student!Snape keeping Lupin's secret (was Re: Sirius as a dog)

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 181143


Julie:
> But what about the werewolf secret? What could possibly have induced  Snape 
> not
> to spill the beans on Lupin? I can't really think of anything other than  
> that Dumbledore
> might have threatened to expel him if he did. (Honestly, it wouldn't  
> surprise me now
> that I know who Dumbledore really was, though there is no canon evidence  for 
> it.)
> But it still rings a bit false, as Dumbledore later doesn't seem to give  
> much thought
> to Lupin's circumstances or future. Any other ideas?

Montavilla47
I have another idea, but it can't really be stated easily.  Not and sound 
plausible.  Instead, I wrote it out as part of a fanfic about Snape.

The part about Snape agreeing to keep quiet is almost stand-alone, 
though (it was originally a short piece).  If you are interested in that
chapter, you can find it here:

http://montavilla.livejournal.com/8180.html#cutid1