Lupin and "Severus" (Was: OFH SNAPE was: Script from JKR's reading)

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Carol:

> Lupin, in contrast, accepts Dumbledore's assurance that 
> Snape is on their side--until the events on the tower, as 
> reported by Harry, cause him to lose his equanimity.

houyhnhnm:

But Lupin loses his equanimity *before* he learns anything 
about the events on the tower, before Harry has said anything.  
All he knows is that Dumbledore is dead.

*************
"Ron--Dumbledore's dead," said Ginny.
"No!" Lupin looked wildly from Ginny to Harry, as 
though hoping the latter might contradict her, but 
when Harry did not, Lupin collasped into a chair 
beside Bill's bed, his hands over his face.  Harry 
had never seen Lupin lose control; he felt as though 
he was intruding upon something private, indecent.
*************

Then Harry tells his story and the next we hear from 
Lupin, he seems to be back in control:
"Snape was a highly accomplished Occlumens," said Lupin, 
his voice uncharacteristically harsh.  "We always knew that."

This seems strange to me.  There is no shock, no outraged 
disbelief, no demand to know what happened.  Then when he 
does learn what happened and that the blame is all on Snape, 
it is almost as if he is relieved.

What suggests itself to my mind (and I know it is all just my
intuitive response; we will not know for sure until book 7) 
is that Lupin was expecting it (news of Dumbledore's death), 
for reasons of his own.

It was Lupin's job to spy on the werewolves.  The presence 
of Fenrir Grayback was a surprise even to Draco, but was it 
a complete surprise to Lupin?

Although there is definitely Something About Lupin, I have 
difficulty seeing him as ever so evil (whatever that means).  
For one thing, he seems to be so genuinely distraught over 
DD's death.  That is hard to reconcile with his being a 
cold-blooded Voldemort supporter.

But what if he had found out something about Fenrir's 
involvement in the plot, but failed to pass the information 
on to the Order because to do so he would have to have 
revealed some minor pecadillo or dereliction of duty for 
which he was ashamed? That would be classic Lupin.