Bad Ass Lupin (was:Re: Lupin and Legilimency: Why Wait to Reveal?)

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 129948


> >>Jen: 
> >Jen, still laughing at Betsy calling Lupin a bad ass and thinking 
> maybe she'll upgrade her own view of Lupin to a bad-ass huggybunny.<
> 
> Betsy Hp:

> Another interesting part of this scene is Lupin's subtle digs at 
> Snape.  During the entire scene Lupin refers to Snape as Severus.  I 
> think he's the only person besides Dumbledore who does so. I 
> seriously doubt Snape (who calls Lupin, Lupin throughout the scene) 
> asked Lupin to call him Severus.  And it seems that staff members 
> generally stick with last names.  Lupin certainly refers
> to Snape as Professor Snape when he talks about him with Harry, but 
> while talking to Snape, he calls him Severus.  It's small, but to me 
> its an example of Lupin getting a bit of his own back.  I love it!
> 
> He was the last wizard standing at the final battle in OotP and I 
> think it's because, until Dumbledore showed up, Lupin was the most 
> dangerous man in the room.
> 
> Pippin makes an excellent argument for ESE!Lupin (message # 129902) 
> and there's definitely more to Lupin than first meets the eye.  The 
> only rebuttle I can make is "No! No! I *like* Lupin!" and cross my 
> fingers and hope that Lupin isn't evil, he's just a bad-ass. <g>


Valky:
Ooh Besty I like Badass Lupin! You make a good case for it, and then I
also have to add that in OOtP its interesting how Lupin saying No *I*
will talk to Severus, about Harry's occlumency lessons really sits
Sirius back down about it. This one never really sat still with me,
and I have looked in to any number of Theories to explain it. After
all *Sirius* is the Bad Ass right? Why is Lupin the one who should get
this sorted? It would be perfect that Lupin is the one who'll
intimidate the hell out of Sevvie just by walking towards him, that
would suit me fine.

BTW Betsy, IMO Lupin will NEVER be proven ESE, however I highly
respect and admire the case Pippin has made for it. I like BadAss
Lupin much more for numerous reasons. Like, for example, he'd have to
be relatively tough after going through his life of torture, and he
handles a bunch of rowdy teenagers with fussless perfection yep I
think so, it fits.