Werewolves and Animagi

[Samaporn Teeravechyan]

No: HPFGUIDX 17046


I suddenly recalled that, in PoA, Sirius tackles Lupin's werewolf form and
they were locked "jaw to jaw". As a result of that encounter, Sirius comes
away with "gashes on his muzzle". Does a werewolf bite have no effect on a
human then, if that human has transfigured into an animal form? The
transfiguration process doesn't seem to be complete, as would be the case
in Lupin's werewolf transformation, as animagi retain their human mental
capacities.

Another thought about Lupin: the use of 'Lupin' as a last name is quite
fitting, but now I'm wondering ... is this a name he came up for himself
after he was bitten by a werewolf, or was his family name really 'Lupin',
and the fact that he became a werewolf was just a big coincidence? If not,
maybe he has a real name that could be significant. On the other hand, I'm
probably just nitpicking, because Lupin probably wouldn't want to
unnecessarily clue people in on the fact that he's a werewolf.

Samaporn


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