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

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No: HPFGUIDX 71524

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Erin Hamilton 
<music4masses at e...> wrote:
> Me:
> Remus Lupin is one of the few characters in the series that cops 
to his 
> mistakes and learns from them. 

He admits his mistakes (which is why I don't loathe him like I do 
Sirius) but I don't think he really learns from them.  As a boy, he 
didn't stand up to James and Sirius because he was afraid they 
wouldn't like him.  As an adult, he didn't tell Dumbledore about the 
tunnels or Sirius being an animagus because he didn't want 
Dumbledore to be disappointed in him.  He didn't want Dumbledore to 
not like him.  It's been 20 years and he's basically making the same 
mistake.  Worse, he did this believing that Sirius was a murderer 
and a dnger to Harry.

The fact that he admits him mistakes and seems to be a very nice guy 
is enough to make me like him.  The fact that he doesn't learn from 
his mistakes and makes such a selfish (and reckless) choice is 
enough to keep me from respecting him.

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