Werewolves and Animagi

[Kristin]

No: HPFGUIDX 17049

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Samaporn Teeravechyan <teeravec at f...> 
wrote:

> 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


I think it's just a coincidence that his last name happens to be 
Lupin. Afterall there are flowers in Britian called Lupins so that's 
where the family name could have come from. Besides if he changed his 
name I don't think he would have picked a name that's in any way 
associated with a wolf.


Cheers,
         Kristin