[HPforGrownups] Re: Lupin and Tonks - What about the baby?

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 173493

Rahel:

 Well, dear, people are different. Take it from another parent of a
> 1 year old (and of a 3 years old). Under the conditions life
> presented to the Lupins, I would have not hesitated but acted just
> like Tonks did. I would have left my child under the best care I
> know it would get, and went off to protect the loved one who was in
> imminent danger - my husband.

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).

Lynda:

I know many parents who leave infants and toddlers in the care of others to
go to dangerous jobs and situations. Teddy Lupin was left in the care of
his grandmother. He was safe and away from the danger of the
battle at Hogwarts and his parents, after all, had jobs to do!  It was a
better alternative for Tonks (a law enforcement officer) than to be stuck at
home worrying about Lupin et al.  Same with Lupin. That doesn't mean
they were bad parents. Just not homebodies!

Lynda


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