Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. More specifically, we’re going to be addressing why it is that Remus Lupin never even seemed to bat an eyelid at Sirius’s conviction. 

Yes, he was upset about everything that happened, but as far as Sirius’s innocence is concerned, you would have thought that Remus- one of his best friends, would have tried harder to uncover the truth.

Remus Lupin and Sirius Black met at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1970s- 1971 to be exact, and it was here that they also formed friendships with James Potter and Peter Pettigrew.  Before the sorting ceremony even happened, the 4 boys hit it off, and when they were eventually sorted in to the same house, Gryffindor, they knew that they were destined to be friends. Though the boys got on with many of their other classmates, this particular group of 4 boys had a truly special bond, and they eventually came up with a name for their group - they were ‘The Marauders’. They were all huge troublemakers- hellbent on breaking rules and causing mischief, and it was their common interests that helped to foster the deep friendships that these 4 boys would form. 

Their group existed for the duration of the time that they spent at Hogwarts, and after graduating they even all went on to join The Order of the Phoenix - a secret society founded by Dumbledore that opposed Lord Voldemort. 

The friendship that the 4 boys shared ran deep, really deep, so who would have thought that it would all fall to pieces 3 years after their graduation.

In 1981 Peter Pettigrew defected from the Order of the Phoenix and joined the Death Eaters. Shortly thereafter, he revealed the location of the Potter Cottage to Voldemort- effectively signing the Potter family’s death warrants.

Sirius Black, after discovering what Peter had done, went out to find Pettigrew and seek justice- but it was here that Sirius would condemn himself to Azkaban. Knowing that Sirius might come for him, Peter was able to effectively frame Sirius for the murder of 12 muggles, as well as himself. 

From this day onward, Sirius’s name and reputation was tarnished. Not only did people think he was a crazed wizard who had murdered 12 muggles, but they also thought he exposed the Potter’s.

And that should be expected, because most of these people didn’t know Sirius personally. But in a world where everyone is against you, you should always be able to turn to your lifelong friends for support.

But for Sirius, the only remaining Marauder kicking around, Remus Lupin, wanted nothing to do with him.

Why?

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