Snape and Lupin's Character Arcs (was: Lupin's Char Arc)

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> Alla wrote:
I am sure you know my position by now - I don't believe he is ESE as 
in Voldemort's cervant,but I also don't believe that he is a good 
guy. Good guys don't do to human beings half of his size what he 
does to Harry and Neville, IMO.<


> now boyd:
Howdy, Alla! Agreed that Snape isn't a nice guy, but I think we also 
both agree that he seems to be on the same side as Harry in this 
war. Yet why not damn DD, too? After all, his actions have been far 
worse for Harry than Snape's mere words! (stuck him at the Dursleys, 
tells him almost nothing, doesn't protect him much of the time, 
doesn't act like a father despite being Harry's only father figure)


Alla:

I just posted about Dumbledore  being very much at fault, so I 
absolutely agree with you, but since I am not a conspiracy theorist, 
I believe that Dumbledore is a good man making very difficult 
choices to ensure Harry's survival. In short, when JKR 
says "epithome of goodness", I believe her and I don't believe in 
Puppetmaster!Dumbledore

What does it translates to for me? In the idea, that Dumbledore 
indeed loves Harry and although he is a general fighting a war, he 
is also concerned with Harry's survival and even happiness. 

I believe that words have tremendous power. I believe that JKR 
showed very well what words can do in the second book. Riddle!Diary 
were mere words, but look what they did to Ginny.

By the way, I did not say that Snape was not a nice guy. You can be 
not nice, but a good person. I don't believe that Snape is a GOOD 
guy. I believe that he is a bad person, fighting on the side of 
good. That is why I think he will redeem himself att he end (as if 
he did not redeem himself yet).


Boyd:
And given that list of possible emotional supporters, who needs Lupin
anymore? Just seeing him become less distant isn't enough of a 
payoff to keep him around, IMO. Something must come of Tonks the 
metamorph--else why waste the words on her--and Luna seems to have 
jumped off the pages yet remains a mystery, and there's Ginny's 
continuing development. Basically, that crew all clearly has 
developing left to do, whereas I fear Remus to be a character 
completed.


Alla:

Sorry, disagree. I think plenty could be done with Remus character 
yet. He still carries some secrets (you know, those missing twelve 
years, how did he know that veil is deadly, etc.). Him slowly 
changing over being in tighter relationship with Harry - I would 
love to see that.