Who's Afraid Of The Big, Bad Wolf? (WAS Odd parallels and FEATHERBOAS)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 36780

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at c...> wrote:
> So, everyone, when one is analyzing whether an author has 
established 
> a proper motivation for a character's actions, what are we 
supposed 
> to consider?  

I don't think there's any "supposed" about it.  We consider whatever 
makes sense to us, and whatever we think works for the individual 
character.  Real people aren't motivated solely by objective facts, 
so realistic fictional characters shouldn't be either.  And Snape, 
for all his intellect, is full of irrational, emotion-driven 
convictions.

> There is a canon clue, after all, that Snape does not fear Lupin:  
> 
> "Lupin!"  Snape called into the fire.  "I want a word!"
> 
> Yup, Snape doesn't hesitate for one minute about summoning Lupin 
to 
> his office.  

Well, Snape is *extremely* pissed off at the time, and I suspect 
anger trumped fear for him in this instance.  As for the other 
examples you cite, they all take place in public with lots of other 
people around, or when Lupin is not present, and none of them take 
place at a time when Lupin is close to transforming.

I agree with you, though, that Snape is afraid of Moody -- much more 
than he's afraid of Lupin, in fact.  

> Sirius isn't intimidated by Lupin, either.  Sirius is lunging at 
> Peter and heckling Lupin during Lupin's werewolf adventures 
speech, 
> so he isn't at all afraid of Lupin.  

Well, of course Sirius isn't afraid of Lupin!  Why would Sirius be 
afraid of his good buddy Moony?  
> 
> The only person who seems to be terrified of Lupin is, uh, 
Scabbers.  
> And maybe Crookshanks.  :-)

And Ron, at least briefly.  Remember "Get away from me, werewolf"?

Marina
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