[HPforGrownups] Re: Spies, Lies and Self fullfilling prophecies

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 146469


On Saturday, January 14, 2006, at 09:44 PM, justcarol67 wrote:
>
> Carol responds:
> Harry just doesn't "get it." But even if Lupin is operating on
> schoolboy principles of friendship and honor, isn't that pretty much
> what I said that you disagreed with, that Lupin puts his old
> friendship with Sirius above everything else, even (in Snape's view)
> danger to Harry?

OK, perhaps I am not remembering correctly, but it doesn't really 
matter what *Snape* believes in regard to Lupin being ESE or not. Lupin 
was not helping Black and we know he did not become friendly toward 
Black again, (that I recall, I'll pay more attention next time I read 
it) until he knew that Pettigrew was still alive, at which point I 
believe it became obvious (or at least to suspicion) to a maurader, at 
any rate, that it had to be Pettigrew that was the rotter. Otherwise, 
why would Pettigrew have hidden all this time. I don't believe it would 
have been too difficult for Lupin to put two and two together. As far 
as we know, Sirius might even have mentioned at some point to his inner 
circle "maybe I'm not the best choice for secret keeper since it's well 
known we are friends". No one knew that he HAD convinced them to use 
Pettigrew (which when you think about it, WHAT WERE JAMES AND LILY 
THINKING! it's not like the boy they knew had ever shown much 
backbone.) but it's possible that Sirius had voiced concerns.

I guess my point is that it seems moot to me what Snape thought of 
Lupin. Like Harry, who just can't see  past Snape's behaviour to him, I 
don't believe Snape would have been able to see past HIS boyhood school 
prejudices either. That particular point doesn't get you any nearer to 
ESE!Lupin.

kchuplis