Lupin and Leadership (was: James, Lupin, and the Head Boy Badge)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85192

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> Pippin wrote:
> <snip> But where, tell me, does Lupin take an interest in making 
> friends with his enemies? <snip> Snape and Pettigrew are Lupin's 
> enemies. I don't see him reaching out to them.
> <snip>
> 
> Laura:
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> Remus seems pretty conciliatory to Snape in both PoA and OoP.  As 
> for Wormtail, he's *everyone's* enemy.  He's long past the point 
> where a heart-to-heart would make a difference.


Carol:
I agree with Laura. If Lupin still dislikes Snape, he generally keeps
it to himself. He certainly doesn't reciprocate Snape's intense
loathing of him, which is less noticeable in OotP than PoA. (The
boggart scene may indicate a slight lingering dislike, but I don't
think Lupin planned it in advance; once Neville had identified Snape
as his greatest fear, Lupin was more or less committed to making him
look ridiculous. His motive seems to have been to help Neville rather
than to spite Snape.) Lupin calls Snape Severus and addresses him in
an open, friendly manner, whereas Snape calls him Lupin and is coldly
civil. Lupin has clearly come to trust Snape, as he demonstrates to
Harry by drinking the smoking, foul-tasting wolfbane potion in front
of him and praising Snape's skill as a potion maker. He knows (better
than Snape does, at least in PoA) that they're on the same side. Now
that Lupin is no longer teaching, Snape has no need to fear for the
safety of the students with a werewolf on the staff (or to be jealous
of Lupin for holding the DADA position). Snape also suspected Lupin of
helping Sirius enter Hogwarts to murder Harry, but that
misunderstanding is now cleared up as well. I don't think Lupin ever
hated Snape in any case, though he may have disliked him when they
were boys and he would certainly have known in PoA that Snape still
hated him. Still, with Sirius out of the way, it's possible that they
can come to a better understanding. In fact, if the Order is to
accomplish anything useful in the battle against Voldemort, I think
that will have to happen.

Carol, who likes them both for very different reasons