Question about Werewolves

[Hersheycjh at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24088

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH" <mindyatime at j...> 
> wrote:
> > I am not very very familiar with all the magical creatures and 
> misfits.
> > So can someone please explain to me how one becomes a werewolf? 
And 
> how
> > come there is no cure for werewolfs? If werewolves only become 
> wolves
> > once a month, and are normal and even nice ppl like Lupin was for 
> th rest
> > of the month, why don't 'we' know of any other werewolves besides 
> Lupin?
> 
> Becoming a werewolf:
> It depends on the folk story tradition. According to some accounts, 
> you become a werewolf if you receive a bite from a  werewolf. 
Another 
> is drinking water from the paw print of a wolf (editorial comment: 
> that sounds just yucky!). Another is making a pack with the devil. 
> The most familiar cause is getting bitten by a werewolf.
> 
> Cure for werewolves:
> Some folk traditions claim that the plant wolfsbane is a cure. 
> Mistletoe and Deadly Nightshade are also claimed to be cures.
> 
> Why aren't there more werewolves?
> There probably IS a werewolf population. But there's also a strong 
> anti-werewolf sentiment in the wizarding community. So these 
> werewolves most likely stay as incognito as possible and probably 
> lock themselves up during full moons.
> 
> Milz

I have a question about this too.  Lupin received a bite when he was 
young, and there was no cure at that time even though his parents 
tried everything.  He said Wolfsbane was a recent discovery.  It does 
not cure him, but it helps deal w/ the monthly transformation.  Now 
Hagrid was said to be raising werewolf cubs under his bed while he 
was in school (COS).  Where do the cubs come from?  

CJH