Lupin's touch

[olivierfouquet2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 112235

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "khinterberg" <khinterberg at y...> wrote:
> Sorry to be a bother but the yahoo search engine for messages doesn't
> seem to be very useful.  I am sure people have wondered on here before
> about why Lupin never touches Harry, and I was just wondering if
> someone could point me in the right direction of those posts? Thanks
> from the bottom of my HP-loving heart
> 
> khinterberg

Sorry to contradict, but Lupin does touch Harry, for instance to prevent him jumping 
through the veil in OoP. He also shakes his hand when he meets him in Privet Drive. I am 
quite sure other cases could be found.

For the sake of completeness, I must add that some (eg Pippin) have theorized that Lupin 
never touches Harry because he is a DE and is afraid of following the path of Quirell. That 
idea essentially stems (as far as I know) from a line in PoA where Lupin is reluctant to 
touch Harry. However, even in PoA, Lupin does "tapp hard on Harry's face" to wake him up.

So that idea does not seem to fruitful

Olivier