On the perfection of moral virtues.

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 169336

>Mike
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>But Lupin is irresponsible for not sitting in his office and  waiting
for Snape to show up with his potion. Just let whatever's  happening
happen, Lupin. Don't be bothered, remember, you're the wimpy  do-
nothing of the Marauders.

>Leslie41:
>You grant Lupin an  enormous amount of leeway that you refuse to grant 
Snape. Snape believes  that a murderer is in the Shrieking Shack 
(again, see my previous post on  this), a murderer with whom Lupin is 
in cahoots, a murderer who has made a  great mess of Hogwarts and 
scared the bejesus out of everyone, and whom  everyone believes wants 
to kill a student. 

>Oh, wait! Snape's got  to remember to bring the potion! To put it in 
some sort of a bubble or  something to keep it safe so Lupin can take 
it when Snape gets there!  

Nikkalmati
 
Snape comes into Lupin's office with the potion and sees by the Map that  
Lupin is headed for the Whomping Willow.  Leaving the practicality of  taking a 
steaming goblet of potion with him, why is Snape supposed to know that  Lupin 
will take it?  Is he supposed to tie him up and pour it down his  throat?
 
  "We" know that Lupin has seen something that made him forget, but  Snape 
does not know that.  He presumes that Lupin is up to no good - out to  meet 
Sirius the Murderer/Marauder - and he goes after him.  Of course,  he wants to 
catch the bad guys red handed and have his own name cleared, so  to speak.  Of 
course, he listens outside the door, because when he  arrives they are 
discussing the very topic he is interested in, what the  Marauders were doing when they 
all were fifth years together.   Of course, he ignores the children who 
presumably have no idea what is  going on.  Harry isn't even supposed to know 
Sirius is out to kill him, or  why.  I just can't blame Snape for not packaging up 
the potion and taking  it out to Lupin under these circumstances.
 
Nikkalmati 



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