Lupin (was Re: Father Figures

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 164818

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Annemehr" <annemehr at ...> wrote:
Annemehr:
For DDM!Snape adherents, there can be a simple explanation: Lupin is 
the Order member who had been given some inkling of what was to 
happen that night.  Judging by his reactions, I would guess he did 
not know that Dumbledore was to die; that seems to have truly shocked 
him.  But he may have been forewarned that Snape was about to do 
something, at DD's behest, that would appear absolutely traitorous.  
 
Lupin's harsh words about Snape come after everyone in the hospital 
wing had listened to Fawkes's song for a while.  Perhaps the Phoenix 
song gave him the time and the courage to gather himself and play his 
part as he knew he must: to bolster everyone's conviction that Snape 
is a true DE.
 
It would make sense.  It would give DDM!Snape a contact, and a 
particularly safe one with regard to fooling LV, because Lupin is 
running with the werewolves these days, and we know the werewolves 
and the DEs can be buddies.
 
va32h here:

I had never thought of that! I suppose it will be hard for Snape to 
convince Harry that he was working for DD without some support. 

I just think that whole scene is odd. Throughout the books, Harry is 
always corrected if he refers to Snape as "Snape". Dumbledore, Lupin, 
McGonnagal, all remind him "Professor Snape". And yet as soon as 
Harry tells them about DD, they're all calling him "Snape". It just 
made me think that they had never trusted him anyway, and were only 
trusting DD's trust. 

Which I suppose could also be part of Lupin's act. But it's such an 
involuntary thing...

I don't know. I think several characters are OOC in that scene. 

va32h