Lupin-more meaning to the name
steffy07
steffy07 at aol.com
Wed Jul 16 03:16:21 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 70709
A lot of people have mentioned the significance of Lupin's last name
(Lupin meaning "wolf like" or something similar in latin), but his
first name is significant as well:
In the legend of the founding of Rome, two twin brothers Romulus and
Remus were sent down a river by their uncle because he thought they
would take his throne. But instead of drowning, they were taken in
and raised by a wolf. Romulus later killed Remus and founded Rome.
Now, I am not saying that Lupin is going to have a twin brother who
is going to kill him, but I think it is cool how Rowling brought the
name significance in twice with Remus Lupin's name and him being a
werewolf.
Steffy
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