Talk:Remus Lupin

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Contents 1 Surname's etymology 2 March 10? 3 Eye color 4 AGE DUDES!!! 5 Last Line

[edit] Surname's etymology

As in many names of the Harry Potter series, the surname etymology is a fascinating subtext: Romulus and Remus, first abandoned by, than rebellious against Amulius, killed him and restored the kingdom to their grandfather.

Deciding to found a town of their own, Romulus and Remus chose the place where the she-wolf had nursed them. Romulus began to build walls on the Palatine Hill, but Remus jeered at them because they were so low. Remus leaped over them to prove this, and Romulus in anger killed him. (http://www.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/romans9.html)

Lupin - Lupin means "Wolf-like". Canis Lupus is the scientific name for a wolf. Appropriately, Lupin is fast friends with Sirius Black, shape-shifter as a dog. --zzzz

...and Sirius is the Dog Star. I groaned aloud when I read those two names! --Jim Regan

Some more details on that sort of thing:

http://www.verbatimmag.com/26_2.pdf

http://www.theninemuses.net/hp/

I think that the etymology behind JKR's names should have an article of its own. --Imran

His name possibly references Monty Python's Flying Circus as well: Professor R.J. Lupin <=> Professor R.J. Gumby. --Caustic Armadillo 16:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] March 10?

What source was quoted for Remus' birthdate??? is this on JKR's website...?

Yes, his birthday and those of other main characters have been revealed on [www.jkrowling.com www.jkrowling.com].

As for Remus's birthyear, I'm arguing for 1959. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Severus_Snape. --Mercury McKinnon 11:15, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eye color

Okay, I've been watching this page for a while and there seems to be a lot of back and forth on Lupin's eyes being brown or of unknown color. Enough already! : ) If you think that Lupin's eyes are brown, please cite your source! Don't make me reread all six books just to find out! Thanks, Kam Tonnes 01:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

It's fanon. I do a lot of fanfic writing and have scoured for Lupin info, and there's nothing about his eyes. At least brown is better than yellow.

[edit] AGE DUDES!!!

don't let us use the calculator just to know his real age, if u guys want us to continue loving your site, cite his age!!!!! by jeralyn_jayson@yahoo.com love ya!!

[edit] Last Line

I removed the last line, which, regarding Tonks and Remus, said the "most of the fandom has embraced their relationship." Unless the writer took a poll of fandom and concluded that this is, indeed, the case, I'd say that this is pure speculation.

Most likely pure speculation. If you go to FF.N (for an example), you only get 62 pages worth; while, if you sort, Sirius and Remus, you get over 200. Probably best to keep it out, in any case. Disinclination 02:49, 27 November 2006 (UTC)