Re: And in The EndGoF

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 168608

Pippin:

> Lupin's home is probably among the werewolves.

bboyminn:

> I've always suspected that "Lupin's House" was Remus's 
> mother's (and/or father's) house.

houyhnhnm:

The details of werewolf life are a little sketchy.  Some 
of them live in the Forbidden Forest.  Lupin told Harry 
that he had been underground *almost* literally, which 
causes me to picture some kind of hollowed out den in the 
forest.  He also spoke of werewolves living on the margins 
of society, so perhaps they squat.  It is a good point 
that, just as no one wants to hire Lupin because of his 
affliction, it is unlikely that anyone would want to 
rent to him either.

Still, the fact that Dumbledore refer's simply to 
"Lupin's", as if Sirius would know where that is without 
giving any directions, makes it sound like a permanent 
residence of some substance.  And if so, where is it?  
Why don't we hear anything more about it? Just one more 
mystery about Remus Lupin, I guess.  What happened to 
his parents?  Were both of them magical?  One of them 
must have been Muggle-born, at least, if Lupin is a half blood.

bboyminn:

> I'd like Harry to hire Remus as a consultant to teach 
> Harry the spells it seems like he would need to know. 
> Then at least Lupin would have a place to live and a 
> little cash. Later, I'd like to see Fred and George hire him.

houyhnhnm:

I would like to see Lupin grow a spine or else be revealed 
as ESE. I am very uncomfortable with the idea of his 
profound character deficiencies being excused away 
because he is a poor thing.  If Lupin is a stand-in 
for people with disabilities, that would actually 
teach a bad lesson, IMO.  It would be very *dis*empowering.