[HPforGrownups] I don't get it

[Jen Faulkner]

No: HPFGUIDX 20153

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, M. Barnett wrote:

> Ok, so I could be the moron of the group, or I just missed this
> particular discussion but ...
> 
> How does everyone know about Lupin based on his name?
> 
> I really don't get it!

Personally, I am inclined to disbelieve all those who say they knew
based on the name alone.  I suppose it's possible, but really, I didn't
know until (like Harry and Ron) I was told.  (I didn't wonder about
Hermione's schedule much either.)  *shrugs* But at any rate, it's
certainly not obvious in any sort of 'one should feel stupid for not
having known from the beginning' way!

(Rereading PoA now, it's obvious, but I did *not* guess the first time.)

"Lupin" suggests werewolfism because the 'lup' root means 'wolf'; his
first name, Remus, also suggests a connection to wolves because in Roman
mythology Romulus and Remus were nursed by a she-wolf.

But it's not at all moronic to not have realized!

(And yes, your question was completely on-topic! *g*)

--jen, notoriously uncurious about guessing endings and plot-twists :)

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