CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 9: Grim Defeat

willsonteam willsonkmom at msn.com
Thu Oct 28 01:58:10 UTC 2010


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, "AmanitaMuscaria"  wrote:
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> AM - Sort of the crux of Snape's problem, isn't this? He's got no empathy. He can see what people do, he can understand some motivations, and then - nothing. It's the reason he's so believable as a spy, for me. If he weren't a spy, I suspect he'd study psychology or psychiatry on the side.
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Potioncat:
No empathy. I think you're absolutely correct on that mark.

I fully understand though why Snape doesn't trust Lupin. Snape (and even Lupin) thinks that Black betrayed Lily and killed Peter. He knows that young Lupin couldn't or didn't stand up to young Black. So even if he thinks Lupin would be loyal to DD rather than to Black--Snape wouldn't think Lupin was strong enough to resist Black. 

Looking back at PoA now, I realize that Snape respects DD but doesn't  fully agree with him. Clearly Snape isn't happy to have his objections overruled and he may feel that in Lupin's case, DD has made an error of judgment.





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