Remus, Severus, mind-games? (Was: Snape: The fact that he exists)

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No: HPFGUIDX 71485

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Irene Mikhlin 
<irene_mikhlin at b...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Kirstini wrote:
> 
> > And me:
> > The Remus we know of PoA 
> > regards his teenage years with something akin to horror - the 
fact 
> > that he could have eaten someone "still haunts" him. Snape's 
little 
> > excursion down to the Shrieking Shack as a teenager put him in 
more 
> > danger from the werewolf than any other student that we know 
about - 
> > he glimpsed Lupin, remember? Why on earth would Lupin be 
> > playing "mind games" with this continual reminder of his latent 
> > nature? Instead, he speaks courteously, pleasantly and maturely, 
and 
> > neutralises any threat posed by Snape, and any residual guilt of 
his 
> > own - not being the sort of man to carry a grudge cross-
> > generationally! 
> 
> Except in the Map scene, when he courteously, pleasantly and oh-
ever-so
> maturely helps Harry to make a fool of Snape.
> Also I don't consider an uninvited usage of someone's first name as
> a  polite thing to do.
> 
> Irene

I'm glad someone brought up the map scene. I was just rereading it, 
in the light of what we know of Snape's Worst Memory. Doesn't anyone 
recognise the insults Snape receives from the artefact? Why, Mr 
Mooney tells him to keep his abnormally large nose out of his 
business. Carrying Remus' ever so pleasant personality, doesn't it? 
Anyone want to insist Remus didn't call Snape Snivellus? And why 
should we rejoice over the fact that Lupin uses Severus over 
Snivellus, anyway? Suddenly not calling someone by their hated 
childhood nickname is something you should be complimented on?

And then Remus lies through his teeth to Snape who is on to him and 
who, let's not forget, is obviously acting in Harry's best interest 
in that scene. Remus undermines Snape's authority, not to mention 
passes by an oportunity to start making some sort of amends with 
Snape.

Courteous, pleasant and mature, of course. Maturely forgets his 
potion, pleasantly greets Pettigrew as he is about to kill him and 
very courteously puts Harry's life in danger first by not revealing 
that Sirius is an animagus and by giving Harry the Marauder's map 
again at the end of PoA.

 I'd take Sirius over Remus, any day. At least with Sirius you knew 
where you stood.

Mim