CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 9: Grim Defeat

[nikkalmati]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "willsonteam" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:
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> I was really struck in this read by how close Harry came to mentioning the dog--that he thought might be a grim--to Lupin. And I too wondered how it would have changed things. I think Lupin would have looked grave and Harry would have quickly changed the subject, more convinced than ever that it was a Grim. 
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> Who thinks  Lupin would have kept the information to himself--like he did about the Marauders' Map and who thinks he would have taken some action? Who thinks he might have told DD about the Marauders' Animagus forms?
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Nikkalmati

I believe Lupin would have realized at once that the dog was Sirius and that he was after Harry, but everyone assumes Sirius is after Harry anyway.  Lupin might have warned Harry to stay away from any dogs and to report any sightings.  He would assume that Hogwarts was still safe, not knowing about Crookshanks, so I doubt he would take the extraordinary step of telling all to Dumbledore.  That confession would risk his relationship with DD and possibly his job.  He would have to admit the Mauraders had fooled DD for years.  The fact that Sirius was going about as a dog was important information necessary to protect Harry.  Lupin would not have the courage to come clean IMHO.  He would have convinced himself that it wasn't necessary to tell DD.

Nikkalmati