Never again, Lupin..

[carolynwhite2]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> > >who was needless to say quite happy to see Lupin come 
> across as just that little bit slimy -- what have I been telling 
you?
> 
> Monika:
>  Which part was slimy in your opinion? Just curious.
> 
> Pippin:
> The Hitler mustache has already been mentioned. Then there's 
> the line about "She was there for me at a time when no one else 
> was." (not quoting exactly). To me there was something just a 
> little bit oily about  the way that line is delivered, and the line
> itself  twinges with self-pity. 
> 

Carolyn:
I find I cannot resist, Pippin. I came across an old exchange in the 
archives recently (post 28600, see below). Ahem, just wondered on 
your current views about the technique of deduction, given the many 
and wonderous rooms that now comprise the ESE!Lupin theory <veg>??

(Who hastens to add that she has nothing but admiration for the 
edifice, and only wonders whether it was Lupin OR Peter, or only 
Lupin, or Sirius, Lupin AND Peter what did it...).





 
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., dfrankiswork at n... wrote:
> So is canon what is actually stated in the books? Or is it also 
what we deduce from them? 

IMO, the term 'canon' should be reserved for texts of the books 
and interviews with JKR. We rely on the machinery of the 
publishing and journalism industries to authenticate these, 
although there's always a possibility we're being Skeetered. 
However, as to interpretations, no one (not even Steve, bless 
him!) has the authority to determine what is an orthodox 
interpretation and what isn't. So although Steve may hold that 
deductions from canonical information are themselves 
canonical, I respectfully disagree. 

We can't rely on deduction because we can't assume that the 
Potterverse is logically consistent, in fact we know it is not. It is 
"catastrophic": subject to the whims of its creator rather than to 
natural law.

<snip>

Another example might make this clearer:
All werewolves transform when the full moon rises (JKR 
interview)
Remus Lupin did not transform when the full moon rose (PoA)
Therefore Remus Lupin is not a werewolf. ;)


Pippin
"The truth is out there. The lies are all inside your head." --Terry 
Pratchett