Snape as one of the Good Guys... analogies/Lupin as sexual predator

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Lealess:

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My point is, analogizing Lupin to a sexual predator, shouldn't the
community have been notified of the potential danger, so it could 
at least take steps to protect the students?  But of course, that 
would make Lupin unemployable, at least around children.

The problem I have with some analogies is one of scale.  Rape is a
crime which seeks to destroy the core identity of the person 
attacked, is a violation of the person as much as anything else (it 
seems to me).  Can we really say that is Snape's intent?  I know 
some will, but I do not see the evidence.  And Lupin can be a 
dangerous predator at certain times of the month, but overall, he 
does not want to make other people his victims.

Keeping in mind that we see the class through Harry's eyes and 
through incidents which involve Harry and his friends, I wonder if 
anyone has ever told Snape that he is abusive to children?  
Shouldn't this be Dumbledore's responsibility, assuming he knows 
everything and is on the side of nice (and good)?  What is his 
responsibility to children, bringing a recidivist werewolf on the 
grounds of Hogwarts?  


Alla:

Well, IMO your Lupin's analogy is perfectly valid, I just   see a 
different metaphor, that is all.

I analogyse Lupin's condition to untreatable disease over which he 
has no control indeed and at that time he IS dangerous indeed.
I would probably analogyze it to AIDS, I suppose. Why I would not 
analogyse him to sexual predator? Probably because he is trying to 
take steps to avoid people, NOT to seek them out,when he is a 
werewolf. I am not talking about THAT night when he forgot, I am 
talking in general.

But as I said, I see where you are coming from.

So, since I don't see Lupin's as sexual predator analogy, I cannot 
compare his and Snape's intent. You are right though we DON'T know 
what Snape intent is, because we don't know what he is thinking.

If I were to judge by how he is acting though, then yes, I would 
conclude that his intent is not a very good one. But I fully accept 
the possibility of me being totally off base, of course.

I also agree with you that deal with Snape SHOULD be Dumbledore's 
responsibility, as to whether Lupin should have been teaching - 
well, my answer is yes, because I don't think that people with 
untreatable disease should be unemployed and isolated, but if you 
see him as sexual predator, then I do understand your POV.

Just my opinion,

Alla