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

[jmgarciaiii]

No: HPFGUIDX 94148

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:

> As unprofessional as encouraging one of your students to 
> conjure a fellow teacher in drag? Don't tell me there wasn't any 
> other way to handle the situation. I'm sure if Neville's worst 
fear 
> had been Harry or McGonagall, Lupin would have thought of 
> something. 

I politely disagree.
 
> There are other instances of unprofessional conduct from Lupin: 
> not preparing a record of the topics covered for Snape

I'm guessing that Lupin would have assumed the class would have told 
Snape (Lupin would have been right, they did, and Snape disregarded 
them and then he assigned them an essay on werewolves).

> not 
> turning in the Marauder's Map, not telling Dumbledore about 
> Sirius's animagus ability and his knowledge of secret entrances, 
> and not taking his potion. 

But those, while being of debatable wisdom, are not unprofessional 
behaviors towards another teacher.
 
> We've had the misfortune to view Snape mostly through Harry's 
> eyes. If we'd been looking from Draco's POV instead, we might 
> think he was an old softie, perish the thought!

I *think* Draco would view Snape as somewhere between a minion and a 
friend of his dad.

-Joe in SoFla