Neville and the Canary Creams

[adatole]

No: HPFGUIDX 36196

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Shannon <srae1971 at i...> wrote:
> I assume you're talking about the boggart incident?
> 
>Lupin probably hadn't thought about
> who would start the lesson until Snape opened his big nasty mouth.  
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Let's take this a step further:

While Lupin does not harber the undying hatred of Snape that his 
friend Black does, there is still no love lost. Agreed?

Now Lupin knows what the lesson is about (ie: Boggarts) and what they 
do (become your worst fear) and how you defeat them (make them look 
rediculous).

Put 2 and 2 and 2 together. He sees how terrified Neville is of 
Snape. He uses basic logic to figure out what the boggart would 
become if presented to Neville at this time. Now maybe Neville is 
normally terrified of snakes, or worms, or hair-lice, or Hermione. 
But *right now* Neville's worst fear just happens to be someone Lupin 
would love to get back at.

So using Neville to start the class is a perfect opportunity to both 
raise up Neville, get back at Snape as a teacher ("You see Severus, 
your assessment of this student was flawed") and get back at Snape in 
a less mature way (the whole school knows how "Snape" was dressed).

While it is using Neville slightly, it is perfect, symettrical, 
poetic justice in my opinion. Good solid comeuppance.

Leon