Shabby!Lupin (Was: sexy Snape?)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 152954

Jeanette wrote:
>   Here might be a place to speculate on something that bothers me a 
> bit.  I find Lupin a very attractive person (besides his little
furry problem), and obviously he is a very competant wizard.  Why are
his clothes always worn or a bit ragged?  Can't he do a repair spell?
> 
>   I know I am making a fuss over nothing; his clothes are worn
because that is part of Rowling's characterization (spelling?) of him,
but still....

Carol responds:
Hi, Jeanette. I've had the same thought. I guess we're supposed to
understand that Lupin has only one set of robes, which become more and
more shabby each time he transforms while wearing them, and no source
of income. Also, of course, the transformations are more violent and
painful without the Polyjuice potion. But surely his friends could
provide him with at least one set of self-mending, self-ironing robes
from Madam Malkin's, which he could use on days when he's not going to
transform and save the ragged ones for once a month? (I personally
think that Sirius Black should have willed Lupin some of his money and
all of his robes, if he had any to spare. Ah, well. Maybe DD will, and
we'll see Lupin in purple robes with silver stars, and purple boots
with silver buckles to match. Erm, maybe not.)

But, yes. Surely Lupin knows some sort of repair spell that will work
on robes (and what's with that battered old trunk?). Or Molly, who's
good at what Tonks calls "householdy spells," could help him? Another
illogical inconsistency that JKR didn't iron out because the plot
requires him to look shabby? Or maybe he's too depressed to care, or
his role as Spy!Lupin requires him to look shabby like the other
werewolves? 

Carol, wondering what will happen to the spare robes and books and
"stores" that Snape left at Hogwarts and wishing that Lupin could
somehow make use of them