What and how did Lupin know? (Was: Hermione's boggart , etc.)

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Or, what could/should Lupin have done with Neville's boggart?

Pippin wrote (some posts ago)
The argument that once Neville had named Snape as his worst fear 
Lupin was obliged to use Snape for  the demonstration is weaker now 
that we've seen Molly's boggart take several terrifying forms in 
succession. 

And Beth:
Maybe it was just easier to use the fear he first named so Neville 
would have a clear picture and the boggart wouldn't be shifting and 
therefore harder to fight? 

Now me (Lisa):
Or maybe Molly's worst fear was the death of *a* family member, not 
necessarily any specific family member.  Given this possibility I 
don't think her situation necessarily speaks to the 
Neville/Remus/Snape issue at all.  If Molly has a general fear of 
losing a child (or husband, I can't recall off the top of my head if 
there was a DeadArthur!Boggart as well), perhaps the boggart plays 
on that, and cycles through the various possibilities.  Thus, it 
wouldn't be taking several forms because it's showing multiple 
*different* 'worst fears,' but rather because it's elaborating on a 
single, somewhat ill-defined fear.  If so, we're right back to Snape 
being Neville's worst fear and the idea that once this is revealed, 
Lupin is pretty much obliged to help Neville deal with Boggart!
Snape.  I'm not suggesting, btw, that Lupin wouldn't have *enjoyed* 
seeing Snape made funny, but that doesn't mean that he set out to 
mock Snape in the first place.

Lisa