[HPforGrownups] Possible silly question about Werewolves

[Lady Macbeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 78330

Dark Lady Said:
>>> Lupin, in discussing his lycanthropy, says that "they didn't have a
cure BACK THEN." (Emphasis obviously my own. ) Would that
not imply that there is a cure NOW? If so - why has not Lupin
been cured? Is it perhaps like a rabies cure - that is only effective
if started before the disease takes hold? When was the cure
discovered? Obviously fairly recently. ( At least within Lupin's
lifetime.)  Would this explain why the Wolfsbane Potion is
currently rare? (Because few new werewolves are created - so
few would need it. ) What effect would this have on current
werewolves? On the laws re: werewolf bites? ( Which - while still
dire - would be less terrible if they did not also pass on the
curse.)<<<

Lady Macbeth:
Owing mainly to the fact that the wizard who was in the bites ward with
Arthur wasn't expecting a cure, I am inclined to think that Lupin made the
same faux pas that many people make - he used the word "cure" when he wanted
to indicate "treatment".  Just like treatments for cancer, diabetes or other
permanent diseases may alleviate the illness, the Wolfsbane Potion
alleviates some of the worst effects of the transformation - however, it is
in no way "cured".

-Lady Macbeth


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