Hagrid and Snape: Was Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

[juli17ptf]

No: HPFGUIDX 152768

Alla wrote:
> 
> Lupin, well, do I even have to start? His prospects of ever returning 
> to teaching were ruined forever by another bastard, who seized the 
> opportunity and certainly took the most of it. ( Boy, was I glad that 
> JKR called Snape's action for what it was – NOT that he had any kids 
> safety reasons in his mind, when he did it)

Julie:
No doubt Snape was a bastard for revealing Lupin's true identity, but 
he didn't ruin Lupin's prospects of ever returning to teaching. Lupin 
did that himself. Lupin neglected to take his wolfsbane potion, and 
without the intervention of Sirius might well have killed three 
students after he transformed. Lupin also kept his knowledge about 
Sirius's return to Hogwarts from Dumbledore, which might not have been 
enough for Dumbledore to fire him given Dumbledore's quite forgiving 
nature. But I think the werewolf incident would have done it. Lupin 
would have stepped down even if Dumbledore didn't ask him to do so, and 
even if Snape hadn't revealed his secret (which might well have come 
out anyway). 

To repeat again, Snape was being a nasty bastard revealing Lupin's 
secret, but Lupin has to (and does) take responsibility for his own 
irresponsibility, so to speak. I think this is part of the reason Lupin 
doesn't really blame Snape for the loss of his position, because it 
really wasn't Snape's fault even if Snape took advantage of the 
situation for his own petty vengeance. 


Julie, who thinks absolving Lupin of responsibility here is a 
disservice to Lupin's character.