[HPforGrownups] Re: a cure for werewolfs?/ I'm new

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 14802

 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.
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I think you are right. I think that Snape's potion is the best that can be
done for a werewolf at this time. Surely, if there were a better potion,
Snape would know about it, or Dumbledore, given his history in alchemy.

I don't think that Lupin will get killed off before book seven. I think he
will have an important part in the destruction of Voldie.

Doreen