Lupin/Ron in the Shrieking Shack

[Lissa Hess]

No: HPFGUIDX 105914

Tina:

""You boy - give me Peter, please. Now."
Everytime I've listened to this book, I've wondered about the 'you
boy;' that seems an odd way for Lupin to address Ron. On page 350,
he twice calls him Ron (in a friendly sort of way) and surely they
have a relationship since Ron has been in his class all year. I'm
wondering if this is some sort of cryptic message. It just seems so
odd. Since Peter is in the sentence I wondered if there was message
about what might happen between Peter and Lupin (like everyone else,
that silver hand worries me). "

Lissa:

Tina, I was just rereading that scene myself, and I noticed the same thing!

My conclusion was that Lupin was REALLY stung when Ron said "Get away from 
me -werewolf-" so harshly.  He forgave Ron, of course, but in those next 
few minutes he wasn't feeling overly friendly about him!  I suspect that 
might be where the "boy" came from- insult for insult.

Lissa