Werewolves and RL equivalents (was:Re: Snape - a werewolf bigot?...)

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> Betsy Hp:
> Ooh, which is interesting because Fenrir is obviously putting off his
> creepy vibe in his human form. It's how Fenrir deals with his
> werewolf-ism that makes him so repulsive. 
> 
> Ceridwen:
> Fenrir is also savaging people while in human form, and his bites 
are 
> still magical.  Wasn't it mentioned that Bill's wounds wouldn't 
heal, 
> owing to that?  So, actually, werewolves pose a reduced threat, if 
> they decide to bite you, all the time.  Greyback means to bite 
> people, and he's gotten a taste for human flesh.  Yes, he's creepy!  
> Self-aware, but creepy.

Alla:

Right, I agree that Greyback is giving out creepy vibe all the time 
and that is what makes him so scary to me.

But what reduced threat all the time? During the time full moon is not 
there, human has full control over their mind, there was no mention 
AFAIR that during that time they have any **urge** to bite you.

So, sure, if some evil human **chooses** to bite you when he is human, 
not werewolf, the wounds will not heal completely, which again reminds 
me of RL analogy.

There is no indication that human wants to do it due to his 
werewolfism, is it not?

Only if such human deliberately chooses to, when he is not 
transformed, I mean.


I actually really, really like Lexicon's wording when they define 
werewolf:

" A werewolf is the most unusual creature in that it does not 
technically exist except for a brief period of time during full moon. 
At any other time werewolf is a completely normal human".

The article on werewolfs if anybody had not read it yet is a really 
nice summation actually.


But yeah, that is what defines it to me - at any other time it is 
completely normal human and in my opinion should be treated as such.

Of course as Magpie said, balance should be stricken between 
werewolves interests and the precautions, etc.

IMO,

Alla