Hermione and Snape/Definition of Snape-like teacher /a bit of Lupin

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No: HPFGUIDX 128364

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03" 
<horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:
> >>Alla:
> <snip>
> >It seems to me that Lupin IS perfectly aware of his danger to the 
> students , no?<
> 
> Betsy:
> Considering that Lupin left his office without taking his 
necessary 
> meds and went to wander the school grounds on a night of a full 
moon, 
> I would agree that *no* Lupin is *not* perfectly aware of his 
danger.  
> (Or he is and doesn't give a damn - either way, the kids get 
eaten.)
> 
> Betsy, who has her devil's advocate cap firmly in place. <g>

KarentheUnicorn's Reply:

Again, I have to agree with Betsy on this point. This is a part of 
the story that bothered me greatly. Why would Lupin do that? He had 
to know it would be a full moon, he's been a werwolf since he was a 
child, though I can see it being said that He wanted to save Harry 
etc because he though Sirius was going to kill him, or time was 
importaint, he had to get there fast etc etc, but really, how would 
be be saving Harry if he became a werwolf??

I wondered why he didn't go straight to Dumbledore? Why didn't Lupin 
rush off and inform him, think of how much easier it would have been 
if he had done that.

Now, I'm not taking up for Snape here in this situation, I'm just 
trying to view it from an objective point of view, Snape did fly off 
the handle in the shack, but, I also wonder, in his anger, might he 
have also been afraid. If I remember correcting he was taking the 
potion to Lupin, when Snape found the map and saw everyone in the 
shack. Woulden't Snape know that Lupin would be turning into a 
werwolf that night?? So I wonder by seeing Sirius's name and Harry's 
name, and then also Lupin, what might he have though???
I do not like the fact that he did not listen to the kids, but I can 
also see that perhaps he may have been scared, and angry at the same 
time, and seeing Sirius again in the flesh may have just pushed him 
past the breaking point.

I can't help but feel that Lupin was not responsible when he did 
that, and I think a werwolf is much more dangerous that say Snape 
glaring at you from across the room and fussing at you that you 
don't pay attention because the color of your potion is green 
instead of pink...meh...but that just me.

KarentheUnicorn