[HPforGrownups] Meeting real people with HP character names?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 193092

Karen:
>
>     > Really? Not Fang? Smiles. Actually, I wonder about real Lupins.
>     That is because there is a Charles Dickens character with the same
>     last name. One of these days I will read Harry Potter bookshelf,
>     which discusses some of Rowling's influences. I know she loves
>     Dickens as do I, but am unsure which books she appreciates most. Kare
>
>     Bart:
>     Given her predilection for pun names, I am assuming that Remus is for
>     the legendary founder of Rome who was raised by a wolf, and Lupin
>     is for
>     "lupine", or wolf-like. Just like Sirius is also known as the "dog
>     star".
>
>     Bart
>

Eric:
It could also be a nod to Arsene Lupin, the French answer to Raffles, 
and the modern anime character Lupin III.

Bart:
For legal reasons, Lupin III was originally called "The Wolf" when 
brought to the United States.


Bart

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