[HPforGrownups] Re: Quick question re: Lupin's resignation . . .

[Irene]

No: HPFGUIDX 107579

huntergreen_3 wrote:

>>>I think his resignation may have occured even if snape hadn't let
> 
> his "condition" slip. I get the feeling that no one was more ashamed
> and horrified that he forgot his potion than Lupin himself.
> Snape's 'outing" just made the fact that Lupin had to resign an
> official decree. <<
> 
> I'm not sure about it. When Harry questions his resignation, his 
> first answer is not "Harry, I forgot to take my potion.", but rather 
> the reactions/concerns of parents after they find out about him. I do 
> agree that he feels rather horrible about what happened, but I don't 
> know if he would have quit if Snape hadn't 'outed' him. He might 
> have, but he might have not. 
> 

And that's when I really stopped liking him as a character, way before 
the revelations in OotP. To answer the original question, yes, I believe 
that without Snape, Lupin would have found a way to convince himself 
(and Dumbledore) that it will not happen again. Bla-bla-bla.

Irene