Werewolves and RL equivalents

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 170436

> > Alla:
> > 
> > So I wonder then do you think McGonagall, Flitwick **and** 
Sprout were 
> > doing worse jobs as stand in parents by not telling their 
students 
> > about Lupin?
> 
> wynnleaf
> As of that morning, the other professors may have had no idea that
> Lupin had been running around the grounds in werewolf form.  For 
all
> the rest of them knew, Lupin had taken his potion and kept safely 
away
> from students.  It was, as far as we know, only Snape who knew what
> Lupin had done.


Alla:

Maybe. Maybe not, because Hagrid already knows what happened, no? 
Others may know as well.


> wynnleaf
<SNIP>
  But let's not assume that
> Dumbledore wasn't getting rid of Lupin anyway and for all we know,
> Snape knew it.  
<SNIP>


Alla:

Hmmmm, I think I will continue to assume that it was not Dumbledore 
decision, because I see no canon support that it was indeed.



wynnleaf: 
> The idea that poor Lupin *had* to leave because he'd been "outed"
> doesn't add up once we see Hagrid, the half-giant, "outed" all over
> the pages of the Daily Prophet, letters coming in from irate 
parents
> to Dumbledore, and guess what?  Dumbledore keeps Hagrid anyway.  If
> Dumbledore had wanted to attempt to weather the same storm with 
Lupin,
> he could have at least attempted the same thing he did for Hagrid 
in
> GOF.  No, this was *Dumbledore's* decision as well.  

Alla:

I somehow think that being outed as half-giant and being outed as 
werewolf is very very different and think that Dumbledore had some 
choice and some possibility of keeping Hagrid and none of keeping 
Lupin. But that is just my opinion, not a fact.


wynnleaf:
<SNIP> 
My feeling is that Lupin
> wasn't too comfortable around Dumbledore at that point, and 
Dumbledore
> doesn't seem particularly sorry to see Lupin go.
> 
> Later, when Dumbledore debriefed Harry about the night before, he
> never mentioned Lupin at all.  We get picture of Dumbledore sorry 
to
> see Lupin go.  I'd say, his silence on the matter was rather
> interesting, especially when we see him stand up for Hagrid on a
> number of similar occasions.
> <SNIP>


Alla:

Yeah, I agree that Lupin is not particularly comfortable around 
Dumbledore because he feels guilty, but no I do not think Dumbledore 
is not sorry to let him go.

His silence is indeed interesting and I think one interpretation can 
be like that - I am **sorry** Remus that I can do nothing for you. 
There is Harry here and I never badmouth professor in front of the 
student.

I cannot say anything, but I am sorry.


wynnleaf:
> Yes, Dumbledore brought Lupin back into the Order a year later, but
> that doesn't mean he wanted to trust him 24/7 around an entire 
school.

Alla:

Well, we are not likely to learn what Dumbledore wanted now, no?


> Jen:  
<SNIP>

Except it was never about a job since Lupin wasn't coming back 
> anyway due to the DADA curse.  Snape may not have known about the 
curse 
> but he didn't even give Lupin and Dumbledore a chance to settle 
the 
> matter before he decided to act on his own.  Snape happens to be 
in the 
> castle himself only because Dumbledore kept him out of Azkaban and 
gave 
> him a second chance and he's playing judge and jury for Lupin's 
future.
<SNIP>

Alla:

Can you imagine how many parents, non-Slytherin ones would have sent 
letters that they do not want former DE ( if he is former LOL) 
teaching their children?

Something tells me that  the number would be quite high.