Full Moon (was: Support for the ESE Lupin theory!)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 124007


> <quote from interview> 
> > Q:
> > Can you explain how Lupin turns into a werewolf, since he 
didn't  turn in the Shrieking Shack in Prisoner of Azkaban, but 
instead  he turned only when the full moonlight hit him outside 
the  tunnel? If he only turned into a wolf in the moonlight, why 
didn't  he just stay inside? Did it have to do with the potion? Or 
was the  moon not up yet?
> > 
> > A:
> > The moon wasn't up when he entered the Shrieking Shack.
> > 
> > Pippin:
Quite dodgy, that <snip>

Renee:
> As the person who asks the question is very obviously referring 
to  the Shrieking Shack scene in POA, you're really overtaxing 
people's credulity here, Pippin. 

Pippin:
Um, I don't think so. The question is not just relevant to the 
Shrieking Shack scenes in PoA, as I'm sure both  the asker and  
JKR knew quite well.  It's relevant to the prank. If Lupin doesn't 
transform in the shack then there's no prank. Snape will get as 
far as this house and meet, um, Remus Lupin, calmly studying 
transfiguration. No rescue, no life debt, no big moment for 
James...nope, sorry, that's a biggie. Very important to the plot.

And if Sirius can't *know* whether Lupin will be transformed or 
not when Snape arrives...well, it's a bit of a dud, isn't it?
Sirius is much cleverer than that...and that means the timing of 
Lupin's transformation is ever so important, I'm afraid. 

Pippin
also smirking