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

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No: HPFGUIDX 71487

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "frumenta" <p_yanna at h...> 
wrote:
> 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? 

I don't have a copy of PoA on hand, and I don't remember well enough 
to comment on 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?

I don't think any of us are saying he should be complimented for not 
using Snivilus. (At least, I'm not)  

I'm just saying that I don't think he's being intentionally cruel.

>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 don't think anyone is excusing that.  I'm certainly not.  But I 
consider it a seperate issue from his use of Lupin's first name.

 
>  I'd take Sirius over Remus, any day. At least with Sirius you 
knew 
> where you stood.
> 
I'll take Remus any day.  Can't stand Sirius.  Don't like him or 
respect him.  Like Remus, just don't respect him.

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