[HPforGrownups] Character Summary: Remus J. Lupin

[heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 11861

First, the confessional part of the email. Sirius is sexy, Draco is
intriguing and Harry is just the star of the universe.
But like JKR herself, I want to have Professor Remus Lupin teach my
child (well, most of the month, at least)

sarvalsha at dellnet.com wrote:

> QUESTIONS/ISSUES
> 2. Snape provides Lupin with Wolfsbane potion. Lupin admits to not
> being good at potions. How did he obtain the potion before he came to
> Hogswarts? Or did he?

I have to assume he didn't. And I'm not sure that "not being good at
potions" is why he couldn't make it for himnself - maybe it was just a
cover. If it's called Wolfsbane, then it likely contains that herb,
which is damaging to werewolves in its freshly grown form, according to
folklore. Therefore, even if he was excellent at mixing potions, he
wouldn't've been able to touch one of the ingredients - so someone else
had to make it for him. And if he's not great at making potions, is it
because he missed too many experiments while in school because he
couldn't mix anything that contained Aconite (another name for
wolfsbane, as Harry learns in snape's first class, first year)

> 3. If Snape hates Sirius more, why does Snape concentrate on Lupin
> first in the Shrieking Shack?

Maybe because Lupin has a wand? Good question!

> 4. Hagrid created a photo album of Harry's parents by requesting
> pictures from James and Lily's friends. Lupin would have been the
> closest one left. Are there photos of Lupin in the album and if so,
> why didn't Harry recognize him?

Sirius was barely recognizable - remus also has probably changed a lot
in the previous 15-25 years. If you saw a picture of me from 15 years
ago, or even 10, and met me now, it wouldn't look like the same person.
Or maybe Remus was the Colin Creevy of the group, always taking
pictures, never apeparing in them...



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