[HPforGrownups] Re: A case against Evil Lupin

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 39945

Sincerest apologies, I don't know the attribution, because I keep
permanently deleting things whenever I get suspicious emails (and there've
been a lot lately). So I can't go back and look. Sorry. One of you was
Pippin...does that help?

> I  wrote:
> > >  who still wants to know why JKR told us there was extra
> > > wolfsbane potion around  if it isn't important.
> >
>
> > I have a history of not finding things that were, indeed,
> previously  mentioned.  When did JKR mention extra wolfsbane
> potion?  What's the deal with that?  I would certainly find that
> interesting myself.<<
>
> "I made an entire cauldronful," Snape continued. "If you need
> more." Ch. 8 PoA.
>
> Which establishes that Snape makes more wolfsbane potion at
> a time than Lupin needs. We  know that it is easy to break into
> Snape's office, and Lupin can also enter through the
> fireplace.So, if Lupin wanted to pretend that he hadn't taken his
> potion when he actually had, it wouldn't seem to be too difficult.

I always sort of had the idea that Snape was continuing to speak when not
necessary--it is sort of awkward, isn't it? I thought he was trying to do a
foot-stomper for Harry ("Hell-LO! Are you listening? This guy, he has to
take a *potion,* he gets sick every *month,* clue IN"), by calling attention
to the potion indirectly. Snape does act to protect Harry; he can't be happy
to find Harry there in the office of a werewolf. I sort of saw this as being
reluctant to leave, making forced conversation in an attempt to keep an eye
on things. This was also my take on his backing out.

Thoughts?

--Amandageist