30 Facts About Remus Lupin

Remus John Lupin is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by JK Rowling.

Remus Lupin first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Remus Lupin is a half-blood, born, according to the series, to wizard Lyall Remus Lupin and his Muggle wife Hope Howell on March 10,1960.

Remus Lupin was bitten by the vicious werewolf Fenrir Greyback when he was a small child, and became infected with lycanthropy; the condition being incurable, he was doomed to live his life as a werewolf.

Remus Lupin was smuggled into and confined in this house for his monthly transformations.

When Remus Lupin started Hogwarts, his condition was kept secret, but James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew deduced the truth in their second year.

Remus Lupin's lycanthropy was not transmittable to them in their Animagus forms, nor was he a threat to them while they were animals.

When Severus Snape became curious about where Remus Lupin disappeared to each month, Black played a prank on him in their sixth year.

Sirius told Snape where Remus Lupin went every month, although he neglected to mention he was a werewolf and knew Snape could be killed if he approached Remus Lupin in his transformed state.

Remus Lupin is one of the co-creators of the Marauder's Map, which later falls into Harry Potter's ownership.

Remus Lupin was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix.

Professor Remus Lupin first appeared in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which he taught Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Remus Lupin is first seen on the Hogwarts Express, asleep, and "looked as if one good curse would be able to finish him off".

However, when Dementors appeared in the train, Remus Lupin finally wakes up "holding what seemed to be a handful of flames".

Remus Lupin's students, excepting a few from Slytherin, held him in extremely high regard and loved his hands-on teaching style.

Remus Lupin helped Sirius to explain the truth to Harry, Ron and Hermione in the Shrieking Shack, and they all confronted Peter, who had been disguised for the previous twelve years as Ron's pet rat, Scabbers.

However, Remus Lupin had forgotten to take the Wolfsbane potion, which prevented him from becoming violent while a werewolf.

Remus Lupin reappears as an Order of the Phoenix member in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but his role in the book is smaller than in Prisoner of Azkaban.

In Prisoner of Azkaban, Remus Lupin is described as having "light brown hair" that is greying, and he wears shabby, patched clothing.

Remus Lupin joins the newly reformed Order of the Phoenix in the fifth book and is part of the advance guard who escorts Harry from the Dursley family home in the book's opening chapters.

Remus Lupin came out unscathed while Lucius was bound by invisible ropes by Dumbledore.

Remus Lupin admits to Harry that due to prejudice in the wizarding world, he has found the werewolves' siding with Voldemort hard to counter, as the Dark Lord offers them more freedom than they are currently allowed.

Remus Lupin resisted becoming involved with her because of the risks from his being a werewolf, and he said he is, "too old, too poor, and too dangerous," for her.

Remus Lupin appears in Deathly Hallows as even more tired-looking and anxious than before.

Remus Lupin takes part in the Order's retrieval of Harry from Privet Drive and just prior to their departure, Tonks reveals that she and Remus were married recently.

Remus Lupin remains active in the Order of the Phoenix throughout the year, while their increasingly desperate situation drives members such as Aberforth Dumbledore to quit.

Remus Lupin tells Harry that he is sorry too, but that his son will know what his father died for - a world in which his son would lead a happier life - and hopes that he will understand.

Remus Lupin's first name, "Remus," is an allusion to Romulus and Remus, the legendary twin founders of Rome, who as infants were cared for by a she-wolf.

Remus Lupin borrows the name of the other twin, "Romulus," as a nom de guerre in Book 7.

Remus Lupin is often listed as one of the best characters in the Harry Potter lore.