bugger and All things Snape

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Pippin:
> > If he doesn't get over his passivity, he'll be unable to lead the 
> > werewolves, and if he does, he'll be a complete Gary Stu. So I think 
> > ESE!Lupin's probably the most interesting thing JKR can do with him.

Nora:
> I see the excluded middle peeking its head out again, I think.  I saw 
> Lupin's pattern of personal reticence being broken at the end of HBP, 
> actually, with Tonks getting through to him.  YMMV, but that may well 
> be the setup for a more active and engaged Lupin in book 7.  I don't 
> see that as making him out to be Gary Stu, because he's not all of the 
> sudden going to become handsome, bag all the chicks, defeat Voldemort 
> and take the spotlight away from the main hero, and have all of his 
> blemished polished off.

Pippin:
Nope. I didn't exclude the middle. JKR did. Apart from his passivity
and his furry little problem,  which in this scenario he will
triumphantly overcome, what blemishes does Lupin have?

Pippin