u/Double_Committee6607

I’ve always thought of Lupin as a good character but as a reread the series I couldn’t help but notice bits and pieces here and there that displays his innate selfishness. We see this in the POA when he accepts Sirius as the ”bad guy” despite being friends with him at the time he was accused. And if he indeed thought he was a mass murderer , why didn’t he tell anyone Sirius was an animagus? Additionally, he victimized himself as a werewolf and used this to avoid Harry after Sirius died claiming he was “doing important work for the order” but how difficult is it to send a letter? And a more obvious example in the DH when he is willing to leave his wife and unborn baby to go on an adventure. I think Lupin always had his morals in the right place… if only he hadn’t had the habit of putting himself first to avoid trouble.

I have two arguments. First, time turners. I understand that going back in time has a series of repercussions but for tragic events with the right planning could it not have been prevented? And Voldemort wasn’t exactly ethical. Why couldn't he use it to save the prophecy in OOTP? My second argument is apperating. According to its laws, someone could appear in another persons private home at any point in time. It breaches all the security rules. And if someone wants to vacation across the world all it takes is for them to think the three “D”s?

Harry Potter has it's own way of making us mourn for the death of the characters. And when a character dies and the readers have a chance to grieve them I can understand the depth it adds to the series. But by the Battle of Hogwarts IMO there was too much too fast. Lupin and Tonks should not have died. They were practically the only adults in Harry's life (other than the Weasley parents) remaining and we didn't even have a chance to mourn them. Let me know what you think though.

The beauty of HP books is the unanswered questions and complexity of the characters. IMO, Draco is a pushover. He is too cowardly to turn against his family and their beliefs and therefore goes along with it. He was born and raised with haughtiness that gave him the position of a “bully” but despite his constant tormenting throughout the series I do not believe he is evil. When he was younger, he was just a child who was spoiled by his parents to believe he is genuinely better than the others. As he got older (in the HBP) we see a shift. As soon as he’s faced with the task of killing someone and is dealing with Voldemort himself we see his cowardliness and vulnerability. These leads me to believe that he was never more evil then his snide comments.