Snape the Half-Blood Prince WAS RE: Page-filler Lupin

[Eileen Rebstock]

You mean the textbook? 

I still don't see why the writing should be Lily's rather than Snape's. I know some people think the nickname "Half Blood Prince" was made up by Lily, but it seems much more likely to me it was coined by Bellatrix or one of the other gang of Slytherins. It certainly has a teasing tone, but I don't hear in it the apparently nice Lilyish teasing others do. Bellatrix might have wryly coined the nickname and Snape would have been grateful for it, because it a) was a sign of acceptance even if a bit disdainful and b) identified him with his mother's pureblood family.

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Subject: Page-filler Lupin RE: [the_old_crowd] Re: bugger and All things Snape

Lupin "might" be one of the few people to recognise the writing in 
the Diary, and be able to tell Harry, if it "is" Lily's rather than 
Snape's, perhaps. He might, possibly, be one of the few people to be 
able to help Harry uncover what really had happened with Snape. Even 
at the end, he does sound incredulous at the reason given for why 
Dumbledore trusted Snape: he "knows" it doesn't make sense, and must 
be wondering if there was more to it than that.

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Eileen Rebstock" 
<erebstock at c...> wrote:
>
> 
> --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> 
> > But if that's where JKR is going, she's put herself in a bind by 
> > giving Lupin such an apparently passive role in the last two 
books.
> 
> I'll make an utterly unpopular suggestion.
> 
> Lupin has no place in the books anymore. As good guy, bad guy, you 
name it. His time is over. His appearances lately have been the work 
of a soft-hearted writer who wants to keep a favourite around but 
has nothing to do for him, except, stricken with hurt-comfort, give 
him a nice wife to soothe his werewolf brow. 
> 
> Lupin. Is. Ever. So. Passé. 
> 
> Eileen
>








 
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