Character Summary: Remus J. Lupin

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No: HPFGUIDX 11878

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Monika Zaboklicka" 
<monika.zaboklicka at c...> wrote:


> I think it wasn't one of his best ideas. He obviously knows Snape 
well
> enough to realize that Neville will be made *really* sorry for that 
dress
> and hat.

I think he did it *because* he knew Snape so well. It was a challenge
for him to disprove Snape and it also proved his own teaching skills.
>From the psychological POV, it was still the best thing he could do.
I am sure Neville gained some self-regard when he realized that he
was able to cast the spell and make everyone laugh about his Boggart.

> Well, that was full moon that night, Remus was a werewolf, and he 
didn't
> take his Potion. I don't remember whether there were any windows in 
the
> room, but I don't think it mattered much for Snape, anyway.

Hmm, I hadn't thought about this possibility, but I admit that you
have a point here. Snape must have known that Lupin would soon
transform, and of course he didn't want to take that risk. As I said
in my other post, it must have been obvious to him that Sirius wasn't
an immediate threat, but meeting with a werewolf when it is full moon
certainly isn't a very appealing perspective.

Monika H.