Lupin's resentment : An inside to Snape's resentment

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 94733

Jen: 
> > Snape, even if he was extremely fearful for his own or the 
> students 
> > safety, did not to our knowledge take one of these actions 
> > before 'outing' Lupin:
> > 
> > A) Snape going to Lupin prior to outing him and say, "hey, I'm 
> > giving you a chance to leave first. If you don't, I'm telling 
> > everyone you're a werewolf"; 
> > 
> > B) Snape going to Dumbledore with basically the same 
> message--"take 
> > this chance to let Lupin go or I'm going to make his miserable 
> life 
> > more miserable"; or 
> > 
> > C) Snape talking to faculty and staff, then going to Dumbledore 
> > instead of the *students* for gosh sakes.
 
Pippin: 
> I'm not sure I understand. The staff already knew that Lupin was 
> a werewolf, and there is a werewolf registry. Any future 
> employer would be able to find out, either by checking the 
> registry or asking for references.

Jen: Where does it say an employer can check the werewolf registry? 
I'll concede defeat if that's true ;).

In OOTP, Sirius tells the kids that Umbridge "drafted a bit of anti-
werewolf legislation two years ago that makes it almost impossible 
for him to get a job." (US, chap. 14, p. 302) So prior to two years 
ago, a werewolf *could* get a job, even though it was difficult.

Lupin states in POA he is "unable to find paid work because of what 
I am" (Chap. 18, US, p. 356). He doesn't say no one will hire him 
because the general public knows he's a werewolf. He can't hold down 
a job because of the inexplicable 3-4 days of unexcused absences 
every month. It's not like at school where he can tell his boss he's 
visiting his sick mother/had the flu/going to a funeral *every 
month*. That would make it difficult to get and keep a job.

(And I just realized the time frame for that anti-werewolf 
legislation: Around the time Lupin was working at Hogwarts. 
Hmmmmm...)

My point with the ABC options above was to show Snape had several 
avenues to get Lupin out of Hogwarts if that was his only agenda. 
Since he chose an option that also ensures the WW at large finds out 
Lupin is a werewolf, therefore further ostracizing him in the public 
eye, I contend Snape's *primary* motivation was other than the 
safety of Hogwarts.

Pippin: 
> There are two different accounts of why Lupin quit. Hagrid says 
> he resigned "First thing this mornin'. Says he can't risk it 
> happenin' again."
> 
> Lupin says that Snape "accidentally" let slip that he was a 
> werewolf, as if he would have stayed on if the news hadn't gotten 
> out. But then he says that the parents are right, it is too 
> dangerous for him to work at Hogwarts. Lupin himself told 
> Hagrid that he couldn't risk  it happening again. If he would have 
> resigned anyway without pressure from the parents, then Snape 
> did no harm. If he wouldn't seriously have considered resigning 
> without pressure from the parents, then Snape was right.

Jen: Being a werewolf is *not* the reason Lupin needed to resign. He 
didn't take his potion, he put people in danger, he didn't tell DD 
about the tunnels or the illegal animagi. Those are the reasons he 
needed to resign.  The only thing Snape achieved by telling students 
Lupin was a werewolf was to make sure "everyone'd know by now" as 
Hagrid tells us in chap. 22, p. 422. 

Pippin:
>   We don't know whether Lupin, who resigned "first thing 
> this morning" did so before or after Snape made his "accidental" 
> announcement. Either way Snape's announcement did not force 
> Lupin's resignation. Lupin running loose on the grounds forced 
> his resignation. The only thing telling the students did was make 
> it harder for Lupin to reconsider his decision to quit. How is 
that revenge?

Jen:  Lupin forced his own resignation--agreed. Therefore Snape 
didn't need to pursue it. Why hit a man when he's down unless it's 
personal? Just ensuring Lupin left was not enough for Snape. He 
wanted Lupin to pay with his reputation and future. I call that 
revenge.