Remus - the twin connection?

[flying_ford_anglia]

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From: flying_ford_anglia
Subject: Remus - the twin connection?
Date: 8/10/00 11:48 pm  (ET)

Has the possibility of a Romulus Lupin - Remus' twin brother - been
raised here before?

I'm sure most of us know the legend of Romulus and Remus, the twins
raised by wolves: Romulus was the founder of the city of Rome and killed
Remus when he crossed the boundaries of the city (I'm sure Catlady will
correct me if I'm wrong).

I'd be inclined to say that JKR wouldn't be *that* obvious, but when it
comes to naming, she's quite a fan of hinting at the nature of characters,
places and things, as we've discussed. Although Remus wasn't born to
werewolfhood, many of the other appropriately-named characters weren't
born to their roles either. JKR also likes twins well enough to have
two pairs in the school (even if she cast an 'Obscura Studenta' spell
on Padma for a while).

The other possibility for Remus (and other characters) is 'nominative
determinism'. This has featured heavily in the letters pages of the
magazine 'New Scientist' for years. It's the idea that people born with
certain names are drawn to appropriate jobs or lifestyles. Y'know -
Mr Bun the Baker, Mrs Mop the Cleaner, Mr Lupin the Werewolf?

As I veer even further OT, I'll leave you with something my brother sent
me in an e-mail yesterday. Apparently, there are two real life football
[soccer] players called Oliver Beer and Juan Drink.

Neil