Snape - a werewolf bigot?? Was: Say it isn't so Lupin!!!

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> Sherry:
> 
> I would not understand it.  If Lupin represents disability and 
illness in
> the WW JKR has created, then Snape being bigoted against all 
werewolves
> because of one would be like someone hating all blind people 
because one
> cheated, stole or tried to murder.  I think Snape is prejudiced 
against
> werewolves in general--the way he refers to and speaks to Lupin--
and against
> Lupin in particular.  Neither do I think the message that Snape's 
bigotry
> was counter productive is very productive in itself, considering 
that's a
> pretty subtle message in a kid's book.


Alla:

Oh, **of course** in that sense I would not understand it either. 
What I meant is that I would understand Snape hating Lupin and only 
Lupin if it turns out that Lupin was in on the prank and Snape 
totally innocent.

I most certainly would not understand Snape hating all werewolves 
based on that.

And another thing, which I did not put in my previous post as to why 
I interpret Snape remark as prejudice against all werewolves.

He does not say I do not understand how Lupin's mind works, neither 
does he say - I do not understand how this werewolf's mind works.

He just says "werewolf's mind". To me it seems that he refers to all 
werewolfes.

And word of agreement about Snape bigotry being counterproductive.

Harry is the kid who has enough sense to disregard Snape's bigotry 
and do the opposite, what about Snape's Slytherins?

JMO,

Alla