[HPforGrownups] Lupin's resentment

[Cristina Rebelo Ângelo]

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 Anna said: 
In OoP, when Harry breaks into Umbridge's office to talk to Sirius 
about what he had seen in the pensieve, Lupin  says:

"Harry, there is nothing so important as you learning Occulemency!" 
said Lupin sternly.  Do you understand me?  Nothing!" 

When I reread  OoP, reading that line made me wonder if, on a 
subconscious level,  Lupin  harbors any resentment toward Harry 
because Harry's failure to learn Occulemency ultimately lead to 
Sirius' death.   
 
 
Cristina here:
How can Lupin harbor resentment because of something that still hasn't
happened? I took that as Lupin doing the grown up thing, actually something
Lilly would do rather than James: Harry is in danger, and Occlumency will
protect him. When kids don't want to do something they don't like, but that
is good for him, even the most important (imagine Harry as a 3 year old, and
Lilly telling him "hide" because Voldemort is coming, and Harry whining.
Lilly would be stern. Not that she would resent herself and her husband
being killed because Harry wouldn't hide, but because he HAD to do it).
 
Everybody is on the edge because they fear Voldemort is reading inside
Harry's mind. Eventually, that happening almost kills Harry (at MoM). That's
what they fear. And the only weapon is Occlumency. I don't read anything
else in it.


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