Lupin is Ever So Evil, Part One -- The Prank (LONG)

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No: HPFGUIDX 130112

Pippin:
> As for why hide behind Sirius and his transformed self, Lupin
> is a coward, by his own admission. He hides behind Neville
> when he wants to embarrass Snape in PoA, and he hides 
> behind Snape rather than admit his own culpability for
> his resignation. He also hides behind Sirius, making up
> a story that Sirius has learned dark arts from Voldemort,
> rather than admitting that he led Sirius to become an
> an animagus and that Sirius knows an unguarded 
> entrance into the school.
> 

SSSusan:
I know we'll never agree on this, so I shouldn't even try, but.... ;-)

You see that scene as Lupin hiding BEHIND Neville in order to 
embarrass Snape.  I see it as Lupin helping Neville STEP UP to take 
on Snape and return a bit of the humiliation Snape's forced him to 
take over the years.  While I think Lupin has some concerns where 
cowardice is involved, this scene never struck me as cowardly at all.

Siriusly Snapey Susan