New thoughts on Sirius (& Lupin)

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 114895


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mnaper2001" <mnaperrone at a...> 
wrote:
> 
> > SSSusan:
> > I keep waiting for Pippin to comment on JKR's use of the 
> words "seems 
> > much older and more mature" [emphasis on "seems"].  I adore 
Lupin; 
> > he's one of my 3 or 4 absolute favorite characters, so I don't 
> *want* 
> > to be suspicious of him, but I couldn't help but point out that 
she 
> > didn't say he IS more mature; only that he "seems" so. :-)
> > 
> > Siriusly Snapey Susan
> 
> 
> Ally:
> 
> Well, it's really not too mature to be afraid to stand up to your 
> friends, which JKR has said is Lupin's big flaw.  Wonder if we'll 
be 
> seeing more of that and he really hasn't grown out of it?

mhbobbin:
I suspect that you nailed the "seems" right there. Lupin does a good 
job of standing up to his friends, as an adult, in OotP at GP, when 
he stands up to both Molly and Sirius. And when he does, they seem 
to respect him. He acknowleges his youthful failings in the scene 
where Harry grills Sirius and Lupin about the Penseive scene. He 
also stands up to Sirius in the scene where Harry  reveals that 
Occlumency lessons have stopped, insisting that he will be the one 
to speak to Snape.

But will Lupin be challenged in a more serious way, perhaps being 
required to stand up to a suddenly more grown up Harry, or maybe 
he'll need to stand up to DD over doubts about Snape or Mundungus. 
Assuming he's not evil, of course.

Mhbobbin