[HPFGU-Movie] Re: I LIKED IT (bracing for rotton fruit thrown)

[GulPlum]

At 18:54 07/06/04 , Cindy wrote:

>My impression of Snape's lesson was that they learn to idenify a werewolf
>when he is in his 'human' form, going by clues of his behavior or appearance.
>This would make sense then for Hermione to solve the mystery before she 
>ever sees Lupin change into wolf form. I thought that Snape was talking 
>about clues
>such as disappearing during the full moon, physical injuries indicative of 
>one's
>roaming around as a wolf and killing prey, etc., even weakness after the full
>moon phase. Things like that.
>But that's just me ;-)

No it most definitely is not! I felt the same way all along. In fact, ever 
since the book (regardless of the actual text during the essay-setting). It 
would be pointless for Snape to hint at the kids' attempting to identify a 
werewolf in animal form, as it would be extremely unlikely for them to have 
the opportunity to see Lupin in that sate. However, given that, as is 
generally accepted, he wants the kids to work out who (or what) Lupin is, 
it makes sense for the topic to be about recognising a werewolf when in 
human form.

Furthermore, in the book, Lupin and Hermione's conversation is about 
recognising his human form, so whether or not this is *all* the essay 
covered, it was certainly part of it.

In a way, what surprised me most about the Movie!Werewolf was how 
*un*humanoid it looked! Note that during the lesson, the slides which Snape 
shows include three different visions of werewolves - all of them humanoid.

--
GulPlum AKA Richard, who's having a distinct sense of deja vu at having 
already posted to make those points, but can't find it - so apologies for 
any possible repetition.