The 411 on Remus Lupin

[themostepotente]

I'll be the first to admit -- I don't write Remus Lupin well.

I know that I 'prefer' him submissive. I have a harder time wrapping my brain around alpha Remus, especially paired with Snape or Sirius.

I think people associate his lycanthropy with 'aggressive' tendency and sometimes forget that not all wolves are alphas of their packs.

So for those of you that write Remus Lupin on a consistent basis, do you prefer him aggressive or docile? Or perhaps a little of both?

Comments

[alchemia.livejournal.com]

passive agressive =)

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Bingo! I mean, from the books he comes across as acting mild and inoffensive - but he controls the situation as much as he can. He doesn't tell Dumbledore what he knows about Sirius, in PoA, for example.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

The real trick to Remus is to watch for what he's *not* doing, instead of what he is. He creates a lot of dangerous situations because he doesn't do what he should when he should -- tell Dumbledore about Sirius, drink his Wolfsbane, talk to Snape about Harry's Occlumency lessons (okay, this one is just speculation, but he said he would and nothing changed)...

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

He never did talk to Snape, did he?

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Not as far as I can tell, no. It looks like Lupin let his responsibilities slid yet again.

Of course, even if Lupin did talk to him, do you think Snape would have listened?

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

I would agree that Remus is a lot smarter than he appears. He certainly doesn't allow much to bother him on the outside. Seems very secretive too.

When Snape brought him his wolfsbane potion in PoA, he acted very casual -- like he wasn't inflicted with a serious illness.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Passive aggressive works!