Lupin's sense of humor (was:Re: TBAY: Evil! McGonagall Revisited )

[pippin_999]

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Laura:
> > > I thought the Snape-boggart that Remus helped Neville 
create was  classic, myself.  Maybe not a funny line as such, but 
definitely showing a sly sense of humor.
> 
> > > "K":
> > Seems like a case for Evil-Lupin <g>. You know, the Lupin 
who  stood by while Snape was being bullied by James and 
Sirius. The same Lupin  who as a teacher at Hogwarts puts a 
Snape-boggart in a dress. Not  very classy. Especially coming 
from a man who knew what Snape had  to  endure at Hogwarts. 
It's funny to the kids but not funny to Snape  and Lupin surely 
knew that.
> 
> Laura:
> 
> But if Snape really was Neville's worst fear, and if Neville had to 
> make that fear laughable to make the boggart go away, what 
else was  Remus supposed to do? <<

The same thing he did with Harry and Hermione, whom he 
thought might have boggarts  not suitable for a classroom 
demonstration. Hermione's come face to face with a basilisk, 
after all.

I guess I have to modify my theory, and say that no wicked 
Potterverse character ever gets off a harmless good line.  Draco 
has a cruel sense of humor too.

Pippin