnation by the other characters. 
Otherwise, she's created a batch of accomplices with equally 
questionable behavior if the 'truth' comes out later.

Jen Reese