McGonagall and Lupin's reaction to Harry's story

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 138537

 
Carol wrote:

Was  anyone else bothered by this scene? Did anyone else feel that
McGonagall  and Lupin, at least, were acting out of character?

Carol, hoping that  Lupin will somehow learn about the Unbreakable Vow
and realize what would  have happened to Dumbledore, Draco, and
possibly Harry if Snape had  died




Julie:
I was bothered by this scene. In fact, it's the only place in the  book
where I thought JKR's writing was sloppy. I decided that she must 
have been focusing on other things in the narrative and didn't  realize
that the reactions here rang false. 
 
As you said, it *doesn't* matter if Snape is evil or good in the  end.
McGonagall had a long-standing relationship with Snape, and spent
fifteen years as his colleague, and Lupin prided himself on his 
fairness. Both knew some of the risks Snape had recently taken for
the Order. At the very least, they should have expressed some
momentary doubt that Snape could have fooled DD and everyone 
else so completely.
 
Speaking of DD, it would have also been nice if they'd have 
shown some reluctance to abandon their faith in Dumbledore,
instead of immediately accepting that he'd been so easily played 
for a fool.  
 
Julie 
(who suspects that if anyone eventually speaks for Snape, it
will be either Lupin, who has the equanimity to look at all the
facts dispassionately, or Hermoine, who trusts logic and will
be bothered by the inconsistencies should she learn the whole
story of what happened on the Tower--though that's leaving 
out anyone who might have further information on Snape or
DD that we aren't yet privy to, such as Hagrid.)
 


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