bugger and All things Snape

[olivierfouquet2000]

Nora wrote
> Her comments about Lupin's exposure as a werewolf doing "irreparable 
> damage to his prospects for a career in teaching" again make me 
> wonder whether, in a different world, Lupin could have/would have 
> resigned with his reputation intact.  Alas, given the "likes of 
> Fenrir Greyback", things are not looking good for werewolves.  
> Perhaps instead of ESE!Lupin, Heroic!Lupin will change society's 
> views?

Indeed, this has been one of my pet counter-ESE!Lupin for a long time. The werewolves 
discrimination intrigue could lead to a full recognition of Lupin as a valuable human being. 
I don't usually speculate, but before HBP, it seemed plausible to me that Lupin could lead 
the Order after Dumbledore's demise. I'd say this is less likely after HBP if only because 
she said we weren't properly introduced to one of her favorite member of the Order yet 
(CBBC interview). Who would that be? Looking at the people who were introduced though 
not properly and yet definitely in the Order and definitely alive, I'd say Aberforth 
Dumbledore. For literary reasons, I'd expect the Order to collapse in Book 7 with Harry 
getting individual help in his quest, and most prominently from Aberforth. We'll see.

Oh, and for the record, I have some difficulties understanding all the fuss about Snape. JKR 
has been pretty consistent in her characterization of Snape, both in the books and in 
interviews: he isn't a nice guy and has told DD a story that convinced him he was against 
Voldemort. Well, this seems perfectly in accordance with what we saw in HBP: he isn't a 
nice guy, so he does things that aren't nice (like killing DD using an Unforgivable curse); 
yet he obviously shares a secret with DD and is against Voldemort (else he would have at 
least tried to kill or kidnap Harry at the end of HBP28, not to mention finishing DD off 
when he was injured by the protection of the ring).

As to why he changed allegiance and turned against Voldemort, my best guess would be 
that he was in love with Lily. This is old as GoF at least, but each books makes it more and 
more plausible IMHO. 

Best wishes for year 2006,
Olivier