Nice vs. Good, honesty, and Snape: Was Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 153214

 "houyhnhnm102" <celizwh at ...>
   Snape not only overreacted, he
> handed Lupin a weapon by making the churlish remark about Neville.  I
> think Lupin had a pretty good idea at that moment what form Neville's
> boggart might take.

Potioncat:
In Snape's favor, I think he was warning Lupin to watch out for 
Neville's Boggart. Just as Lupin expected Harry's to be LV, I think 
Snape expected Neville's to be specific DEs, or to be something 
connected with the Longbottoms' torture. 

In Lupin's favor, once Neville announced Professor Snape as his 
greatest fear, Lupin had to come up with something funny. It could have 
been worse, but I've never seen anything offered that would be better 
(once it had gotten this far.)