Snape & Lupin Loose Cannons?

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 33365

"cindysphynx" wrote:
> As for the Cross-Dressing Snape incident, I don't see that as 
> unprofessional on Lupin's part.  He didn't suggest that Neville 
> envision Snape; Neville did.  Snape, of course, helped Neville make 
> that association by belittling Neville in the staff room.  Lupin 
> gave Neville ideas on how to make Snape look ridiculous.  There are 
> far more humiliating ways to make Snape look ridiculous than the one 
> Lupin suggested, and we have no way of knowing that Snape ever even 
> learned about Neville's boggart battle....  

Well, huge Snapefan that I am, I have to say this incident was Snape's 
fault.  He basically put Lupin in a position where either Neville or 
Snape would have to be humilliated: The only way for Neville to battle 
the boggart was to make Snape look ridiculous (or rather, 
"ridikkulus") since Neville couldn't control what the boggart turned 
into, and if Lupin *didn't* have Neville battle the boggart, it would 
look like he believed Snape's claim that Neville couldn't do anything 
right.  Given this choice, it makes sense that Lupin humiliates Snape 
-- Neville is right there and Snape isn't; Neville is Lupin's student 
and Lupin has responsibilities to him; and Snape created the whole 
dilemma by insulting Neville. 

Snape *did* find out about this incident -- it says the story "spread 
like wildfire", and there are several mentions of Snape being angry 
about it. 

Someone else (not Cindy) asked whether we know that Lupin really 
assigned a vampire essay.  Yes, we do -- he told Harry and Ron, in 
Snape's presence, "I want a word about my vampire essay."  We don't 
know for sure whether the essay was intended as retaliation for 
Snape's werewolf essay, but it certainly looks that way.  The timing 
is right, and Lupin made sure Snape knew about the essay.  Of course, 
this wouldn't necessarily mean Snape *is* a vampire -- only that Lupin 
*suspects* Snape is a vampire.