Lupin and Wolfsbane potion

[Sherry]

No: HPFGUIDX 147556

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "allies426" <AllieS426@> wrote:
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> > 
> > Allie:
> > 
> > Isn't it VERY unusual that Lupin has *not* mastered the Wolfsbane 
> > potion?  Okay, even if it's very complicated and requires a lot 
> > of  hard to find ingredients, what else does Lupin have to do?  
> > He barely works because of his condition.  .... The man has had
> > OVER 20 YEARS to learn how to make it!  ...
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> One small factor that you are overlooking Allie,...MONEY. You said it
> yourself, Lupin doesn't work. Where is he going to get the money to
> brew the potion. Not only the ingredients, but he must have a suitable
> place to brew it. Not likely in a one room flat. 
> 
> Also, Wolfsbane Potion is relatively recent....
> [snip] So, if the Wolfbane Potion was
> only invented 20 to 25 years ago, that probably implies it took a
> certain amount of time for the information to spread and for the
> general public to become aware of the potion and exactly how it was
> brewed. So, based on this assumption, Lupin really hasn't had 20 years
> to learn how to make it.
> 
Amontillada:

Wolfsbane Potion definitely had not been invented when Lupin and the
other Marauders were students. In PoA Ch. 18, Lupin explains that the
whole elaborate arrangement with the Whomping Willow, the tunnel, and
ultimately the transfiguration of James et. al. were built up
precisely because at that time, there was way to prevent his
transformation.

Wolfsbane Potion is a recent innovation, developed since he left
school--in the last 15 to 20 years. Snape's being one of the few
wizards who can brew it successfully indicates that he's not only a
gifted potion-maker, but also that he works to increase both his
knowledge about and his skill in new potion discoveries.

Amontillada