Werewolves and RL equivalents

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 170452

 
> Alla:
> 
> Of course Snape is not in charge whether teachers stay or go, but 
public opinion often is IMO. And no, I do not think Lupin was forced
to resign in a sense that he was so overwhelmed with guilt that he
decided to do that. But what I am saying is that it was not Snape 
> business to say anything, at all, IMO. <snip>


Carol responds:
To me, it's unclear when Lupin resigned. Hagrid makes it sound as if
it was first thing that morning, on his own initiative, which is as it
should be. Lupin makes it sound as if he "had to" resign because Snape
"let slip" that he was a werewolf--IOW, "Poor me. It's all Snape's
fault." But even if Snape did mention that Lupin was a werewolf before
Lupin resigned (and why would he do that unless Lupin was absent from
breakfast and the Slytherins were talking about him?) the incident
with the skipped potion and the endangered students (along with the
concealed information all term) is still Lupin's fault. Snape *know*
that Lupin will either resign or be asked to leave. Why not mention
it? If he *knew* that Lupin had* already resigned* or that DD had
*already* asked him to do so, there'd be no problem, would there?

Carol, who thinks that Lupin is again having trouble taking
responsibility for his own actions and is shifting the blame to Snape