[HPforGrownups] Werewolves and Animagi

[Monika Huebner]

No: HPFGUIDX 17304

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> From: Magda Grantwich [mailto:mgrantwich at yahoo.com]
> Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Werewolves and Animagi

> Which raises an interesting question: how do four boys disappear
> every month for a few days with no one asking questions?  Or does
> this werewolf thing only happen at night?  I thought that at first
> but Lupin's reference to the potion helping him stay a mere wolf and
> sleeping through the danger period sounded like it might refer to
> entire 24-hour blocks of time.

It only happens during the night of the full moon, that is once per
month. They sneaked out of the castle at night to the Shrieking
shack, supposedly using the secret passage and hidden under
James' invisibility cloak. No one ever knew. Lupin must take the
wolfsbane potion over a period of time to keep his mind during
that one night, he still transforms into a wolf, but he is harmless.
The question why he didn't transform in the shack but only outside
when the moonlight hit him hasn't been answered satisfactorily IMO.
It seems to be kind of a plot hole.

Monika

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