Werewolf Teachers, Pomfrey's Job, was Re: What if other...

[Jazmyn Concolor]

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Lynx412:
> And, in fact, when Lupin was in school, Pomfrey was
> in charge of his condition.<snip)So, why wasn't it Madame Pomfrey's
> job to provide Lupin with his potion and security, as she had in
> the past?

Kneazelkid:
> Pomfrey took Lupin to the Willow so he could "transform", not to
> give him potion. In fact, if she was able to make the potion,
> perhaps Lupin would never have transformed at school. I think it
> seems likely that Snape, being a skilled potion maker, can make the
> potion, while Pomfrey cannot.

It's mentioned in the books that the Wolfsbane potion is a recent 
discovery.  Pomfry could not have been making it back when Lupin was in 
school.  And Snape might be the only one at Hogwarts able to make it, as 
Lupin mentioned it's very hard to make...

Jazmyn