Dragons, Produced and Tickled, and Other Pleasantries

[Barry Arrowsmith]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
>
> Canon? The tunnel is built out to the willow, Madame Pomfrey is
> tasked with taking the boy back and forth, the teachers must be told
> not to question his periodic absences, and all this happens 
> without the governors knowledge? I don't think so. They'll
> rubber stamp Dumbledore's decisions as  long as *they* don't
> have to take public responsibility if it turns out dry...much like Fudge.
>

The canon can be found in the same place as the proof that they
did know about Lupin - or did you think I hadn't noticed that you
provided no canon either? Tut.

I can't imagine an interferring bunch like the Govenors
a) being in unanimous agreement
b) that one of them wouldn't 'leak', especially if he/she disapproved
c) that they'd never send anyone round to check up. 

> We don't know at what age a werewolf is required to register, or
> how easy it is to avoid registering, or how difficult it is to consult
> the registry. Anyway, nobody, including Dumbledore, knew about
> the unregistered animagi sneaking about the countryside. The
> protection of that secret, in my scenario, is in fact Lupin's motive
> for murder. But Dumbledore doesn't know Lupin is involved.
>

He must be known as a werewolf - "...my parents tried everything, but
in those days there was no cure..." implies seeking help and advice
from any quarter, including St Mungo's. Lupin would be *known*. 
The WW is a hotbed of gossip, innuendo and rumour, yet no tales
followed Lupin to Hogwarts. I find this incredible - except that it
adds oomph to my old idea that Remus Lupin is a nom de chien,
and that he started off as somebody else. Who that might be could 
be worth knowing.

> *I* think Snape was coerced, and it was indeed attempted murder.

That we agree on.

> But Dumbledore is not to know that. Snape had a known habit of
> following the Marauders around. Who, even Dumbledore, would look
> deeper, especially if the shock of seeing  the monster wiped most of the
> evidence away?
> 

Because DD is a Legilimans. (He didn't teach Harry himself because he 
he thought it better to distance himself from Harry, not because he couldn't.
Occlumency and Legilimancy are two sides of the same coin, it's not possible
to teach how to guard the mind properly unless you can also intrude to see 
if attacks are blocked.)
So even if he didn't know the situation before the event, he'd certainly 
ferret it out in the questioning afterwards.

Kneasy