What's in a name?????

[Monglane]

No: HPFGUIDX 69256

Karen wrote:
  Namely REMUS LUPIN.

  I was wondering if this had been covered before as my Archive Search 
  didn't find anything.

  Do we know who gave Remus his life altering bite?

  Lupin(e) - is a word that I have always associated with the 
  werewolf 'fraternity'.  

  Where I'm going with this is...  

  The surname Lupin seems to much of a coincidence for someone who just 
  happens to get bitten by a werewolf at a young age.  Could the biter 
  have been a family member?  Does he come from a long line of magical 
  persons with a  tendency to bark at the full moon and go a bit funny 
  once a month?

  Just a question that struck me as I was cleaning out my Bunnies 
  (don't ask what the connection is, coz I have no idea!!!)


Not to mention, Karen, the first name "Remus"... Remus, brother of Romulus who, according to the legend, were raised by a female wolf and later on founded the city of Rome...

Naming that character Remus Lupin is a classic example of what I call "the wrong perspective". It fits so well with the fact that he's a werewolf... except that it shouldn't, because even if Mr and Mrs. Lupin thought it appropriate to name their son Remus because their surname was Lupin, it's just too much of a coincidence that, years later, the child happens to be bitten by a werewolf... Maybe JK overdid that one a little... Other such examples may be found. :o)

 "Monglane"