I enjoyed the points you bring up in this article they are well thought out and the evidence does seem to validate your theory. However, as we all know JKR's work is filled with inconsistencies. I agree with one of the other comments that brought up the fact that Dumbledore forbade Snape from mentioning Lupin's affliction. So he was capable of stepping in. It is interesting that he, in essence, penalized the victim. Evidently, Dumbledore felt that protecting Lupin's secret was more important than Snape, especially as Snape was not actually hurt. My theory on this is that it wasn't so much that Dumbledore was protecting Lupin or even Black, I think protecting himself played a large part in it as well. You will note that Dumbledore never admitted any other werewolf children. Ultimately I think the reactions of the adult characters in any given situation were whatever JKR needed them to be with very little thought to what contradictions she may have been setting up.
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