[HPforGrownups] The Pensieve Scene was Re: Full Moon, Rant

[sunnylove0 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 124073

 
In a message dated 2/4/2005 8:42:14 PM Mountain Standard Time,  
nkafkafi at yahoo.com writes:

Nope.  This doesn't work either. Because in Snape's Pensieve memory in
OotP, many  years before the Wolfsbane Potion was even invented, young
Remus is already  looking "peaky", and Harry thinks the full moon might
be approaching. In  fact, pensieve!Remus looking ill during the days
BEFORE his transformation  is also suggested by pensieve!Sirius wishing
it would be full moon already.  And this of course is a glaring
contradiction with the well-documented  week-after-Halloween
transformation above


 
I get the idea that Lupin was *frightened* at his upcoming  transformation.  
In the POA boggart scene, when he's 36, he can deal with  it, even laugh at it 
(though it's important that the boggart still picks up on  it) .  But when 
he's still 15, an exceptionally emotional age, (as seen in  OOP) after having 
lived with prejudice and terror that he's going to kill  someone all through his 
childhood....of course he's pale and sick.  
 
And Sirius thinks nothing but:  "We're going to have a good old time  this 
weekend."  It's just another illustration of his and James's  insensitivity at 
this age, even towards their own friends.
 
Amber
 


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