Lupin = James: not so STAGgering (sorry)

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--- "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola...> wrote: <snip>
> > 
> ... 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, ... I believe this was 
> done without James or Lupin's knowledge, and against their 
> will. ... She had a plan ... 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
> 
> Sherry now:
> 
> I have two objections to this theory.  First of all, JKR has said 
> on more than one occasion that James and Lily are dead, ...
> 
> But for me, an even bigger objection ...is the incredible cruelty 
> to Harry.  If James is alive in the body of Lupin, he must be a 
> monster to have let his son live with the abusive Dursleys ... I 
> just can't believe that James was that much of a fiend, to 
> do that to his son.  ...
>  To me, there is no excuse, ... that could justify this.  
> 
> Sherry

aussie:
Monster? of course James would be a monster if he was in a 
warewolf's body.

Lupin had a hard time fitting in till 3 good friends risked 
themselves as illegal animagi to help him live with his monthly 
transformation.

Now imagine trying to raise a baby with that problem. The Dursleys 
(spied on by OOTP members) would be a safer, although not more 
loving, option.

I don't give much chance for that theory being true if JKR 
said "thanx but no thanx", but I can understand why those friends 
left Harry with the Dursley for so long.

Lupin may give Harry a love bite at the worse possible time
Black redirected his mail to Azkaban
Peter was dead (in OOTP eyes)
James was dead

aussie: