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

[suehpfan]

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Pippin 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. 

Neri:
snip of excellent post about Snape
> Lupin did not invent Neville's worst fear. He armed Neville against 
> this fear. This is how a true teacher should behave, and for this 
> deed alone I like Lupin.  
snip> Neri

Sue piping in:
This thread made me think of something bigger that Lupin may have 
wanted to accomplish.  Though Neville was the one who's Boggart 
turned into Snape, most of the kids are afraid of him.  Perhaps this 
was just Lupin's version of "imagine the audience in their 
underwear".  IOW, he's just a man boys and girls.  

I will pose the question to the folks out there who think what Lupin 
did was wrong:  What would you have him do?  Maybe let Neville's 
imagination run wild and decapitate the good professor?  Crucio 
perhaps?  Or maybe "I'm sorry Neville, I can't teach you how to fight 
a Boggart (even though they are in cabinets around school and will be 
on the final exam) out of profesional courtesy."  

Anyone? 
Sue