Etymology of Lupin's name (Was: The Names of the Books and the Teachers . . .)

[Randy]

No: HPFGUIDX 148019

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Randy wrote: 
> > Lupin "pines for the Moon" (pines for la lune).  
> 
> Carol responds:
> My apologies for the huge snips, but I'm not really interested in 
the
> idea that the HP books are an allegorical exploration of the seven
> deadly sins. They may be *applicable* to the story, but to see the
> whole story as an allegory seems to me a reductionist approach.
> 
> However, I did want to comment on this one point. Lupin 
doesn't "pine
> for" the moon; he fears and hates it. The full moon is his Boggart
> because it represents his fear of the painful monthly transformation
> (which could have lethal consequences if he bites someone).
> 
> The name Lupin is a respelling of "lupine" (wolflike, from Latin
> lupus, "wolf") and is a clue, along with Remus (one of the legendary
> twins Romulus and Remus who were raised by a she-wolf) that he's a
> werewolf.

SNIP

Yes, I have read the posts from 2000 that discovered that Remus 
(latin founder of Rome raised by wolves) Lupin ( from lupine = 
wolflike) was named to be a werewolf.  Thank you for reminding me.  
You have forced me to abandon my laziness and take action to find the 
better answer.

I was trying to tie sloth to Lupin with pining for the moon like a 
wolf howls at the moon.  However, you have made me try harder, and I 
found something on the internet to make the connection from Norse 
mythology being written about by Dr. Deva Shastry
.

If you see this link about sloth and wolves and Fenrir
.


http://www.mmedia.is/odsmal/gleipnir,eotens.html

You will see a connection with wolves and sloth.  The wolf god Fenrir 
(symbol of evilness of mankind) was being tested to show his strength 
by breaking the fetters put on him.  The fetter Dromi (inertness, 
sleepiness) and Laedingur (sloth, indecisiveness) were place upon 
Fenrir.  He easily got out from under them.

Lupin, the werewolf shows Harry Potter how to overcome his inability 
to act against the Dementors.  This link also speaks about negativity 
(eotens= eaters) that act against the sacred realm in men.  My take 
on this is the discussion of the seven deadly sins versus the seven 
virtues.  They treat this as battling gods of creativity and 
negativity.


Randy