Lupin's touch

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 112317

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
>  mhbobbin:
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> >> > You may read "Keep in touch" literally. That would be 
consistent 
> > with many of JKR's clues, cleverly stuck in a context where it's 
> > appropriate. And if there wasn't something odd about Lupin's 
> touch, 
> > I wouldn't notice those words. Interesting that she gives those 
> > words to Lupin whereas anyone else could have said them in that 
> > context.
> > 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> OK, I most certainly need clarification at this point, because I 
am 
> very interested.
> 
> See, for the longest time I found Pippin's theory to be VERY 
> believable. I abandoned that ship at some point after movie came 
> out, BUT it is so well argued that it does keep me on my toes and 
> makes me nervous sometimes. :o)
> 
> So, I definitely agree with you that Remus is a little reluctant 
to 
> touch Harry and when he does (when Sirius falls) I have to wonder 
> why?
> 
>snip> 
>
> 
> BUT, wasn't your original point that Lupin never touched Harry? 
So, 
> what are you arguing now? I am not being sarcastic, I just want 
you 
> to clarify your theory.
> 
> How do you read "keep in touch"? Do you read it as some kind of 
> hidden warning to Harry?

mhbobbin:
To clarify my original point--and it's more of an observation than 
theory--I think that JKR has drawn attention to there being 
something odd about Lupin touching Harry. I think that others have 
proposed that Lupin never touches Harry--that's not quite true--and 
I'm not saying that, and that's easily disproved. But even when 
Lupin touches Harry, it's interesting. Such as the only time Lupin 
shakes Harry's hand--although it seems this is a common gesture for 
Lupin to make to the kids, is at Privet Drive. I'm only saying that 
IMO she's drawing attention to it. 

And when Lupin says "Keep in touch", Lupin is not speaking in code 
but asking Harry to communicate. BUT I suspect that JKR's having him 
use the words Keep in Touch as a clue to the reader to look here. 
IMO, she intends for us to examine this relationship further.

 DD spends the whole of OotP avoiding eye contact wih Harry out of 
concern that LV might see into their relationship. I just wonder if 
there's a similar concern from Lupin---that Lupin doesn't touch 
Harry for fear that Voldemort can learn something about Lupin.  What 
that would be or how that would work I have no idea.

I don't buy ESE!Lupin. In part, because Lupin doesn't lie to Harry 
and Lupin always uses sound judgment in advising Harry. His opinion 
is respected by other Phoenix members.  

As for how many secrets Lupin can hold in the story line, that would 
depend on how important a character in the story line that Lupin 
proves to be. I don't think his major role ended in PoA but at this 
point, we don't know.

mhbobbin