The problem with the werewolf thing is that they are fictional, so with no perfect analogy to RL we draw the best conclusions we can based on our own experiences. Actually we do that forever thing, not just fiction. For me, I started up teaching between my pre- and post- DH readings of PoA. This is probably contributing to why I feel, as he was a teacher, what Lupin did was so very wrong. And on a more personal note, if a teacher had threatened my little brother's life like that, I'd want them drawn and quartered.
In contrast, what he was doing at 16 - leaving the shack in wolf form with the marauders - was even more reckless, but I find it forgivable because a) he was 16, and b) he was not in a trusted position as a caretaker of the children whose lives he endangered.
But beyond any cannon/fannon nitpicking it's perfectly fine for us to have different opinions on this. Besides, we both agree that Snape was being somewhat vindictive when he outed Lupin. Whether or not we think his actions were too extreme, we both agree on his motivation.
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Date: 2008-09-06 05:06 am (UTC)In contrast, what he was doing at 16 - leaving the shack in wolf form with the marauders - was even more reckless, but I find it forgivable because a) he was 16, and b) he was not in a trusted position as a caretaker of the children whose lives he endangered.
But beyond any cannon/fannon nitpicking it's perfectly fine for us to have different opinions on this. Besides, we both agree that Snape was being somewhat vindictive when he outed Lupin. Whether or not we think his actions were too extreme, we both agree on his motivation.