[HPforGrownups] A thought about Lupin

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 171501

Dondee:

There has been speculation in past threads about what Lupin is up to 
*off page*. We know, for the most part, where he was at and what he 
was doing in PoA and most of OotP and HBP but the rest of the time his 
movements are a big blank. We know from canon that he has trouble 
finding work in the WW because of his lycanthropy. JKR has stated that 
Lupin has a muggle parent.


Magpie:
Actually, I don't believe she did say that. She said he was a Half-blood,
which means he could have a Muggle-born parent or a Muggle parent. I think
people tend to do the same thing with Tonks, assume that Ted was a Muggle,
but I've always thought he was Muggle-born. Harry, too, is a Half-blood,
because his mother was Muggle-born and father was a Wizard, and Tom thought
that made him his "equal" even though Tom's father was a regular Muggle.

That said, I wouldn't put it past Lupin to be able to blend in with Muggles
whatever his background. I suppose it might still explain his poverty,
since his monthly absences might make it hard to find work. Still, I think
it's more consistent if we assume that the reason he always looks like his
life is a struggle is connected to werewolf prejudice, which doesn't really
exist in the Muggle world. If he could really get a Muggle job, he might
have had it much better. He could have gotten a computer job and worked at
home or something freelance.

-m