Lupin calls him "Severus", Snape replies with "Lupin" -- Snape doesn't want to be friends, as Lupin must know perfectly well. Lupin deliberately doesn't take the hint I have always thought this was just a character thing with Lupin, he appears to be a friendly, considerate person and mostly uses people's first names, even when it is not entirely appropriate. I also assumed that having been at school with Snape, he would have known him as Severus but in fact, he's more than likely to have known him as Snape. Harry et al refer to the Slytherins by their surnames and only use first names with close friends/other Gryffindors. As neotoma said earlier, it's a bit creepy. I haven't really thought much beyond this but is Lupin perhaps being a little sarcastic/belittling to Snape? Dumbledeore calls him Severus but often when he's chastising him (not always, but often) and the only other person we know uses his first name is McGonagall. It would be respectful to call him 'Professor Snape' or at the least 'Snape' in front of Harry... I think I am starting to ramble so I'll stop here!
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Date: 2004-05-08 05:09 am (UTC)I have always thought this was just a character thing with Lupin, he appears to be a friendly, considerate person and mostly uses people's first names, even when it is not entirely appropriate. I also assumed that having been at school with Snape, he would have known him as Severus but in fact, he's more than likely to have known him as Snape. Harry et al refer to the Slytherins by their surnames and only use first names with close friends/other Gryffindors. As
I haven't really thought much beyond this but is Lupin perhaps being a little sarcastic/belittling to Snape? Dumbledeore calls him Severus but often when he's chastising him (not always, but often) and the only other person we know uses his first name is McGonagall. It would be respectful to call him 'Professor Snape' or at the least 'Snape' in front of Harry... I think I am starting to ramble so I'll stop here!