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

[alshainofthenorth]

No: HPFGUIDX 94734

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> Joe wrote:
> > 
> > No, but he might not zipped up, or put on his belt or his socks. 
> > Putting on one's trousers is a fairly ingrained thing, whereas 
> > taking a *monthly* potion is not.
> > 
> Potioncat responded:
> Want to bet? ;-)

Alshain, adding her Knuts in defence of her favourite werewolf:
What people seem to miss is that Lupin didn't have access to the 
Wolfsbane potion when he saw HRH on the map with Sirius & Peter, so 
putting on trousers after taking a shower is a false analogy.

Lupin is in his office, examining the Marauder's Map for evidence 
that HRH might be sneaking out of the castle. Snape hasn't yet 
brought him the potion, which might or might not yet be ready (it's a 
question of interpretation whether Lupin needs to take it for a whole 
week of if it's enough that he takes it once or twice.) Lupin would 
have to get down to the dungeons first, find Snape and get the potion 
alt. wait until Snape had finished brewing it, then drink it. Only 
then run down to the Shrieking Shack, and if his suspicions about 
Sirius had been correct he'd have found three corpses. One of those 
tricky "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situations where there 
is no right decision.

Alshain