Werewolves and RL equivalents

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 170446

> Magpie:
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> I think JKR would have portrayed the scene that Harry witnesses 
between
> Lupin and Dumbledore as something other than the way she did. 
There are
> other scenes where Dumbledore defends or tries to excuse or 
explain Snape
> while still making it clear he thinks Snape did wrong--and if he 
were angry
> I think she'd play a scene where we could see it. It's far from 
impossible.
> It's pretty clear Dumbledore's angry at Lucius in CoS, iirc. But 
here
> Harry's commenting on the scene between DD and Lupin, not Snape.
> Speculating based on the situation and the characters, I'd be 
surprised if
> DD was furious at Snape. It seems more like he'd expect Snape to 
stop
> keeping the secret once Lupin went off on the grounds after 
keeping it all
> year.


Alla:

I think I am agreeing to disagree for those points - we are really 
too far apart as to whether it is DD decision or not, but just need 
a little more clarification on this one.

I am sorry, I do not understand. At all. My premise is that 
Dumbledore **maybe** , not necessarily, but maybe angry at Snape and 
does not want to show anything in front of Harry, so what do you 
think JKR would have done differently if she wanted to show just 
that?

I think she really cannot do anything, because it is OOC IMO for DD 
to show his negative attitude towards school teacher in front of 
student and this ambiguity is the most she could do, to let us 
interpret as we wish.


I mean of course DD would not hesitate to show anger at Lucius, it 
is indeed clear, but Lucius is not a school teacher and I do not 
believe DD feels it is necessary to be restrained in front of Harry, 
even if he is polite.

IMO of course.