Shack Flints, a drop of SUCCESS (Was: Odd parallels and FEATHERBOAS)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 36752

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Porphyria <porphyria at m...> wrote:

> Marina added:
> 
> > This also fits in with hints given earlier in the book that Snape
is
> > still afraid of Lupin.  Maybe that fear's been eating away at him,
> > and Snape was actually looking for an excuse to face the werewolf
> > and prove to himself that he no longer needs arrogant Quidditch
> > jocks to rescue him in such situations.
> 
> I like this, although I'm not sure where you see hints of Snape
still 
> being afraid of Lupin. 

Mainly in the scene where Snape brings the potion to Lupin's office
while Lupin and Harry are talking.  I don't have my copy of PoA handy,
so I can't cite it exactly, but I thought Snape's behavior in that
scene is rather striking.  He seems very tense; he's described as
"unsmiling and watchful"; he does not produce a single sneer or
sarcastic remark; his eyes dart around the room; and he backs out of
the room, which to me implies that he was unwilling to turn his back
on Lupin.  All of which adds up to make me think that, at the very
least, Lupin makes Snape *really* nervous.

Marina
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