Lupin's Mistake
cindysphynx
cindysphynx at home.com
Mon Dec 17 00:10:59 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 31706
Hollydaze wrote:
> It is actually something else that bugs me, how could Lupin have
>had the potion with him in the first place (as pointed out by you)
>to have forgotten to take it? And how can Snape have known that he
>forgot?
If I understand your question correctly, you're wondering how Snape
knew Lupin forgot his potion and whether all of the events
surrounding this make sense.
I think that they probably do make sense. JKR establishes that when
it is potion time, Snape brings the steaming goblet, and Lupin drinks
it promptly. So that night, Lupin is just sitting at his desk
watching the map, waiting for Snape. He sees Sirius on the map and
takes off. Then, Snape shows up with the goblet, just like before.
He goes to set the goblet down on Lupin's desk, figuring Lupin will
return momentarily, and sees the map and Lupin running away.
Maybe the issue is how Snape knows Lupin "forgot" to take his
potion. An answer could be that the normal procedure is for Lupin to
contact Snape and let him know he is ready for his potion. Snape,
hearing no communication from Lupin, figures that Lupin forgot that
the full moon was that night. So Snape, in a rare and
uncharacteristic moment of professional courtesy and compassion,
brings the potion to Lupin.
One thing about the whole potion brewing issue is intriguing to me,
though. Snape has to brew the potion and then walk it from the
dungeon up to Lupin. It strikes me as odd that Snape would do Lupin
this favor. I would expect Lupin, as the junior faculty member, to
be required to visit the dungeon to retrieve the potion. Maybe Snape
isn't that bad after all?
Nah.
Cindy
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