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

[snapeschambers]

No: HPFGUIDX 71638

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

<snip>

> However regardless of whether Remus should have lost his job 
Severus way of
> achieving this was unforgivable. He didn't go to Albus and demand 
that Remus
> leave (or at least we have no evidence that he did, he may have I 
suppose);
> he didn't wait for Remus to return and suggest that he was a risk 
to the
> students; he deliberately told the students something which Albus 
was trying
> to keep quiet - bearing in mind the prejudice against werewolves 
in the WW
> this action is unlikely to have just made Remus leave hogwarts but 
since the
> news would be spreading from students to parents it would make it 
probably
> almost impossible for him to find another job. He pretty much did 
his best
> to ruin Remus' life.

This is interesting...I originally thought of Snape's behavior as 
being rather snide and despicable, but without the more long-lasting 
ramifications you suggest. However, as we find out in OotP, the anti-
werewolf laws are passed AFTER Lupin loses his job. Surely there was 
some predjudice before, but apparently the MoM didn't think that was 
enough to prevent Lupin from getting a job. Snape may not have been 
quite so calculatingly brutal as all that (unprofessional, nasty, 
impetuous, yes...but not calculatingly brutal).

The other thing this brings to mind is that a Vampire!Snape wouldn't 
have done this, in fear he might die by his own sword. If the 
theories about the werewolf/vampire essays are correct, then Snape 
should suspect that HG (or someone) might have found him out, IMHO.

--SC