Harry Potter 5 Ways Remus Was A Good Friend To Harry (& 5 He Wasnt)

Harry Potter: 5 Ways Remus Was A Good Friend To Harry (& 5 He Wasn’t)

Remus Lupin is the first adult mentor to truly connect with Harry Potter. He was a great friend at times but in other cases, he was surprisingly bad.

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In the Harry Potter series, Remus Lupin loved his three friends wholeheartedly and felt similarly for James’ son Harry. However, that doesn’t mean he was the best of mentors to him, either. He felt that because of his condition, he was blessed to have any sort of friends at all, and did nothing against them. However, he doesn’t stay in touch with Harry very often, either, which is possibly because of his guilt over James’ death.

Though Sirius ends up filling in as Harry’s godfather, Remus provides a steadying hand in Prisoner of Azkaban and could have continued that role in the rest of the series. Sadly, his contributions diminish as the series continues.

10 Good: Best DADA Professor

Harry and other students all acknowledge that Lupin was the best Defense Against the Dark Arts professor they had in all their years at school. He both taught the material and made it seem interesting. In his first lesson with Harry and his classmates, he helped them get over their fears, including Neville, remarkably.

His obstacle course as a final exam was both entertaining and helpful. Arguably, Lupin’s great lessons in his third year convinced Harry that he can be a good teacher for Dumbledore’s Army in his fifth year.

9 Wasn’t: Didn’t Check Up

Remus didn’t check up on Harry between the Halloween of his parents being killed and his third year at school when Remus became a teacher at Hogwarts. No real reason is given for this in canon, and it’s a curious lapse. Sirius at least has the excuse of being in prison.

It’s possible Remus wasn’t sure what to tell Harry or wasn’t sure where he was. It’s also certainly possible that he was in a depression about the deaths of two of his good friends, and wasn’t sure how to comfort their son as well.

8 Good: Helpful Gifts

During Harry’s fifth year, Remus and Sirius give him a set of defensive spell textbooks, which Harry notes will be good for teaching Dumbledore’s Army. Remus also teaches Harry the Patronus charm in his third year, an offer that isn’t extended to anyone else, so the offer of lessons could be considered a gift.

He’s a good teacher in these lessons, and the one-on-one interaction gives Harry the first true mentor he has as a teenager.

7 Wasn’t: No Letters

Even after Harry’s third year, the two do not write letters to each other. Harry writes often to Sirius as his godfather, but never to Remus.

Remus, as the adult in the friendship, also never reaches out. As the war ramps up, it’s plausible Albus Dumbledore asked him not to contact Harry. It’s also extremely likely that Remus felt he couldn’t teach Harry anything useful or new.

6 Good: Godfather Status

Remus does name Harry godfather to his infant son Teddy in Deathly Hallows, which feels like a circular ending to the series, considering Sirius’ role as godfather to Harry.

Ultimately, Teddy has people in his life who love him and are able to raise him and look out for him even if he doesn’t have his parents, which Harry didn’t have growing up. It’s a nice parallel that shows how the world has changed for the better.

5 Wasn’t: Tries to Join Expedition in Wrong Way

Towards the beginning of Deathly Hallows, Remus attempts to join Harry’s expedition to find the Horcruxes. However, since he is also leaving behind a pregnant wife, Tonks, Harry refuses his entry.

Harry knows that his father, James, wouldn’t have wanted one of his best friends to do this to his family, so he tells him to stop running away and go home. After some convincing, Remus listens to him.

4 Good: Shares Memories of Parents

Throughout both Harry’s third year and fifth year, Remus shares memories of James and Lily, both Gryffindors like Harry. For Harry, who knows so little of either of his parents, this is wonderful.

Sirius also joins in on sharing his thoughts, but his view takes a more fun approach, where he begins to conflate Harry with James. Remus simply shares his stories without judgment.

3 Wasn’t: Forgets Wolfsbane

Arguably, Remus’ major mistake in the climax of the third novel is forgetting to take his Wolfsbane potion on the night of the full moon. This sets off his transformation, which ultimately is the reason Pettigrew gets away, and Sirius is captured.

After Harry and Hermione travel back through time, they are able to save both Sirius and Buckbeak, but Remus’ transformation still gets in the way.

2 Good: Tries to Help Capture Pettigrew

In the third novel, Remus tries to capture Peter Pettigrew, who truly betrayed Harry’s parents to Voldemort. However, he also explains what exactly he’s doing so that Harry, Hermione, and Ron aren’t confused over the switch.

He reaffirms his friendship with Sirius Black and tries to protect the children from Pettigrew. At first, they are successful, but the full moon trips their plan up.

1 Wasn’t: Didn’t Step Up for Sirius

Throughout book five especially, Sirius is not shown to be the best godfather. He’s trapped in his house, which he hates, and he can’t be helpful in the war other than providing a base for the Order. Possibly as a way to live vicariously through Harry, Sirius encourages his godson to take dangerous risks, citing that his father, James, would have appreciated it because the risk would have made it fun.

Hermione is the one who has to make it clear to Harry that Sirius isn’t in the best frame of mind. Remus, as the other sane man of James’ circle of friends, should have been the obvious person to catch this and take Harry aside to discuss it. Sadly, that never happens, and it falls to Hermione and Mrs. Weasley to step in.

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