Maligning Lupin/werewolves

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 150205


> Lizzie:
>  
> > It looks to me like Snape fulfulled his obligation, even 
personally 
> > delivered the potion. 
> 
> Finwitch:
> 
> Quite. Snape delivered it to Lupin. I'd say that there was an 
> agreement which required that Snape prepare and deliver the potion. 
> Probably because that way it's more fresh or something like that. 
That 
> night Lupin hadn't yet recieved it (Snape was only just bringing 
it) -
> didn't exactly forget his potion, now did he? There never was any 
> obligation for Lupin to get it from Snape, was there?

zgirnius:
I agree with Lizzie here. Since we have no idea what agreement there 
was, it could be that 1) Lupin WAS supposed to pick it up, but tended 
to put it off, causing Snape to seek him out in his office, as we saw 
once before.
Or 2) that actually they would agree to a time in advance, and Snape 
WAS on time. Or, that you are right and Snape was running late. 

Finwitch:
> Possibly Snape was a bit *late* when Lupin saw Peter on the map. 
And, 
> Lupin did leave the map OPEN onto his desk so if Snape came early 
> enough with the potion, he'd know where to bring it.
> 
> Snape did see where Lupin went (the shrieking Shack where he used 
to 
> transform in his youth) but he did NOT bring the potion. Why not?
> 
> And then came that *huge* irresponsibility - what, take the 
werewolf 
> into the castle undrugged? Did Snape plan to do that in order to 
> create circumstances where he can kill Lupin so that it can't be 
> objected, because it saves the students?

zgirnius:
I think that the magical ropes (or whatever they were) that Snape 
used to tie up Lupin might well have held through the transformation. 
If so, Snape did take steps necessary to ensure that Lupin posed no 
threat. He simply chose to do so in a way that was less pleasant for 
Lupin than taking a potion would have been.