Lupin and Tonks - What about the baby?

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 173306

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Maeg <chaomath at ...> wrote:

Thanks for the different point of view. I never would have believed a 
parent would do this (and I'm not saying this to denigrate your  
> parenting skills, I really do mean that it never would have 
occurred to me that parents would trust the saftey of their infant to 
another under these circumstances).
> 
I suppose for me it comes down to the fact that by choosing to have a 
child, the duty to protect him/her that rises above everything else.  
> Love has something to do with it, but there is something 
inalienable about the need to protect those who cannot protect 
themselves. Biologic imperative, and all that.

va32h here:

Oh I wholeheartedly agree. I find Tonks' behavior both disgusting and 
deplorable. I am a mother, and no I would never choose my husband 
over my children, would not risk leaving them parentless to go in 
search of him. And moreover - my husband would never expect me to do 
so, and would be horrified and furious if I did such a thing (and 
vice versa).

Tonks did NOT come to Hogwarts to fight for the cause, she came 
looking for Lupin. She asked only after Lupin's safety, and she 
completely abandoned 16 year old Ginny in mid-fight, to go scurrying 
off after Lupin. Just as in HBP, she left her post guarding Hogwarts 
to go find Dumbledore and ask about Lupin. 

Tonks' loyalty is to Lupin first and Lupin only - quite honestly, her 
son is better off without her, as I doubt Tonks would ever love him 
as much as she loved her dead husband's memory. 

va32h