All about Lupin

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 121875


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> 
> Renee:
> 
> >And as I'm not reading the series as a whodunnit but as a 
>  fantasy series full of symbolism, I remember that before he 
> made the  joke about the chocolate, Lupin's first acts in the book 
> are to spread light in the darkness and to drive away an evil 
> entity. <
> 
> Pippin:
> Hasn't JKR said that she doesn't believe anyone is evil in the 
> beginning? What a lovely graphic way to show this in the story! It 
> is essential to ESE!Lupin's tragedy that he have power for good.
 
Renee:
I've no idea why I overlooked this in my first reply to your post. 
But I think it's a good illustration of different ways of reading. I 
see this as a symbolical way to indicate what we are to make of this 
character. It doesn't immediately hit home because when it happens 
you're eager to read on and don't dwell too long on details, but on 
rereading, knowing what you know, it suddenly becomes obvious. At 
least, in my experience. 

Apparently you see it as no more than an illustration of a general 
belief that JKR shares with a great number of others (among them JRR 
Tolkien, who puts something like it in Gandalf's mouth). Never mind 
that this isn't exactly ESE!Lupin's beginning and that he's already 
supposed to be evil at this stage, according to your theory.  

I must confess that I fail to understand this interpretation, this 
way of reading. It simply doesn't make sense to me.