Lupin's touch

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 112417

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> > mhbobbin:
> snip.
> 
> >  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.
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Thanks for the clarification. I do hope that Remus' importance did 
> not end up with PoA. Do you think it is possible that Remus is now 
> one of the Dumbledore's spies? Then it would mean that Snape is 
not 
> doing direct spying, I guess, but something else. Not necessarily 
> saying that we can't have two spies, of course.

mhbobbin:

It hadn't occurred to me that there were two spies but that would be 
an interesting theory. I've always thought along the lines of Lupin 
knows something that ties back to Godric Hollow. AND somebody has to 
be the one who comes forward and explains what happened at Godric 
Hollow. As has been pointed out, the story has to start getting 
simpler, with only 2/7th of the story left, I would expect JKR to 
primarily use the characters she's already provided to us in order 
to start wrapping up loose ends. And she's got enough loose ends to 
fuel how many chat sites?

As for this touching thing--I just ask people to be aware of it even 
if they don't **yet** agree. If this strangeness had anything to do 
with  Harry and Lupin's emotional relationship;Or the reserve of 
English men; Or that Lupin feels it would be untoward; Or even a 
quirk of Lupin's; Or that he's a werewolf--a fate he's pretty much 
resigned to; then it would not be specifically pointed out--twice--
in OotP that Lupin shakes all the other kids' hands. **But not 
Harry's***  So I ask--what is unique about Harry?  QuirMort can't 
touch Harry--but then there are exceptions for Lupin and nothing 
happens to Lupin. The exceptions are unique--at Privet Dr., at the 
MoM. What else is different about Harry? Well, sometimes Voldemort 
can see through his eyes--that's why DD won't look at Harry. Is 
there something that Lupin doesn't want Voldemort to know about him?

And as for Lupin's parting words--"Keep in touch"- I do believe that 
Lupin means for Harry to write him etc. But those words by this 
character look to me like a signpost by JKR to take a look at this 
character a bit more.

mhbobbin