can we just talk about the time that Lupin was recovering from a full moon and Snape taught the DADA class and made all the students write essays on how to kill werewolves for Lupin to read when he got back I hate Snape so much it’s not funny
Lupin gets back and he feels like crap and suddenly his best friend’s son is writing an essay about how to kill him like that is so fucked up
Bear in mind that an ex-Death Eater does this tosomeone who was in the Order, risked his life fighting against said Death Eaters and lost his best friends to the Death Eater’s genocidal leader, for the sole purpose of screwing him over, and as far as we know he experiences no consequences whatsoever for doing so.
And if that wasn’t enough, he made them write those essays hoping some of them would realize Lupin’s a werewolf. And one did, but Hermione is a fucking DECENT HUMAN BEING and said nothing. Apparently the ‘insufferable know-it-all' can keep her mouth closed, when it’s for something important. Just like Snape didn’t do at the end of the book.
I’m getting mad, so here’s something I’ve realized while reading The Order of the Phoenix again. (Please keep in mind that my books are in Italian and some concepts might be hard to explain, I apologize for my English mistakes)
In chapter 14, when The Trio talked with Sirius, he said that two years before Dolores Umbridge had written a law against werewolves that made it almost impossible for Lupin to find a job.
Now ask yourself this question. Why two years?
What had happened two years before? During Harry’s third year? Oh, right. The Magical World had discovered that one of Hogwarts’ teachers (someone who was in constant conctat with their children) was a werewolf. Does that ring any bell?
But that’s not all! If we take a look at chapter 15, in the Daily Prophet article we can see a familiar name: Remus Lupin.
In a newspaper. Where everyone can read it. “The werewolf Remus Lupin”. No wonder he couldn’t find a job! And it’s not the first time the Daily Prophet has written about him, as it’s stated in the article itself. There must have been a huge scandal when it had all come out.
So basically, when Snape decided he couldn’t bear not having what he wanted (for example, SIRIUS BLACK GETTING KISSED BY A DEMENTOR) and spilled the secret, he didn’t only tell the whole school. He didn’t only tell the kids’ parents. The told the whole Magical World.
He told the whole Magical World that a man who had kept his condition secret all his life was a werewolf.
And the Magical World responded with a law against werewolves.
So, basically, Snape didn’t only ruin Remus Lupin’s life. He ruined the life of every single werewolf in the UK.
but really i feel like so many writers see tony as he’s depicted in the tabloids of the marvel universe and turn him into a caricature of that rather than something more consistent with his personality in his earlier solo series. i mean, for fuck’s sake, he risks his own life to save the lives of others all the time, and yet we’re supposed to be believe he’s a smarmy douchebag who only cares about sex and power? how does that make any sense? if tony only cared about himself, he wouldn’t be iron man, a hero, and he wouldn’t be anyone’s knight in shining armor–something he wanted to be since he was a kid.
it’s the same with avac–i’m being told that tony is slacking off and he’s unfit to be a hero and he just spends all his time flirting with girls, and yet, in actuality, he’s doing a ton to help out the academy even when he’s scared. but that doesn’t fit the perception that everyone already holds of him, so it’s ignored for the most part. admittedly, part of that stems from the fact that he plays this up, but as jan implies, he fakes it a lot.
this even ties into that deleted scene from IM1 (which is admittedly kinda cringey) in which he tells the women that he’s planning to ditch to go stop terrorists that he feels like he could never outrun his own reputation even when it wasn’t what he wanted. he’s playing to expectations.
it seems like jan is the only one paying attention in avac–noticing that he’s upset, pointing out to nat and the player that he’s actually really sensitive, refusing to let him just continue to electrocute himself and work instead of talking, etc. (and i’m not saying they should pay attention to him, but what i’m being told simply isn’t what i’m seeing.)
but i guess it comes down to the fact that tony wants to do good, even if he doesn’t seem to be good according to most people. he’s already decided he’s willing to make that sacrifice anyway, so i guess it fits.
