Conspiracies and re-assessments

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 112434

Pippin:                                                             
> > Maybe he was showing off his racist sentiments, but maybe he 
> > was just tossing the worst insult he could think of at her--a 
> > bit like Ron saying, "Get away from me, werewolf!" Ron did not
> > say that because he hated werewolves, he said it because he 
> > hated Lupin.
> 
>
Chancie: 
> I must have missed SOMETHING because I don't remember this at 
ALL.  Where you get that?  I just looked in PoA and I found nothing 
of Ron saying that!  

Valky:
Yeah Ron does say exactly this. He says it right after Hermione 
reveals that Lupin is a Werewolf. 
I don't think he said it because he hated Lupin, though. The way I 
read it he is reacting in fear. This is the first time Lupin 
approaches him following the revelation that he is a Werewolf. 

Ron is angry at Lupin yes but he is not throwing the insult as an 
insult. He is throwing it as a defence. Hoping, I suspect, that if 
he takes the high ground over Remus psychologically it might make 
him less dangerous physically. Its a bit of a chess defense I would 
say.