[HPforGrownups] Re: ANTIVIRUS - humble attempt of building a ship

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 129271

> IMO, the source of Lupin's passivity is not sloth -- it's anger.
> Passive aggressive behavior has been his hallmark since he was a
> child, pretending to go along with the rules while secretly 
> disobeying them,  and as he says, he hasn't changed. 
> 
> If he's secretly evil Lupin, then anger is even more obviously the
> theme of the book, but we won't know that for a while. 
> 
> Pippin


I don't believe in ESE!Lupin (although I'm waiting for Pippin's
thesis before I close my mind entirely - *nudge, nudge, hint, hint*)
but I think there's something to this.  Lupin is not the really nice
guy of fanon - there's an edge there.  It's an edge that is hidden
because he literally can't afford to alienate people when he's
constantly on the hunt for the next job or the next position but it's
definitely there.

Another sign of his passive-aggressiveness is his tendency to
apologize for too much.  He takes the blame on himself for his
friends becoming animagi - because they did it for him.  It's an
interesting strategy - apologize for the big picture ("World hunger
is my fault - I'm sorry") and it's harder for people to blame you for
the little bit that is your responsibility ("No it isn't, dear! 
Don't feel that way!  Only - next time - if you don't want your
brussels sprouts, please don't stuff them behind the cushions on the
sofa, all right?").  Nothing takes the wind out of your sails then
chewing out someone who's agreeing with you.  

Magda 


		
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