Lupin and Snape WAS: Re: Hagrid and Snape:

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No: HPFGUIDX 152771

> 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. 
>

Alla:

I am not absolving Lupin of responsibility of forgetting to take the 
potion. He undoubtedly deserved some kind of punishment for that, but 
the thing is did he deserve to LOSE his job because of that?

I would say no and no again due to the fact that circumstances of 
that forgetfullness were unique and unlikely to repeat and Lupin is 
very likely to take more than necessary precautions in order not to 
forget anymore.

I am sure Lupin in his mind punished himself plenty. Did he deserve 
to go jobless? Not in my book.

It is the same as prank, sort of. Did Sirius deserve punishment for 
what he did?

I am sure he did and I can bet you anything ( forgive me my 
overconfidence :)) that he WAS punished. But was this punishment 
enough for Snape? Sure it was not, since I doubt that any punishment 
would have satisfied him.

So, Lupin made a mistake, huge one, but did himself "made irreparable 
damage to his prospects for career in teaching'? Erm, NO WAY. Not in 
my book.

Snape is the one who did and Snape should take full responsbility for 
that.

If Lupin himself thinks that he is too dangerous and wants to resign, 
which he absolutely tries to convince Harry at the end of PoA, sure I 
understand poor Remus' angst, disagree with it but understand.

But this is NOT Snape business,and that is the main reason I was so 
very pleased with JKR's answer about Remus returning to teach ( even 
though I would LOVE for him to return).

She called Snape's action for what it really was " doing irreparable 
damage to Lupin 's prospects for career in teaching", NOT thinking 
about safety of the kids, or anything like that.

Petty vengeancy of the bastard, glad we agree on this one. :)

JMO,
Alla,

whose today thought of appropriate punishment for Snape would be 
Lupin or Harry saving him from the dementor.