Lupin's touch

kmcbears1 karen at dacafe.com
Wed Sep 8 01:11:37 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 112304

> mhbobbin writes:
> 
> That is not my impression at all. Maybe you could convince me of 
> this in PoA but not in OotP.  What I see is JKR drawing more 
> attention not less to the strangeness around Lupin and Harry. (I 
> won't repeat my whole post as it was posted about the same time as 
> this one.)  And then there are Lupin's parting words to Harry.  
> 
Karen writes:
Harry had just lost Sirius the person he wrote to and relied on for 
advice over the summer.  Plus the threat of Sirius coming to Privet 
Drive allowed Harry to have his books and go to the Quidditch Cup.  
Lupin's keep in touch is a reminder to Harry that he has an adult in 
the WW who knew his parents ready to step into Sirius' role of psuedo-
parent.

IMO Lupin did not continue his friendship with Harry to allow Sirius 
the chance to become Harry's mentor.  I don't think DD and Harry were 
the only penpals Sirius had in hiding.  I don't believe in the ese!
Lupin.  I see a very lonely man, partly because of his condition, 
partly because of the loss of 4 school friends at age 21. After all, 
Sirius knew where Lupin's place was at the end of GOF.  In OotP, we 
see Lupin at 12 Grimmauld Place, numerous times in the book.  Was 
Lupin living there at the time?  If I had a friend (Please do not 
read a SHIP in this - I don't care if there was or wasn't since I 
don't think it matters) who could not work, and an empty house I 
hated and could not leave, I think I would want a roommate for 
company.  

Lupin's parting comment to Harry was just that "Keep in touch". Let 
me know if anything happens.  Write a letter.

- Karen 





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