Remus--I really can't believe I didnt notice!!

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 25903

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., scaryfairymary at h... wrote:
> I am just after hitting my head uncontrollably (Dobby style) after 
> having finally copped onto something totally obvious!  After I found 
> out about Lupin being a werewolf I was kicking myself for not having 
> noticed the Lupin/wolf connection, but now I'm after (finally) 
> noticing the Remus/wolf connection.  Romulous (cant spell) and 
Remus, 
> the founders of the ancient city of Rome, were orphaned and 
> subsequently raised by a mother wolf.  I study history in school and 
> really cannot believe this escaped me!! AAHHHH I feel sooo foolish!!


You didn't notice for a very simple reason:  we don't learn that Remus 
is his name until we already know he's a werewolf.  The first person 
to call him that is Sirius, in chapter 18, a few pages after 
Hermione's revelation.

So you can put down that toaster now and give your poor head a break!

;-)
Amy Z