Snape's to blame (WAS Lupin's resignation and the legacy of hate)

[Olivier Fouquet]

No: HPFGUIDX 99751

  Renee:

  What I don't understand is why Snape didn't bring the potion along
  when he discovered Lupin had left his office and was running towards
  the Shrieking Shack. He's a wizard. Surely he can find a way to
  carry the cup without spilling the contents?

Pippin argues ever so vehemently and persuasively that Snape is the 
good guy and Lupin ever so evil. snip snip

Now Olivier

For once, I won't try to defend Lupin, the poor werewolf has already 
enough on his shoulder with this new revelation that he thought Lily 
was a kind woman. No, I want to step up in the Snape debate.

I think it is impossible to state that Snape's behavior the night of 
the Shrieking Shack is sensible. I'm not saying Lupin, Black or Harry 
are better, I'm just concentrating on Snape's role.

Snape is a teacher at Hogwarts and a Head of House. His first and 
foremost duty is too protect students from harm, whatever the 
circumstances. I won't try to assess if Snape genuinely thought Black 
was a Death Eater and Lupin is all-time allied, but when he arrived in 
the Shrieking Shack, he knew one thing, Lupin had not taken his 
medication and was potentially going to transform any moment. Three 
third years, one already injured are stuck in the same room with Lupin 
and an alleged murderer. Snape should have acted as quickly and 
forcefully as possible to neutralize the two potential threats and get 
HRH out as quickly as he could. Far from doing that, he took the time 
to tease and mock his old rivals and his least favorites students.

I expect Pippin will argue that everything I wrote about Snape is true 
about Lupin: he knew he was going to transform and did nothing to 
protect HRH, thereby exposing them to great dangers and well deserving 
his resignation. But I see nothing Lupin has done that night that Snape 
hasn't done. So if the scene is to be hold against Lupin as a proof of 
his failure to link his actions with their consequences, the same 
rationale should be used against Snape.

Lupin at least did resign.

Guess I ended defending Lupin in the end anyway.
Olivier, glad to see PoA in 4 days

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