lupin, werewolves & "wagga wagga"

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 147341

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "richter_kuymal" <richter at r...>
wrote:
>
> ... in Cos, we have Lockhart "demonstrating" ... "the immensely
> complex Homophus Charm" .. to turn a werewolf back into a man.  
> So the question is:
> LV is offering werewolves "rights" (AS werewolves). Is Lupin
> offering them Wolfsbane Potion ... or would it be possible to
> offer them the immensely complex Homophus Charm and  a cure?
> 

bboyminn:

Here is the problem with the Homophus Charm, we don't actually know
what it does. I has been speculated, given that it is not offered as a
cure, that the Charm is very short term. That is, it maybe last for
only a few minutes which would be enough to stop an imminent attack.
It would also be enough time to identify the werewolf's human form and
thereby, in essense, throw him out of the village. Additionally, a few
minutes of 'human' time might be enough time to restrain the werewolf
until his episode passed.

This has been the most common speculation on the subject that I have
seen on the web. So, the Homophus Charm is not a cure or treatment for
a werewolf. At best, it is a short term defensive measure that is used
against them.

> PAR:
>
> If being a werewolf is a disease then some would want the cure. 
> Others, who have over the years become as sociopathic as Greyback 
> would reject both the potion and the charm. Any chance this issue
> will come up in Book 7?
> 
> PAR


bboyminn:

That is very difficult to determine. JKR has so many unresolved plot
threads hanging it's hard to believe she can resolve them all in only
one book. I do think that Remus Lupin will have a more promenent role
in helping Harry and that might bring his fate into the story as a
very deep background story. But beyond that, other than maybe a note
at the end, I don't think the issue will be dealt with. JKR simply
doesn't have the time in only one book to cover all these side issues.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn