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

pippin_999 foxmoth at qnet.com
Sat Mar 27 15:44:25 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 94180

I said:

> > 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. <<

Joe in SoFla:
> But those, while being of debatable wisdom, are not 
unprofessional  behaviors towards another teacher.<

We've seen that the teachers, *especially* the DADA professor, 
are considered to have a professional responsibility to secure 
the school against Dark Magic. Lupin has a responsibility to his 
colleagues to protect them. Certainly this applies to keeping 
track of the full moon and taking his potion on time.

 As for Sirius, either Lupin believed all along that Sirius was not 
dangerous, in which case he should have told Dumbledore so 
that the Dementor guard around the school could be removed, or 
he believed that Sirius was dangerous and  had a responsibility 
to tell Dumbledore everything he knew. 

The same applies to the Marauder's Map. If it was a security risk  
then Dumbledore should have been told about it. If it wasn't, it 
should have been returned to Harry.

Pippin





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