Snape vs. Lupin

[DrMM]

No: HPFGUIDX 4690

<<Is the hostility all on Snape's side?  Or is there some on Lupin's
side as well?  I haven't really seen much in the way from hostility
from Lupin.  Even when confronting Peter in the Shrieking Shack, he
doesn't seem furiously angry the way Sirius does, just grimly
determined.  Does he just hide hostility well?  Does he exorcize it
all once a month during the full month, so he's really
extraordinarily mild-mannered the rest of the month?>>

I've never felt that Lupin had the same antagonism towards Snape that James 
and Sirius did.  I don't think he particularly liked Snape, but nor do I 
think he loathed Snape the way it appears James & Sirius did.  Why?

We all know that Lupin, as a werewolf, ended up hurting emotionally from 
the treatment he received from the world in general.  I think he 
(especially as an adult) realized that Snape had also had been treated 
shabbily by the world.  Thus, although he didn't approve of Snape's 
excessive hatred, he could understand where it came from.  Lupin has 
managed to gain empathy and understanding because of what he experienced 
and that's why he doesn't seem to hate Snape.  I think that's part of the 
reason I'm becoming rather fond of Lupin (although Snape is still my 
favorite character).

Besides, you have to admit Snape had a pretty good reason for hating Sirius 
(even if he *wasn't* in love with Lily).  I'd be pretty angry and resentful 
if someone tried to trick me into nearly getting killed by a werewolf . . .
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