Remus is the worst

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 99369

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Oryomai:
 
> 2. I have to agree with Pippin on this.  Remus is the worst of the 
lot.  There is nothing worse than standing by and doing nothing when 
you know something is wrong.  I know there's a line in Farenheit 451 
about this, but I can't remember it.  By standing by and letting 
things happen, a person is just as guilty as those who act.  It 
wasn't just once that Remus stood by, it was time after time.

Renee:

Sorry, but I fail to see why standing by and doing nothing is worse 
than actively harming someone without any direct provocation, as 
happens in the Pensieve scene. I don't see why Remus is worse than 
Peter, either. Fortunately, you put it differently the second time: 
Remus is just as guilty. He's not worse. Or at least, not in this 
scene. (PoA is a different matter.)

It's not true either that Remus always remains inactive. He does 
stand up for Neville in the boggart scene. He intervenes in the 
Molly-Sirius conflict in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place. It's when 
he fears the disapproval of people whose appreciation he's after 
that he does nothing. Being considered less than human by the 
society you live in - and knowing that once a month this isn't 
unjustified! - won't have a positive effect on your behaviour. 

(Btw, I can think of situations where standing by and doing nothing 
is excusable. Do you jump between the gunman and his target when 
you've got a couple of small children at home who are dependent on 
you?)

Renee