Fear of Lupin irrational? (Was: Sexuality as a theme...)

[ohneill_2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 119583


cat_kind wrote:

> The idea of Lupin representing paedophilia is interesting:  I'd say 
he
> rather represents something like being HIV positive - he isn't in 
fact
> dangerous to the children, with proper precautions, and certainly
> shouldn't be prevented from teaching, but there is a lot of 
prejudice
> against him and people are irrationally scared of him. 

Now Cory:

I know where you're trying to go with this, but I'm not sure it's a 
great analogy.  We're talking about a person who *will* attack and 
kill people if he forgets to take his potion once per month (and who 
did, in fact, forget to take it on one occasion in POA).  I agree 
that Lupin is supposed to represent the unfairly-discriminated-
against minority, but do you really think others' fear of werewolves 
is so irrational?
 
--Cory