Lupin = James: not so STAGgering (sorry)

[jake_breeden]

No: HPFGUIDX 132391

TigerPatronus reported:
> From JKR's site : FAQ : About the books
> 
> Did James and Lupin switch bodies before James was killed?
> An ingenious theory, but no; James would never have saved himself 
> and left his wife and son to die.

Thanks for the thoughtful response. It turns out that I am slightly 
obsessed with this theory, and so I am really familiar with JKR's 
responses on this matter. Maybe I am a whacko "true believer", but I 
think it is pretty easy to read all of JKR's responses and still 
believe that James could be Lupin. The key is to know that it was 
neither James nor Lupin who did the switch: it was Lily, perhaps 
with the help of McGonagal, on the night of the LV attack. I believe 
this was done without James or Lupin's knowledge, and against their 
will. Lily didn't intend for Lupin to die, either. She had a plan 
that she thought would work perfectly, and it almost did. I believe 
we will learn about that plan in HBP.

And of course I agree completely with JKR: James did not intend to 
save himself, and has been completely tortured by the turn of events 
for all these years. But he has accepted his duty of watching out 
for his son, nonetheless.

Jake