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Hermione knows what Lupin's "furry little problem" is, as it will later be referred to, presumably by having applied what she learned while working on Snape's werewolf assignment. We have gathered that she was the only student to write that report, so it is hardly surprising that neither Harry nor Ron understands why Lupin often looks ill. Hermione's estrangement from Harry and Ron is important here, as that prevents her from explaining this to Harry and Ron.
Knowing that Lupin is a werewolf, and seeing the Boggart's effect on Harry, leaves a small contradiction. Clearly the Boggart, in Dementor form, has the same magical effect on Harry that a real Dementor would, leaving Harry despairing and bringing horrible, buried memories to mind. And yet, when the Boggart assumes the silvery orb form, representing Lupin's fear of the full moon, it has no affect on him. One can only surmise that this is similar to a "placebo effect": if you believe something will affect you, it quite often does. To this end, the Boggart-as-Dementor is believable as being something that could be present in the classroom, and it affects Harry, who, being a child, is still unable to handle his emotions well, because he believes that it will affect him. The Boggart-as-full-moon inside a classroom is unbelievable, and therefore it has no effect on Lupin, who, as an adult, better understands what Boggarts actually are, thus allowing him to cope with them differently than Harry can.
Neville is technically blameless for losing the password list—Crookshanks stole it at Sirius Black's request. Black will use it two nights hence to enter Gryffindor tower. That event causes some confusion, however, as Black apparently attacks Ron, rather than Harry, his supposed target; it is actually the departed Scabbers, who regularly slept in Ron's bed, that Black is hunting. It is worth noting, however, that having Neville lose the list is a well-crafted plot device by the author; Neville has always been characterized as having memory problems, particularly with passwords, so his losing the list would perfectly fit his character. However, even though it was stolen rather than lost, making and keeping such a list on his person, with others knowing about it, was a careless
Lupin is apparently torn over Sirius Black's potential fate. Not only do we learn that Lupin attended school with [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/James Potter|Harry's father]], but also with Sirius Black and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Peter Pettigrew|"little Peter Pettigrew"]]. All were close friends with one another, and while it is assumed that Lupin must deeply hate Black for his betrayal, he appears to harbor compassionate feelings for his former friend. We may also recall that [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Severus Snape|Snape]] was in school at the same time — [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] mentioned that James saved Snape's life. While it is yet impossible to recognize James, Sirius, Pettigrew, and Lupin together as a group, we should keep in mind that they knew each other. It is a little curious that Harry is more interested in talking with Lupin about Sirius rather than about his father, but Sirius seems to be a more immediate concern for him.
We see a recurring pattern throughout the story: whenever someone wonders how Hermione can be taking so many classes, there is promptly some interruption that ends further speculation. It is a tribute to the author's skill that these interruptions, rather than being contrived, seem like normal occurrences, or as normal as they can be in the situation. Scabbers' "death" is such an occurrence, interrupting Harry's musing about the topic. While this event is extraordinary, it is not entirely unexpected. Like Ron and, to a lesser extent, Harry, we can see that Crookshanks has been targeting Scabbers ever since his introduction to the story. Thus Scabbers' apparent demise, seemingly at Crookshanks' claws, while somewhat surprising, is still a natural progression, making the interruption seem quite natural.
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