Lupin's behavior (Was: CHAPDISC: DH11, The Bribe)

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 180618


a_svirn:
> At least, Lupin  *tried* to do 
> something. If it wasn't for his fractured relationship with Tonks his 
> offer would have been perfectly reasonable. They could use help, and 
> he was an asset in the Defence from the Dark Arts. Even his rather 
> low self-esteem was an asset in this case, since he wouldn't mind 
> taking orders from a teen-ager. Add to that that he really couldn't 
> do anything to help his own family under the circumstances, and he 
> was really an ideal choice. I am sure even Tonks herself would have 
> agreed to that – being an Auror and all. The only problem was that 
> his decision was quite obviously one-sided, he didn't consult Tonks 
> or asked her opinion. He couldn't face the consequences of his 
> marriage – which is of course, bad form. Still I'd say Harry had no 
> business to insult him. Except, that it seemed to have worked for 
> Lupin, so maybe he needed it. 
> 
> a_svirn

I have to say that I read that passage exactly as you did.  Even 
without taking the view that Lupin was unhappy with Tonks, I 
was hoping that Harry would take him up on the offer.

After all, Harry was completely clueless on his Horcrux hunt
with Dumbledore in the cave.  They *needed* someone with
Lupin's skills.  Snape might have been even better, but he 
was busy.

While I'm sure that Tonks was happy to have the emotional
support during her pregnancy, she might have been 
willing to give that up in order to hasten the end of 
Voldemort.  Who, after all, was not only egging her aunt on
to kill her, but whose puppet ministry was targeting 
her father as well.

Not to go too off-topic, but there were a few moments
in the series when I read Harry's reaction to something 
and just went, "Huh?"

This scene with Lupin was one of them.  The other one
that sticks out in my mind is the Stan Shunpike stuff 
with Scrimgeour.  It wasn't even that Harry's reactions 
here were over-the-top.  They seemed just plain nutty.

Montavilla47