Marauder's Map; Snape vs. Lupin

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 4734

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Susan McGee" <Schlobin at a...> wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, it's PERSONAL.  Not just a generic bit of magic parchment 
from 
> a joke
> > shop; it's personally tailored to Snape.
> > 
> > You know, when Lupin reads the parchment, Harry notices that he 
> seems to be
> > doing some fast thinking.  I'll bet that in some small corner of 
> his mind,
> > Lupin was also struggling to keep from breaking out into wild 
> guffaws of
> > laughter.
> 
> I would agree.
> 
> > 
> > There are several references in the text to the fact that Snape 
> didn't get
> > along with James when they were all in school together.  How did 
he 
> get along
> > with Lupin himself when they were young?  I strongly suspect the 
> answer is "not
> > well."  Besides the fact that Snape hated James and perhaps 
Sirius, 
> Lupin's
> > best friends, there was all the fallout from James' prank.  I 
> suspect Snape and
> > Lupin never exactly had close confidential chats between classes.
> > 
> Of course, Snape hated all the Marauders...he wanted to be one of 
> them, or sleep with them or something...
> 
> 
> > You know, I think I would like to be a fly on the wall in the 
> teacher's lounge
> > during the year Lupin is teaching at Hogwarts--I will bet that the 
> interaction
> > between Lupin and Snape has been fraught all year, particularly on 
> Snape's part
> > (well, practically everything is fraught on Snape's part).  There 
> was the
> > business about Snape assigning the werewolf essay to Lupin's 
class, 
> too.
> 
> Absolutely! Snape was agitating with Professor Dumbledore throughout 
> the year that Lupin was not to be trusted, was in league with Black, 
> etc. etc. 
> 
> > 
> > Yep, I bet they STILL don't have close, confidential chats after 
> class.
> > 
> > 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?
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> > 
> > Peg
> 
> I just think Lupin is a basically good guy. He's experienced a lot
> of hardship...ostracism, unable to get a good job, poverty...and
> he's one of those people who has come from hardship being well 
> integrated.....
> 
> Susan

I think Snape as a student has a similar personality to Draco Malfoy. 
 Which also explains to me why Draco is Snape's favorite student.  
Perhaps Snape and the Marauders antagonized each other as students? 
Perhaps Snape suspected Lupin was a werewolf based on his 
absenses/illnesses and the lunar calendar. It would have been the best 
weapon against the Marauders to reveal to the whole school that Lupin 
was a werewolf. 
I'm not justifying Sirius' joke because it was reckless. But Snape 
finally gets his trump card and Dumbledore makes him promise not to 
use it. In a way, Snape is forced to into a conspiracy of silence to 
protect his enemies. 

That experience probably embittered Snape more against the Marauders. 
It wouldn't surprise me if Snape joined the Dark Side as a way to "get 
even" with the Marauders. Nor would it be surprising if Snape blames 
the Marauders for his decision to join with Voldemort: that their 
behavior drove him to the Dark Side. His anger and hostility in PoA 
only revealed the depths of his bitterness and hate (not to mention 
his hatred toward Harry for being James Potter's son). In other words, 
Snape is one angry man who would probably benefit from psychological 
counselling.

It would be interesting to see what exactly drove Snape back to Our 
Side.  
:-) Milz