Rather than wanting to face his impending fatherhood, he intended to help Harry , Ron , and Hermione with their mission of destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes though he was actually unaware of what their "mission" entailed. Harry was, however, upset with the development and got into a rather heated argument with Remus that ultimately convinced him that the best course of action would be to support his family.
He returned to his wife shortly thereafter. Teddy was eventually born and despite his earlier fears and insecurities about being a father, Remus expressed joy at his son's birth and asked Harry to be Teddy's godfather. Sadly, Remus and his wife were murdered at the Battle of Hogwarts , leaving Teddy an orphan when he was between two weeks and one month old. When Remus appeared again through the Resurrection Stone , he was rather devastated knowing that Teddy would have to grow up without either of his parents, but found some solace in knowing that Teddy would be living in a better world.
Teddy was raised by his maternal grandmother, but he spent significant time with his godfather 's family and the Weasleys. In their second year, Remus' friends figured out that he was a werewolf ; instead of shunning him, as many in the wizarding world would have, they learned how to become Animagi by their fifth year to accompany Remus on his monthly transformations, preventing him from hurting himself.
Though he was his house's prefect , Remus had difficulty trying to curb his friends' mischievous behaviour. At some point, after Remus and his friends had all become members of the Order of the Phoenix , Sirius came to distrust Remus, fearing he might be a spy; the reasons for this are unknown. Sirius' distrust ensured that Remus was unaware when James and Lily changed their Secret-Keeper from Sirius to Peter, and thus he believed that Sirius had betrayed them when they were murdered by Lord Voldemort.
The two reclaimed their friendship after Sirius escaped from Azkaban in , and Remus learned the truth. They planned to kill their traitorous former friend Peter, but were stopped by Harry Potter. The ending of the three Marauders who had stayed true to their friendship to the very end — James, Sirius, and Remus — was bittersweet: they all lost their lives to the two wizarding wars but were likely reunited in the afterlife. Severus Snape , his former classmate and colleague. Severus Snape, a Slytherin student in Remus' year, shared a strong enmity with Remus' close friends James Potter and Sirius Black , who outright bullied Snape on occasion.
Although not friendly with Snape, Remus never behaved cruelly to him. It is possible that he may have subtly identified with or sympathised with the lonely, isolated Snape, seeing a reflection of himself and how he would have been treated if he hadn't found the protection of his friends. Later in life, he said that he deeply regretted not having done anything to stop the bullying.
At some point in their fifth year, Snape saw Madam Pomfrey leading Remus to the passageway on the full moon; Sirius thought it would be entertaining to inform Snape of how to freeze the Whomping Willow. Snape tried to do so, but was stopped by James before he could reach the Shrieking Shack , where Remus had transformed.
Albus Dumbledore forbade Snape from revealing Remus' condition to anyone, and Snape deeply resented being put in James' debt and suspected that Remus might have been in on the dangerous prank. As adults, Remus and Snape were civil to one another, although barely so on the latter's part.
Remus claimed that he neither liked nor disliked Snape; of course they would never be bosom friends, after all that happened in their school days, but he also never forgot that Snape dutifully made him the Wolfsbane Potion, and made it perfectly every time so that he would not have to suffer at the full moon as he usually did.
Snape, on the other hand, barely concealed his bitterness in their interactions. He was irked that Remus obtained the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, which he had always wanted for himself.
He suspected that Remus was helping Sirius get into the castle and tried to convince Dumbledore to stop trusting him. Snape also took to dropping hints that Remus was a werewolf to students, which was understood by at least one of them Hermione Granger , who kept the discovery to herself. When Remus tried to inform Snape of Sirius' innocence, Snape refused to hear or believe any of it, and was determined to see Remus punished alongside Sirius. When Snape's old enemy escaped re-capture, Snape vindictively exposed Remus' werewolf status, which forced him to resign.
In spite of all this, Remus believed that Snape was loyal to the Order of the Phoenix , encouraging Harry Potter to trust him and to continue his Occlumency lessons.
He was shocked and angered when Snape killed Albus Dumbledore , who had been the one to assure other Order members that Snape was trustworthy. Snape, secretly still loyal to the Order, attempted to save Lupin by aiming a Sectumsempra at a Death Eater who was poised to kill Lupin, but accidentally struck George, who lost an ear.
Remus, furious, expressed a desire to have " paid him back in kind ", but had to focus on getting himself and George to safety. Lily Evans , his friend and mother of Harry Potter. Lily was not on good terms with two of Remus' dearest friends, James and Sirius, but that did not mean she disliked Remus as well, given that he acted more mature and thoughtful than his friends, and did not participate in their bullying though he did nothing to stop them either.
After Hogwarts, Lily married James Potter. Although Sirius was the best man, Remus probably attended their wedding, too, given his status as one of their dearest friends. They all became members of the Order of the Phoenix , during the First Wizarding War , and fought in several battles together.
When Pettigrew betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, resulting in the tragic deaths of James and Lily, Remus was devastated. Later on, he became close to Lily's son, Harry, both as a paternal figure and a mentor. After Lupin was murdered during the Battle of Hogwarts , they were two of the four spirits whom Harry summoned using the Resurrection Stone.
Harry Potter : former student, good friend, and godfather to his son. Remus met Harry Potter, the son of his late friends James and Lily Potter , for the first time since he was an infant, in when he saved Harry from Dementors on the Hogwarts Express. Remus was the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts during Harry's third year, and quickly became his favourite professor.
The two bonded very closely. Remus found Harry to be; intelligent, kind, and an excellent Seeker, and had strong empathy for the pain that he had experienced throughout his life. Seeing him as the devoted, informative, fair and supportive man he is, Harry admired and cared about Remus even after he found out that he was a werewolf. Remus also told Harry that the first time he saw him, he recognised him not by his scar , but by his eyes, which so closely resembled Lily's; unlike his predecessors Quirinus Quirrell and Gilderoy Lockhart , Remus did not greet Harry in an awed manner at meeting a living legend, but in a friendly and casual manner.
It is suggested that Remus' classes were how Harry discovered his remarkable talent for Defence Against the Dark Arts. He took Harry aside to teach him the Patronus Charm , assisted him in avoiding trouble with Professor Snape , and returned the Marauder's Map to him once he was no longer a professor.
The two met again in the summer of Throughout the years, Remus shared with Harry many stories about his parents and godfather. He comforted Harry over Sirius' death and also offered him advice on other occasions. The only real disagreement they ever had was when Harry rejected Remus' offer to accompany him and his friends on the quest for Horcruxes. Harry became angry and cutting; he told his former teacher that he was being selfish and irresponsible for leaving his wife and unborn child.
Remus responded with uncharacteristic violence and stormed out of the house, taking refuge in a corner of the Leaky Cauldron, where he sat drinking and fuming. However, after a few hours' reflection, Remus was forced to accept that his former-pupil had just taught him a valuable lesson. James and Lily, Remus reflected, had stuck with Harry even unto their own deaths. His own parents had sacrificed their peace and security to keep the family together.
When Remus' son Teddy Lupin was born, he asked that Harry be the boy's godfather, and after Remus' death, Harry played a prominent role in Teddy's life. Remus was one of the spirits that came out of the Resurrection Stone to speak to Harry as he walked to what he believed was his death, indicating the almost familial bond between Remus and Harry.
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , Harry wrote in the werewolf section " aren't all bad ", showing that Remus being a werewolf did not bother him at all. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger , his former students.
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were among the students who were very impressed by Remus' teaching when he was professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts for their third year. Hermione deduced that Remus was a werewolf which was the actual goal of Severus Snape when he taught a lesson about werevolves as Lupin's substitute early in the year, but kept this discovery to herself, not even telling her best friends; this is likely because she disapproved of the prejudice against werewolves and knew exposing the truth would hurt Remus.
Although Ron initially reacted with fear to the revelation that Remus was a werewolf, he continued to admire and like Remus. In turn, Remus was fond of Ron and Hermione, and was particularly impressed by the latter's cleverness. Albus Dumbledore , his former employer and friend. Albus Dumbledore was considered by many to be the greatest wizard of all time, and Remus Lupin was among his many admirers and staunch supporters.
Dumbledore was Remus' Headmaster during his time at Hogwarts. Dumbledore accepted Remus into his school, despite knowing his being a werewolf, as he valued Remus' strength of character and ability, and disregarded the stigma associated with his condition; the headmaster personally approached the Lupin family to invite Remus to school, knowing full well of the circumstances.
In fact, it was Dumbledore who, by several special precautions, ensured that Remus' werewolf status was kept secret during his school years, effectively preventing him from being ostracised from his school mates. When Severus Snape found out what Remus truly was due to a cruel prank played on him by Sirius , Dumbledore was the one who swore him to secrecy.
On his part, Remus confessed that Dumbledore's trust and exceptional kindness towards him meant everything to him, given that the vast majority of the wizarding world shunned him because of the deep prejudice towards werewolves, and Remus felt guilty for betraying this kindness by allowing his three Marauder friends illegally become Animagi and roaming wild during their schooling years.
Despite this, after learning of Sirius's innocence, Dumbledore forgave Remus for his supposed betrayal, understanding his Marauder friends only became Animagi to help Remus in his werewolf form and considered it an extraordinary achievement. Dumbledore was also the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix , an organisation that Remus joined after graduating from school, and he was trusted with many important missions. Remus was given the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts during the — school year, during which time Dumbledore requested that Snape brew the Wolfsbane Potion for Remus monthly; this, along with providing Remus with a paid job when he was suffering in poverty due to his condition, made Remus respect Dumbledore even more.
Remus and Dumbledore fought alongside one another during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries , where they suffered a devastating loss: Sirius, one of their dearest friends, died at the hands of Bellatrix Lestrange. Remus told Harry Potter on several occasions that he trusted Snape because Dumbledore did so. In , Remus was devastated by Dumbledore's death after the Battle of the Astronomy Tower , and demonstrated his loyalty and faith to Dumbledore by fighting and where he was assassinated by Antonin Dolohov a very powerful wizard he was avenged by Professor Filius Flitwick, his former teacher.
Remus was always friendly with the Weasley family. Arthur and Remus fought together at the Battle of the Seven Potters , where the latter was paired with Arthur's son, George. He saved George's life, as George would have fallen off his broomstick when he was cursed by Severus Snape. Arthur later thanked him for taking care of his son. Remus also lived for some time with the Weasley family at 12 Grimmauld Place. However, when Sirius argued with Molly, Remus didn't take either side. Bill and Remus seemed to have been friends, as they fought together in several battles of the Second War; they were also the ones who attempted to find Mad-Eye 's dead body after the Battle of the Seven Potters.
After the war, Remus and Tonks' son seemed to have a romantic relationship with Bill and Fleur's daughter. Fred and George Weasley were also friends of Lupin. They were Lupin's students during their fifth year at Hogwarts and they also fought together at the Battle of the Seven Potters. Remus protected George from being killed; however, George's ear was accidentally cut off by Severus Snape. Lupin and the twins also appeared on the underground radio programme Potterwatch and spoke to the wizarding community during the last year of the war.
Both Fred and Lupin were killed during the Battle of Hogwarts. He was also friends with Ginny. He first met her at Hogwarts Express , saved her from the Dementors and gave her chocolate and comforted her, and she stated that he was one of her favourite professors at Hogwarts. They fought on the same side at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and survived the battle.
After the war, Ginny and the rest of the Potter family shared a close relationship with Teddy Lupin, who came to Ginny and Harry's house for dinner four times a week. His relationship with Percy was almost unknown. They met each other again during the Battle of Hogwarts, when Percy told his family that he had left the Ministry and wanted to join the Order, though there would hardly have been time for the two to become close.
Minerva McGonagall , his former head of house and professor. When Lupin was a student at Hogwarts, the professors seemed to like him, especially Minerva McGonagall, who had been his head of house.
His professors probably considered Lupin a skilled wizard and a very good student, as he was made a prefect in his fifth year. When Lupin became a professor, the other professors appeared to like and respect him, with the exception of Severus Snape. They either did not mind that he was a werewolf or did not show it, as they had been informed of his condition. Many of them later fought alongside Remus at the Battle of Hogwarts.
While others, such as Draco Malfoy and several other Slytherins , disliked and regularly insulted him. Malfoy underestimated Lupin because of his poor-looking appearance. However, Lupin managed to be well-respected and one of the best-liked professors , as he treated all the students based on their character, and not by their magical abilities, their blood status, or their wealth. When he left Hogwarts, many students continued to regard him as the best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher they had.
The original Order of the Phoenix. Remus had a good relationship with the most of the Order of the Phoenix. One of his friends through the order was Kingsley Shacklebolt.
They fought together in several battles of the Second Wizarding War , and appeared to be close enough. They also appeared on Potterwatch together during the last year of the war.
He was also a friend of Alastor Moody. They fought together in many battles, until Moody was killed by Voldemort in , during the Battle of the Seven Potters. Remus was devastated, as were many other members of the Order. Remus Lupin as a young Marauder on Pottermore. Lupin human form as a POP! Lupin werewolf form as a POP! Rowling has stated that Professor Lupin is the kind of teacher she wishes she had while she was a student.
He is good-natured, kind, and able to extract the best in everyone — for example, in spotting Neville Longbottom 's lack of confidence and helping him to overcome it by teaching him how to defeat the boggart. The fact that Remus is a werewolf and needs to take a potion to avoid hurting people for the rest of his life makes him a symbol of the consequences of prejudice and segregation, as well as society's often negative reaction to the ill and the disabled.
Particularly, the author has stated that Remus Lupin's characterisation and history are H. As such, Rowling has also stated that "Lupin's failing is he likes to be liked. That's where he slips up — he's been disliked so often he's always pleased to have friends so cuts them an awful lot of slack. Lupin was killed off in place of Arthur Weasley to remove the last of Harry's father figures in the books, and also to create a parallel between Harry's life and Teddy Lupin's.
Rowling felt it was important to show the evils of Voldemort's actions and the devastating nature of war. Rowling has said that Remus is one of her favourite characters, and that if she could meet any of her characters, she would likely choose him. Harry Potter Wiki Explore. Rowling Story. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Remus Lupin. View source. History Talk Do you like this video? Play Sound. My parents tried everything, but in those days there was no cure.
The Potion that Professor Snape has been making for me is a very recent discovery. It makes me safe, you see. As long as I take it in the week preceding the full moon, I keep my mind when I transform I am able to curl up in my office, a harmless wolf , and wait for the moon to wane again.
Before the Wolfsbane Potion was discovered, however, I became a fully fledged monster once a month. It seemed impossible that I would be able to come to Hogwarts. Other parents weren't likely to want their children exposed to me. It is very painful to turn into a werewolf. I was separated from humans to bite, so I bit and scratched myself instead. The villagers heard the noise and the screaming and thought they were hearing particularly violent spirits.
Remus : " I assume that's why you didn't tell me, Sirius? And will you forgive me for believing you were the spy? Boggarts like dark, enclosed spaces. This one moved in yesterday afternoon, and I asked the headmaster if the staff would leave it to give my third years some practise. The biggest bit of Peter they found was his finger. So was his body. His shoulders were hunching. Hair was sprouting visibly on his face and hands, which were curling into clawed paws.
They will not want a werewolf teaching their children, Harry. And after last night, I see their point. And in Order meetings, Remus rarely stands up for Snape even though Snape is probably taking the biggest risk of them all.
Lupin made his peace with Snape when Snape brewed him the Wolfsbane Potion while he taught at Hogwarts. This is especially true when he scolds Harry for being reckless in Prisoner of Azkaban. A poor way to repay them—gambling their sacrifice for a bag of magic tricks.
Of course, when Lupin is breaking his own heart over Tonks he takes on increasingly reckless missions for the Order. He comes around and sets a better example eventually though. Even though Lupin came around on loving Tonks, his self-loathing about lycanthropy still got the best of him occasionally. When they realized Tonks was pregnant, his fears of passing on lycanthropy to their son drove him to abandon her with her parents.
If the sign of a good parent is how their kid turns out, this is when we know for sure that Lupin did a good job as a surrogate parent for Harry.
When he learns that Harry was more afraid of the dementors, Lupin is impressed. Fearing Voldemort gives Voldemort the power he craves. Fear can be overcome. Teaching Harry this at a young age gives Harry the tools to confront the next four years of terrifying obstacles he faces.
Because of Lupin, Harry is able to face fear. By Valorie Clark Published Jul 15, Lupin was considered by most students and teachers to be the best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts during the series.
He brought patience, understanding, and humor to the class and greatly encouraged his students, especially Harry and Neville.
Lupin is a true Gryffindor, bravely risking his life to infiltrate Fenrir Greyback's werewolf pack to act as Dumbledore's spy, and loyally serving in the Order of Phoenix. After realizing that Sirius Black was innocent, he immediately went to his aid in the Shrieking Shack where Pettigrew was unmasked as the true traitor. At age four, Lupin became afflicted with lycanthropy after being bitten by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback.
Every full moon an afflicted person transforms into a wolf-like creature, and, like a rabid dog, is unable to control their actions. Werewolves, transformed, will more or less mindlessly seek out unafflicted humans to bite and infect them.
Although there is no cure, a potion has recently been discovered that allows them to retain their sanity during transformations. Lupin, taking this potion, is able to curl up quietly in his office and rest, rather than rampaging through the Forbidden Forest.
However, this potion must be taken every day for about a week before a full moon, and it is effective only for one lunar cycle; if the potion is missed, the werewolf again becomes dangerous. Because they are so dangerous, werewolves are generally feared and shunned by the wizarding community, making them outcasts. Despite this, Albus Dumbledore arranged for the young Remus to attend Hogwarts, where he was confined during full moons.
Though Lupin's condition was kept secret, he was always shy and insecure, and made relatively few friends save for Sirius Black, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew. As a result, the adult Lupin is mostly a loner and has had difficulty finding employment; he always expects to be treated badly. Lupin, a werewolf since he was a young boy, had mostly lived a solitary life with relatively few close friends. The four became particularly close friends, and though Lupin's condition was kept hidden from students, the other three discovered his secret.
They illegally became Animagi, initially to support him, but also to accompany him during his werewolf transformations, releasing him from his monthly confinement in the Shrieking Shack.
As the werewolf potion had not been invented yet, Lupin was extremely dangerous when transformed; the other three Marauders, protected while in their animal forms, kept Lupin in check during their nighttime sojourns into the Forbidden Forest and the surrounding countryside. Lily Evans later Lily Potter also became Lupin's close friend and confidant while they were at Hogwarts, unconcerned and non-judgmental regarding his condition.
Severus Snape , who the other Marauders detested, was also a Hogwarts student at that time. After James and Lily were murdered as Peter Pettigrew presumably was , and Sirius was sentenced to Azkaban, Lupin was once again mostly friendless.
Lupin greatly admired Professor Dumbledore, and was always grateful for his allowing him to attend Hogwarts, despite his being a werewolf. Dumbledore continued to help Lupin by hiring him as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in book 3, knowing Lupin would be a highly competent instructor. Lupin was an immediate favourite, except with Slytherin students, who continually mocked his shabby robes. Not only the students liked him; he was also well-regarded by the faculty, due to his congenial personality and evident competence.
Only Snape disliked him, still holding a grudge against Lupin for his close association with his two Hogwarts nemeses: James Potter and Sirius Black. Despite Snape's animosity, he diligently prepared Lupin's monthly werewolf potion, though, angry when Lupin aided fugitive Sirius Black's escape, later informed students about Lupin's condition, forcing Lupin to resign.
Lupin also joined the Order of the Phoenix, and grew close to Arthur and Molly Weasley, also members. He was on friendly terms with "Mad Eye" Moody, another key Order of the Phoenix member who appeared to regard Lupin favourably. Sirius Black and Lupin were reunited after Sirius escapes Azkaban prison, though he was killed two years later during the Battle at the Ministry.
In later books, Lupin became a reassuring, stable presence to Harry. While Harry's godfather, Sirius Black , had more claim to Harry's affection, Harry was occasionally alarmed by Sirius' impetuous and sometimes erratic behavior.
Harry would have liked having more time to talk with Lupin, who by then was often away on Order of the Phoenix business, giving Harry less opportunity to spend time with him. Lupin was close to Harry, and became more so after Sirius' death, though never in the same way as Harry and Sirius were.
Sirius had been Harry's father-figure, while Lupin was like an uncle. Lupin continued to guide Harry, who was still developing as a wizard. In Deathly Hallows , they had a brief falling out, however, when Lupin intended to leave Tonks, believing he was an unfit husband and father, and that she would be better off without him. Harry, having lost so many loved ones, was furious that Lupin would consider abandoning his wife and unborn child during such perilous times.
Though Harry's harsh words deeply wounded Lupin, causing him to storm out in anger, he later realized Harry was right, and he returned to Tonks. He and Harry eventually reconcile, and Harry became godfather to Lupin and Tonks' newborn son, Teddy. Perhaps characteristically, Lupin tried to prevent it, believing he was an unsuitable match and that it was too dangerous a time to consider starting a family.
This shows another side to Lupin: he cared so much about the larger picture that he sometimes neglected the smaller one. By refusing to risk bringing a child into the mess that seemed to be their future, he caused pain to himself and to Tonks in their present.
He and Tonks overcame these differences and married, having a son Teddy soon after. Unlike with some previous Defence Against the Dark Arts instructors, the other professors are pleased with Professor Lupin's appointment — Poppy Pomfrey comments approvingly about him knowing remedies, and in a later book, Professor McGonagall refers to him as a " competent teacher" — high praise indeed from her.
The one exception is Severus Snape , who, apart from coveting the Dark Arts position for himself, still harbours deep resentments against Lupin for his association with the other Marauders during their Hogwarts years, though it was James Potter and Sirius Black who tormented Snape. Lupin immediately wins the entire class' respect, first by putting Peeves to flight, and second, by teaching a truly useful and practical first lesson.
His caring about, and warmth towards his students becomes visible by numerous small actions — he calls students by their first names, rather than their surnames as is traditional in the Engish school system — and also by larger things: he has Neville take the first turn at the Boggart , and grants him last shot as well, thereby boosting his confidence.
He also freely explains why he prevented Harry from facing the Boggart, and tells Harry that his reaction to the Dementor does not indicate weakness. His volunteering to teach Harry to fight Dementors reflects his nature; he cares, so he will help. Growing up as a werewolf made Lupin into a loner and outcast but he was immensely loyal to his friends.
After Lupin became a werewolf, his parents believed it impossible for him to attend Hogwarts. However, Dumbledore was sympathetic, and told the Lupins that he would never deny Remus an education as long as certain precautions were implemented.
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