Giving the map to Lupin (Was: Lupin's vampire essay)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 89919

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> With regard to the vampire essay, koinoinia quotes: 
> > 'Well!' said Lupin, clapping his hands together and looking 
around 
> > cheerfully. 'That seems to clear that up!' Severus, I'll take
this 
> > back, shall I?' He folded the map and tucked it inside his 
> > robes. "Harry, Ron, come with me, I need a word about my 
vampire 
> > essay. Excuse us, Severus.'
> > PoA/Ch 14/pg 213/UK
> > 
>  4/pg 77/US
> 
> Carol responds:
> I've had my say on why I don't think the vampire essay (though 
it was assigned) has anything to do with Snape (we've had a 
werewolf; wedon't need a vampire), but there's something else 
intriguing about that quote.
> 
> Lupin says, "I'll take that back, shall I?" and tucks the map into 
his pocket. When has it been in his possession since the time 
Filch confiscated it twenty or so years before? It was in the twins'
> possession, then Harry's, and now Snape has confiscated it. 
He doesn't trust Lupin, yet he lets him take it without question or 
objection.<

Snape hasn't got much choice. He called Lupin in to look at the 
parchment, ostensibly because Lupin is the Dark Arts expert,  so 
he can't very well refuse Lupin the chance to examine it.  
Besides, I think Snape had found out what he most wanted to 
know.

I think Snape is enough of a legilimens to know when Harry is 
lying, though he doesn't always know *why*.  Harry's 
bewilderment at the  "directly from the manufacturers" question 
and his direct "no" when asked if he knew any of the men was 
enough to convince Snape that, however Harry got the 
parchment, it wasn't from Moony or Padfoot. 

As for whether we "need" a vampire, if  abilities and 
circumstances are all that matter, we don't need a vampire, and 
we certainly don't need all those Weasleys. If choices matter, 
then we need to be shown that people with similar abilities and 
circumstances can choose different paths.

Pippin