Lupin and Legilimency: Why Wait to Reveal?

[drliss at comcast.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 129924

It's Lupin.  I'm so here.  I think all of these questions have answers.  Some we do know or can figure out pretty quick, and some (like the 12 years) I suspect we'll get more answers, but there's plenty of plausible non-ESE answers out there.

> Why does Lupin seem unaffected by the dementor on the 
> train?
A:  I agree that he knew what was happening.  Plus, Lupin lives with many of his worst memories and was expecting it.  And the man is as in control of his emotions as you get.  

Q:> What was Lupin doing for twelve years between GH and
> Book Three?
Good question, but I love the theory he was traveling a lot.

Q:> Why is he afraid of  Trelawney?
A:  Maybe he was afraid she'd see something about Sirius, but I also go with the people who said that "want a private reading" coming from a lady who looks like a bug is enough to get any sensible bachelor to tuck his tail between his legs and run.

Q:> What's so funny about a cockroach?
A:  Lupin has the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy.  He thought dressing Snape up in Neville's grandmother's clothes was hysterical.  Why shouldn't he find a cockroach funny?

Q:> Is his boggart really a full moon or does the "silvery orb" 
> represent something else?
A:  It's the moon.  He says it is, and that makes complete sense and fit with the plot of the book. 

Q:> Why is Lupin absent on Christmas day in PoA when
> it shouldn't be full moon yet?
Honestly?  Because JKR is bad at maths and didn't consult a moon chart like we nutcases (myself loudly included) are prone to do.  It was convenient for her to have the full moon on Christmas, so she made the full moon on Christmas.  I mean, if you were writing PoA (which she probably started before the HP phenomenon was so huge), would YOU think that your fans would check to see that you got the full moon on the right date, especially when you didn't really give years?

Q:> Why did Snape think Lupin was in on the prank?
A:  Why shouldn't he?  How often did Sirius act not in tandem with James, Peter, or Remus?

Q:> Why isn't Lupin in any of Harry's photos?
A:  He was taking them, and also Hagrid asked for pictures of Harry's parents.  I'll bet there's pictures around of Lupin with Harry, or even with James, but Remus didn't send them because either he didn't want to part with them or he understood what Hagrid was doing and didn't think they were appropriate.  After all, Sirius is only in one.

Q:> Why wasn't Lupin at Harry's christening?
A: Well, notice that Peter and Dumbledore aren't there, either.  My theory is that the three of them decided that their presence attracted too much attention, and it was better if only the Potters and Sirius were there.  Safer that way.  

Q:> What is Lupin doing for the Order?
A: Spying.  He's a double agent for Dumbledore.

Q:> Why does Lupin's case say "Professor R.
> J. Lupin" in peeling gold letters, if he's never had
> paid work?
A: Because it was a convenient way to get Hermione to know who he was immediately.  But if you want something a little more interesting, I like the theory it was a gift from his friends.

Q:> When Lupin leapt between Harry and Malfoy at
> the ministry battle, why didn't Malfoy curse him?
A:  Well, we don't know he DIDN'T.  We just know Lupin was still standing at the end of the battle.  Harry's attention was turned away at that point.  Also, Lucius strikes me as something of a coward.  He might have had a very easy time attacking a 15 year old boy, but hesitated a bit at the sight of a full-grown wizard.  

Lissa

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