[HPforGrownups] Re: Lupin's touch

[Andrea Golden]

No: HPFGUIDX 112345


Quoting 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. 


Andrea:

Isn't it possible (and perhaps this has been brought up previously) that Lupin hesitates to touch Harry in PoA because he feels it would be untoward?  Consider the fact that he has left his best friends' only child to be raised by Muggles who treat him unkindly for the past thirteen years and never told the boy of his existence, it only seems fitting for Lupin to be hesitant about being demonstrative.  He might feel guilty for leaving Harry with Muggles and perhaps feel that he has no right to comfort Harry when he himself abandonned Harry as well. 




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