It is certainly true he should never have married Tonks, and even more true he should not have impregnated her. But having done so, it is his moral obligation to do everything in his power to be a good husband and loving father. If he can’t be a husband, he still is obligated to be a father. That child never asked to be conceived. A real man stands by his children, even if the marriage to their mother cannot be saved.
Well said. And especially true if Teddy (as Lupin believed he will) did turn out to be a werewolf. If there was a possibility that the kid might be born infected / cursed then his father, who have who lived with the same cures for most of his life (and thus should know what to expect and how to deal with it), should be there to help the child. Not just dump it to his wife and her parents. Taking care of a regular non-werewolf kid is hard for a single parent. I don't even want to imagine how difficult it would be for Tonks if the boy was a werewolf. I doubt she'd have the first clue how to help him.
This is a terrible chapter. When I was reading DH for the first (and last) time I had to stop reading it more then once. Lupin was never among the characters I liked but this was utterly disgusting to read. And silly me, I was expecting that by the end of the book we'll find out he was evil or at least have more characters be disgusted by his behavior. But nope. He gets to be among Harry's sainted dead. :/
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Date: 2013-04-17 12:53 pm (UTC)Well said.
And especially true if Teddy (as Lupin believed he will) did turn out to be a werewolf.
If there was a possibility that the kid might be born infected / cursed then his father, who have who lived with the same cures for most of his life (and thus should know what to expect and how to deal with it), should be there to help the child.
Not just dump it to his wife and her parents.
Taking care of a regular non-werewolf kid is hard for a single parent.
I don't even want to imagine how difficult it would be for Tonks if the boy was a werewolf. I doubt she'd have the first clue how to help him.
This is a terrible chapter.
When I was reading DH for the first (and last) time I had to stop reading it more then once.
Lupin was never among the characters I liked but this was utterly disgusting to read.
And silly me, I was expecting that by the end of the book we'll find out he was evil or at least have more characters be disgusted by his behavior.
But nope. He gets to be among Harry's sainted dead. :/