Harry Potter: Why Harry Chose Sirius Over Lupin

Super Carlin Brothers

J and Ben Carlin

Tv & Film, Entertainment News, News

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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This show is sponsored by Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/super Harry Potter had TWO surviving connections to his parents after Prisoner of Azkaban: Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. So why does Harry almost immediately turn to Sirius for help… while Lupin fades into the background? Today we explore one of the saddest relationship dynamics in the entire Harry Potter series — and why Lupin may have unintentionally taught Harry not to rely on him. From Goblet of Fire to Order of the Phoenix, the difference between Sirius and Lupin comes down to one thing: Availability vs vulnerability. #HarryPotter #SuperCarlinBrothers #RemusLupin #SiriusBlack 🎟️ Through the Griffin Door LIVE Tour https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ 🦆☕ Ducks go in cups. Submit your own duck-in-a-cup video right here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IWgf1dl2EkFnkg9K130FbZ-205Bl38Li?usp=drive_link (Please read the rules first) Written by: J & Ben Carlin Edited by: Ethan Edghill

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0:00.0	Y'all tour season is back. We are headed to the Northeast once again with our podcast through the Gryffindorf.
0:05.0	If you'd like to come out and see us in person, links in the description down below.
0:08.0	Hey, brother!
0:10.0	Why does Lupin totally abandon Harry and Goblet of Fire? Or is it Harry who forgets about him?
0:16.0	Because despite Lupin getting to know Harry for an entire year, teaching him his most signature spell, being the best teacher Harry's had in his best subject, and going on long walks for long talks in the woods, on bridges and classrooms, and on trains? It's all right, it's chocolate. Lupin almost immediately gets overshadowed by Sirius' role as Harry's godfather, and Lupin fades into the motley crew of support staff with an occasional nugget of sage wisdom
0:38.3	And it happens immediately right at the start of book four Harry awakens from the dream featuring Voldemort Wormtale and the death of Frank Price in the middle of the night
0:45.3	It's the first time that Harry's had the forged connection between Voldemort and himself and Harry's understandably in a state
0:52.3	Hermione bad dream and then the book can you just one of those horrendous Harry gut punch moments.
0:59.0	Harry needed his forehead with his knuckles. What he really wanted, and it felt almost shameful to admit it to himself, was someone,
1:05.0	someone like a parent, an adult wizard whose advice he could ask without feeling stupid, someone who cared about him,
1:11.3	who had experience with dark magic.
1:13.3	Shameful to admit to yourself, you were 14, my guy!
1:17.6	You're more than welcome to ask an adult for help.
1:20.8	But I am the chosen one.
1:22.0	Yeah, but you don't know that yet.
1:23.7	Okay, sorry.
1:25.3	The irony we've always gotten stuck on is that Harry ultimately realized he does have someone
1:30.4	he can ask, and he couldn't believe it had taken him so long to realize.
1:35.0	Serious Black!
1:36.5	Harry, my boy, the person that you have just described based on your own experiences
1:42.2	is not your on the run for falsely accused murder godfather,
1:45.0	but your dad's other best friend who you actually got to know and asked advice about dark creatures from?
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