Is Lupin a Legilimens? Is that Suspicious?

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 157388

> >>wynnleaf:
> > <snip>
> > Yet, if he's (Lupin) an occlumens/legilimens himself, 
> > why didn't he volunteer or even mention it? In other words, 
> > if Lupin is an occlumens or legilimens, he's keeping it a 
> > secret.
> > <snip>
> > Last, although it is possible that an occlumens or 
> > legilimens Lupin could be good, if Lupin *can* do this 
> > kind of magic, it lends a lot of weight to ESE!Lupin.

> >>bboyminn:
> <snip>
> I agree, JKR is dropping giant sized hints that Lupin 
> is certainly skilled in Legilimency, and possibly even 
> skilled at Occlumency. But I don't think that makes 
> Lupin 'Ever So Evil'. Though, I admit, I can't imagine 
> how that is going to come into play in the last book.
> <snip>
> I think that Lupin didn't volunteer to teach Harry 
> because, as I said, he recognised Snape's superior 
> skill. But further, that Snape was at Hogwarts and Lupin 
> wasn't. It would have looked suspicious if Lupin had shown 
> up at the school to talk to Harry several times a month. 
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Hmm, except... Lupin *can* apperate.  And the Shrieking Shack *is* 
available.  And Harry *does* have an invisibility cloak.  I agree 
that being a Legilimens doesn't in and of itself make someone ever 
so evil (though I also agree with Magpie that JKR sees it as 
indicitive of a shady or secretive character).  But it's just one 
more thing that Lupin is keeping a secret.  

He keeps *a lot* of secrets.  And it seems he keeps a lot of secrets 
at the expense of Harry.  Why can't Lupin, the last surviving friend 
of Harry's father, find an excuse to hang with Harry?

Oh sure, there are tons of excuses *against* Lupin teaching Harry 
Legilimency [grabbing some from Steve]: werewolf, Sirius (care and 
feeding of), Dumbledore picked Snape so Snape's it, busy with other 
Order stuff, is so gosh darn tired all the time.  Actually, these 
are probably the very same excuses that Lupin would throw up to 
explain why he doesn't express any interest in Harry unless Harry is 
right in front of him.  And they're similar to the excuses Lupin 
throws at Tonks.  Very good with the excuses, our Mr. Lupin.

And perhaps the reason Dumbledore chose Snape for the job of 
Legilimency teacher is that Lupin (the man of many excuses) does not 
have Dumbldore's complete trust.

Betsy Hp (who's finding that the more and more she looks at Lupin 
the shakier and shakier his good guy status becomes -- hanging by 
the interviews here, folks. <g>)