[HPforGrownups] re: RL-HP breaking up with NT-GW / Draco's Kids / Sirius-Remus/ GG /The Fat Lady

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 178550

> Alla replied in
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/178267>:
>
> << to me the difference is that Lupin and Tonks were already married
> (snip) it is not like Violdemort is hunting LUPIN specifically, no? >>

Catlady:
> But I wanted to spell it out more clearly: Harry split from Ginny to
> prevent LV from finding out that he cared for her on the theory that
> if LV found out that HP was in love with Ginny, LV would kidnap and
> torture her to lure HP into trying to rescue her, but it was too late
> for Remus to conceal that he had a relationship with 'Dora' and anyway
> there's no more reason why LV would want to kidnap and torture Remus's
> girl than any other Phoenix.


Shelley:
I strongly disagree with that last line, because canon contradicts it. 
Reread that first chapter. Lord Voldemort talked about pruning family trees, 
did he not? Thus, he did indeed target Tonks and Lupin specifically, because 
Tonks was related to the Malfoys and to Bellatrix. Tonks says it again in 
that scene where the Death Eaters went after all the fake Harrys- Bellatrix 
went for her specifically to kill her. Harry split with Ginny under the 
general premise that she MIGHT be targeted, but with Lupin and Tonks, we 
know they specifically were targeted. It is reasonable to assume that Snape 
might have spilled to this couple that they were in immediate danger from LV 
to be murdered, but if they didn't know if before Bella went after Tonks, 
certainly they knew it then.