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

[tigerpatronus]

No: HPFGUIDX 71613


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "frumenta" <p_yanna at h...> 
wrote:
> In that particular scene Snape knows that Lupin is one of the 
> manufacturers of the Marauder's Map. Remus lies about it, 
> shamelessly and covers for Harry. It is good that he tries to get 
> through to the boy what Snape himself was unsuccessfully trying to 
> tell him. The fact remains that Remus lied to Snape in that scene 
> and sided with a student.
> 

TK: 
I thought that Snape asked Lupin if Harry got the map *directly from 
the manufacturers* and in this Lupin was right to deny it. Harry got 
it from F&G, of course. Lupin did lie about knowing what it was, and 
I think Lupin also sees a little too much James in Harry, like Sirius 
did, and he reacted to Harry like he would have to James, as a 
follower, as a friend, and an enabler. 

I see Lupin as one of the characters who is indeed the greyest, right 
in the middle between Black (no pun intended, but struggles against 
his inborn evil nature, trying to be on the side of the angels) and 
White (Albus, who loves Harry too much and does evil by not doing the 
harder, right thing, a sin of omission.) I love that there's so much 
complexity and ambiguity in the characters. After all, the world is 
not divided into good people and Death Eaters. 


> The fact that Sev got Remus fired didn't make me feel that much 
> better, it certainly wasn't one of his shiniest moments. However, 
> there are many factors to consider, one of them no doubt the fact 
> that Remus, whatever the circumstances, forgot his Potion.
> 
> Imagine a schizophrenic, lovely guy most of the time, forgetting 
his > pills that one time. Isn't one time enough?
> > 
I almost liken this to a person with AIDS, forgetting a condom just 
once. It puts the life of the other person in jeapordy, and 
schizophrenia isn't transmissible. 

I do see him as a beta-werewolf, a follower. 

TK -- TigerPatronus