Lupin, Snape and Potions (was Re: Is Snape really THAT good in Potions?(

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 119626



> Snow:
> 
> I believe there may be evidence of both the fact that Lupin, at the 
> very least, attempted potions class and the fact that Lupin 
> acknowledges Snape's superiority in Potions:
> 
> POA Flight of the Fat Lady- "Professor Snape has very kindly 
> concocted a potion for me," he said. "I have never been much of a 
> potion-brewer and this one is particularly complex." 

Finwitch:

Hmm - Lupin has one problem in Potions he cannot overcome, practically
displayed with two potion-problems:

1) Some potion ingredients must be gathered during Full Moon - I
recall that Polyjuice required such. (and Lupin quite *obviously*
cannot do that. Wolfsbane may be one of those Potions...!).

2) With some potions it takes a month to brew/prepare an ingredient
(this will also include a Full Moon and thus disable any werewolf from
brewing it without help).

Other than that - so long as there's someone (like Sirius?) to do the
things required done during Full Moon, he'll manage. But then,
wouldn't it be simpler to just let that 'Full Moon - helper' do it for
you?

And there may also be that some of them require the use of silver
instruments...

So Lupin's not much of a Potion-brewer mainly because he's a werewolf.

Finwitch