Another werewolf question

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No: HPFGUIDX 33816

Tori wrote:

> Besides Wolfsbane Potion, there is another possible cure and I am 
> wondering how it can be brought to light in order to save Sirius.
In CoS, Lockheart has Harry act out a scenario in which he 
> supposedly performed a charm that turned a werewolf back into a 
> normal human again.  
--snip--
I'm pretty confident that someone will realize this--I'm betting on 
> Hermione!--and cure Lupin so that he can be more effective in the 
> fight against Voldy.  
Can anyone venture a guess as to who can break the memory charms and 
> how?  Also, who might be powerful enough to do the charm on Lupin?  
> It seems natural for the task to fall to Sirius, but is that just 
> too obvious?  


Geez... I can't believe I'd forgotten all about that werewolf cure in 
CoS until now!  Why on earth hasn't someone charmed Lupin in all this 
time???  Well, I'm all for Sirius showing off his magical muscles in 
any and all opportunities, but why not Hermione herself?  In CoS, 
Lockhart says he performed the "immensely complex Homorphus Charm" to 
cure the werewolf, but as we find out later, it was actually an "ugly 
old Armenian warlock."  I definitely think Hermione is more than 
capable of researching and learning a Homorphus Charm-- after all, 
she was the one who researched and did most of the preparation for 
the Polyjuice Potion, a real accomplishment for a second year 
student.  And, she learned Lockhart's books by heart, though perhaps 
not for scholastic reasons. 

I wonder if the Homorphus Charm has to be performed while the person 
is in the werewolf state?  If so, Snape's wolfsbane potion would come 
in handy.  Also, I wonder who exactly was the "ugly old Armenian" 
.... maybe a Durmstrang graduate?  

-Marina J.
(who would like to note that there is now another poster by the same 
name-- I'll use a different initial from now on-- apologies if anyone 
gets confused over conflicting posts.)