prillalar: (moony)
prillalar ([personal profile] prillalar) wrote2003-09-29 08:39 pm
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So, I was sitting on the top floor of the double-decker bus on the way to work and reading Prisoner of Azkaban. I read this paragraph and something jumped out at me:

"It's on his case," she replied, pointing at the luggage rack over the man's head, where there was a small, battered case held together with a large quantity of neatly knotted string. The name Professor R. J. Lupin was stamped across one corner in peeling letters.

Lupin has "Professor" stamped on his luggage in letters that are peeling off. So, these are the possibilities I see:

  • He taught at another school of magic previously

  • He taught at a Muggle school previously

  • The case used to belong to a relative, maybe his father, who had the initials RJ

  • He's really lousy at name-stamping charms

Theories?

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prillalar: (darcy)

[personal profile] prillalar 2003-09-30 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
It's in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, so depending on your definition of 'canon', that may be extra-canonical information.

Oh, cool! As far as I'm concerned, that's canon. Now I just have to *find* my copy...

You know, this book it mentions, "Hairy Snout, Human Heart," was published in 1975. I wonder if Remus is living off very small royalty checks... He could have been 16-17 or so then, and published anonymously with Dumbledore's help...

That's a good thought. Thanks! This will help my Remus-y ponderings immensely.
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