The Epilogue and the post-DH WW

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 169590

Carol earlier.:
> > Werewolves will need free access to Wolfsbane Potion to keep the
WW safe and allow them something resembling equal opportunity, and the
younger ones can be admitted to Hogwarts so that they can be genuinely
equal (with their fellow students taught to "understand how a
werewolf's mind works"--maybe from the horse's mouth by a reinstated
Lupin on his third chance). 
> 
> Julie:
> Should DDM!Snape survive DH, what do you want to bet that he comes
up with a better and more accessible Wolfsbane potion, or better yet a
"cure" that keeps werewolves from transforming? (Hey, I can hope!)

Carol again:
Yes. I have the same hope.

Carol earlier:
> But what about Muggle werewolves, the  Squibs of the werewolf world?
Phase them out by making sure they don't bite anybody, but what kind
of life can they live?
> 
> Julie:
> Since JKR really hasn't differentiated werewolves (that I recall), I
suspect she may just avoid the concept of Muggle or even Squib
werewolves and keep dealing only with those of the WW. In other words,
we'll be left to wonder!
> 
Carol responds:
But what I meant was, Muggle werewolves are the squibs of the werewolf
world (the wwWW?) because, like Squibs, they can't do magic. And
they'd be shunned by their Muggle families as monsters. (What happens
to Muggle children bitten by werewolves? Do we really want to know?
There's no place for them in either world that I can see. Even the
*Wizard* werewolves (except the children eleven and under) will be at
a disadvantage because, except for Lupin, they've been denied a
Hogwarts education. Maybe the MoM could institute an adult education
program for them, rather like an extended Quikspell course, to help
them fit into society. They're not all going to want jobs like Stan
Shunpike's. And special provisions could be made for werewolf kids who
are a bit older than eleven to enter Hogwarts as first-years with
extensive extra training to help them catch up with their classmates.
But that won't work for the Muggle (and Squib) werewolves. Maybe some
sort of network could be set up for them so they'd have access to
Wolfsbane potion and a place to transform peacefully on full moon
nights but be expected to live as Muggles the rest of the time? 

Carol, agreeing with Julie that JKR should leave the book open-ended,
answering all the questions necessary to the plot (Snape's
motivations, the missing 24 hours, etc.) but allow her readers to
imagine what happens afterward