[HPforGrownups] Re: Lupin is Ever So Evil, Part One -- The Prank (LONG)

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No: HPFGUIDX 130253

SSSusan:
> 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.


Marla:

I completely agree with SSS.  When Lupin told Snape how confident he was with Neville's ablility he was standing up for him and at the same time making a point of letting Snape know, as well as the other students, how he disapproved of Snape's method's of teaching.  Subtle yet effective.  

Marla