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

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 71601

Irene
 
But has he really moved beyond his childish feud? I keep coming back to 
the map accident, because it shows clearly that when presented with the 
choice - do I side with my fellow teacher who called on my help to crack 
this dangerous magical object OR do I side with James's son who this 
time really does not have any excuse for his rule-breaking -
Remus does not hesitate for a second and switches to his 15-year old self.
Snape did not say "Oh, if this object just insults everyone who touches 
it, why don't you try?". I found it surprising at first, but if Snape 
recognizes some of the nicknames, he does not need any more proof that 
Lupin lies here. Lies while still being pleasant, polite, smiling and 
calling him Severus. So it's not a big surprise that Snape is not too 
impressed with his "peace offering", if it was that.
 
Me -

I don't think he does switch to his 15 year old self. As someone later
pointed out he later lays a guilt trip on Harry about sneaking out and
besides do you really think Harry would have stopped trying to sneak out
just because he had lost the map? Because I don't and he's a darn site safer
with the map than without it. Um or does Lupin actually confiscate it at
this point? I don't remember. I know it's in his possession when they found
Sirius and Peter. Either way while stopping Sev from knowing what the map
does he does make an attempt to stop Harry sneaking out.

And while we know Snape is right and Harry was breaking the rules cracking
the map (which isn't a dangerous magical object, Snape might not know that
but Lupin does) wouldn't have proved the case either way. It would have
helped explain how he could break the rules but it wouldn't prove that he
had so I can't really see how it would have helped Snape's case any. And
Snape doesn't know that Moony is lying because for all he knows it *does*
just insult people.

All of which is beside the point actually. I said he had moved beyond his
childish feud with Snape not he was willing to agree with everything Snape
says. This is evidence of him disagreeing with Snape's actions not feuding
with him. As far as I can remember he remains polite and courteous at all
times (up until the Shack) and not only refrains from being rude (under
provocation) he actually says good things about Snape to Harry.

K