Tobias and the Angel (The Good) - Snape Part 2

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 167439

 
> wynnleaf
> I totally agree, Betsy!  
> 
> However, there is the question of why Snape went for many years 
> without revealing Lupin's secret.  When Snape was a loyal Death 
> Eater, and Voldemort was recruiting werewolves even then, as well as 
> supposedly dealing with people "defying" him like Order members, why 
> wouldn't Snape have taken some opportunity to spread the news that 
> Lupin was a werewolf?  I realize that Dumbledore somehow got Snape 
> to not reveal the secret while in school, and after Snape started 
> working as Dumbledore's spy, he'd need to watch out about keeping 
> Dumbledore's trust.  But what about in between?  Why not reveal 
> Lupin's secret?
> 

Pippin:
But it wasn't  secret!  He's been "shunned all my adult life, unable to
find paid work because of what I am." Lupin also says that the staff 
know what he is, and we find out that he was hired with Fudge's
permission, which probably means that anyone with Ministry 
connections would know.   So really, it was only the kids who
were out of the loop. If the Slytherins didn't know, my 
guess would be that Lucius Malfoy had his own reasons for not 
telling.

So did Lupin really quit because shocked parents wouldn't stand for 
Dumbledore hiring a werewolf, or did he quit because shocked 
parents wouldn't stand for Dumbledore hiring a werewolf who 
had neglected to take his potion and run loose on the grounds?

Pippin