Moon question, werewolf issues and wibbling for dear Remus

[Emma Moniz]

No: HPFGUIDX 22189

> Q: "Harry looked up at the sky. Clouds were obscuring the moon 
completely." (435) SO WHAT? The question we have written ourselves 
hoarse on - why didn't Lupin transform before? Surely the 
transformation isn't dependent on being hit directly by the beams of 
the moon, or else why hadn't Lupin simply stayed in a closed room at 
the time of the full moon to prevent transformation?

Being someone who watches the sky like it is nobody's buisness, the 
moon behaves in ways that most people don't notice.  In my 
hypothesis, the moon must be exactly full for a werewolf to 
transform.  The moon, as hidden behind the clouds, could have been a 
few minutes away from full.  When dear Remus walked out, the moon hit 
full.  It isn't a matter of anything being hit by moonbeams, in my 
opinion.  It's a matter of the energies given off by the moon when it 
is 100% full.  What we often see as a full moon is often slightly 
waxing or slightly waning, and I think to trigger a transformation, 
the moon cannot be waxing or waning.  It must be completely full.  
Given that the exact moment of fullness can come at any time of day 
or night, and unless one is devoted to calculating it, it can be 
unpredictable.  Part of what makes werewolves dangerous is that 
element of unpredictability.  Also, being creatures ruled by the 
moon, their emotions run very, very high.  Remus is, I believe, an 
exception to the rule, as he is absurdly controlled, or so we've seen 
him around students--he might be different in his personal life.  If 
I were a werewolf in the wizarding world, I'd be controlled to the 
tee in public as well.  Hard going about being a creature that, every 
28 days, becomes a man-eating monster with no concious, and is prone 
to violent outbursts that are probably more ferocious than anything 
of which a normal wizard might think.

Continuing on the dear Reemie thread, I want to think that Sirius 
sent dear Remus a letter, telling him where he was going, or a place 
to meet up, coded of course.  Granted, this has to do with me being a 
Sirius/Remus shipper, but I want to think that those two ended up 
together, trying to sort things out and trying to figure out how best 
to help Sirius and protect Harry.  After everything they both have 
endured, I think they need to be together, regain trust and pick up 
where they left off so many years ago.  Hope does spring eternal, at 
least for those of us mad about dear Reemie.  And if Sirius doesn't 
want him, I'll take him.  *wicked grin*

~Emma
Gryffindor
8" mahogany, unicorn hair
Most like: Remus Lupin