a cure for werewolfs?/ I'm new

[eccleston at clara.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 14766

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., alggu at h... wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I have been following this group for a couple of days, and I have 
> found the discussions very interesting. Since I have not gone 
through 
> the archives, please forgive me if this has been mentioned before.
> 
> In PoA, Lupin said "My parents tried everything, but in those days 
> there was no cure." (p. 258) Presumably this means that there is a 
> cure nowadays, but you have to perform the charm or whatever it 
takes 
> rather soon after you have been bitten. Otherwise I think that 
> Dumbledore would have seen to that Lupin would have been cured, 
since 
> he is such an excellent teacher.

I read it as simply referring to Snapes Wolfsbane potiion, which 
minimises the effects. ie still a werewolf, but keeps his mind.

I agree that Lupin is a really engaging character, but I can't help 
but feel a bit worried for him in future books, given what JKR did to 
poor old Cedric Diggory.