Support for the ESE Lupin theory (not)

[Arynn Octavia]

No: HPFGUIDX 123872


Pippin:
> So it sounds there as if she's talking about liking him as a 
> character, she says he's a wonderful *teacher*, and she corrects 
> herself from "loved" to "really liked". I really think that can be 
> interpreted any number of ways. There is no quote, AFAIK, where 
> she says he's a good person.

Arynn:
That quote you just quoted does. Or do "great man" and "really nice man" 
mean someting different than "good person"?

Pippin:
> By that reasoning, we could claim that she must love all her 
> favorites because they are the epitome of goodness, since she 
> put them in the same category as Dumbledore. I don't think 
> many people would accept that description applied to Fred and 
> George!

Arynn:
The only one on that list that could remotely be considered the epitome of 
goodness is Dumbledore. Harry is rebellious and Hagrid has a tendency to 
drink too much. Even Dumbledore makes mistakes. The question wasn't who the 
best people are morally, but who her favourite characters are. No one is ALL 
good or ALL bad. Everyone makes mistakes. 
 
According to JKR Lupin's mistake is he is a people-pleaser who has trouble 
standing up to his friends. It's understandable when you look at the fact 
that most people dislike him, before ever getting to know him, because of 
something which is beyond his control.  Most people can't understand that, 
but believe me, for people like us (Lupin and I) when someone shows us 
kindness and looks past our "problems", it means alot, and we're likely do 
anything to keep ourselves in their favour.
 

--Arynn Octavia (A Lupin Lover)