lupin and his transformations...

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48799

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Angela Evans 
<sixhoursahead at y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> It was (Originally) asked:
> 
> If Lupin only transforms at night, why did Snape need to teach his 
classes during the days of the full moon?
> 
> And I answer:
> 
> It has always been my impression that being a werewolf in the WW is 
not like in the movies.  Obviously Lupin is affected by his condition 
ALL the time. ... ... ... My impression was that by the time of the 
actual full moon when he was transforming at night, Lupin was so ill, 
weak, and tired, that even in his human form he was not fit to teach 
classes.
> 
>  If i didn't KNOW Lupin was a werewolf, I would probably think 
> he had chronic fatigue syndrome.
> 
> Just my impressions
> 
> ANGELA
> 

bboy_mn adds new comments:

For the most part, I agree with what you said, but I'm a little 
confused about your attitude. That's one of the big failings of 
internet communication; you have no visual clues to go by. So, for the 
moment, let's forget about attitude and focus on Lupin.

Like I said, I agree with most of what you said. Lupin is affected by 
his problem all the time, and in the beginning, he is miserably sick 
day and night near the time of his transformation. But the story tells 
us that he was improving; although any improvement certainly going to 
be bounded by tight limits. We see him very sick and missing class in 
the beginning, and we see him out and about the night of the Shrieking 
Shack. However, we don't know how bad he was actually feeling, since 
we see everything through Harry's eyes and mind. He could have been 
feeling horrible and, to some extent, it was masked by the anger, 
fear, and adreanalin of the situation. Also, we have a documented 
account of a tranformation that same night. 

As far as transforming only at night (back to the original question), 
I would like to point out that, for those who are very observant, you 
will have noticed that the moon is sometimes visible in the late 
afternoon in broad daylight. Although, I couldn't swear to the fact 
that it's ever full at this time.

Back to attitude with me treading very cautiously. If your comment 
about Chronic Fatigue Syndrom was intended to be some light hearted 
wit and/or humor, then I can appreciated as well as the next guy. But 
if it was intended to be some biting sarcasm... well, having Chronic 
Fatigue Syndrom... let's just say, that would hurt.

I chose to think the best, and chalk up my uncertainty to the failings 
of internet communication.

Best to all.

bboy_mn










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> bboy_mn comments: (My Original Statement)
> 
> Well, you have a good point and yes, it's been brought up before, 
> but don't let that discourage you.
> 
>...edited...
> He rushed to there aid with no thought to what night it was. He ran 
> on pure adrenalin and his residual Wolfsbane potion. But when the 
> moon reached it peak of fullness, and the moon light struck him, no 
> amount of adrenalin or residual Wolfsbane could  hold back the 
> transformation. He got luck for a while, but eventually his luck 
> ran out.
> 
> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
> 
> bboy_mn