What's in a name? (Re: Lupin's boggart)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 120996


> >mhbobbin:
> I admit that I did not know Lupin was a werewolf until Hermione 
> revealed it--although the clues were all there.  But I do want to 
> mention it is Sirius who reveals that Professor Lupin's first name 
> is Remus--AFTER Hermione reveals Lupin's secret.  I knew there was 
> something interesting about the name Lupin but I ploughed on ahead 
> and didn't check it. But the name Remus would have bitten even me.

Oh, you're right. I thought Dumbledore introduced him as Professor 
Remus Lupin, but it was just Professor Lupin. Guess my thoughts on 
Remus came after my first read-through. Sometimes I wish I could go 
back to that very first reading and remember how simple my views 
were of the characters and the plot. So JKR *did* hold back a clue, 
like Patrick was suggesting. 

mhbobbin:
> I resolve to read Half-Blood Prince with more patience, checking 
on 
> the clues and not rushing head-long to find out who dies, and what 
> is revealed. Or maybe not.

Jen: I'm re-reading OOTP and still finding clues and nuances I 
didn't pick up the first few readings. Maybe all this time spent 
analyzing the story will help us see the clues ahead of time, or it 
might serve to stick us in our positions so firmly we don't see 
clues coming a mile away. Only now does OOTP make sense to me, after 
months of re-reading and analyzing. And that knowledge doesn't help 
me imagine what's in store for Harry in HBP! 

Jen