Ridiculous is just about the only way to describe Remus Lupin dying in the first place,
his death was so unnecessary that it still angers me to this day, I mean really, him
and Tonks, together and a little boy is left without parents just like harry was,
but as JK says, Harry Potter is a sad story so we’ve no choice but to go with it really.
Guys Remus Lupin is hands down one of the coolest, best written characters of the entire Harry Potter
series, like if I can give JK credit in any area, it would be on her character development.
I’ve always loved remus, I’ve stated several time that he’s my favourite character
and I’m really going to enjoy todays brief history video. As I’ve mentioned in previous videos, I’m
not narrating the whole life here, I’m taking you through a brief background of him while discussing
key points in his life, decisions he’s made and what he actually represents to me as a reader.
Remus Lupin, like many of his friends, has had a rather sad and tragic life, actually come to think
of it, every single marauder has had an awful ending. James was murdered by Lord Voldemort,
Sirius spent 12 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, then gets out, builds a bond with
harry and literally gets killed just as he’s on the verge of being exonerated and Peter Pettigrew?
Well he got what he deserved but he had such a pathetic existence anyway and Remus? Well remus
didn’t really get a break either did he. Lets talk about his upbringing to start with. It wasn’t the
easiest of upbringings because he was infected with lycanthropy so young, its actually extremely
unheard of for children so young to contract the disease and the truth is, that should’ve been the
case for young remus, he was never supposed to be infected. Remus was the subject of a revenge
plot by werewolf Fenrir Greyback as a consequence of Lyle Lupins aggressive anti werwolf polices.
Lyle publicly condemned werewolves and paid the price with his 5 year old son. The Lupins were
devastated at what had happened to Remus and tried every resort in order to cure him of lycanthropy,
even taking him to some of the most powerful healers around but still, nothing could be
done about it. The truth is, lycanthropy is like a death sentence. People would look down upon him,
think of him as dirty half breed, would not employ him and then ofcorse, the fear to be around him
incase of the possibility of him passing his disease onto to them through physical contact,
which ofcorse was not factual. I think remus is extremely relatable to many readers in the real
world who’ve suffered with and currently still battle life threatening illnesses,
nobody likes being written off when they’re alive and breathing, I think its fantastic piece of
compatibility scripture by JK which is why theres no surprise that the character was so well liked.
Anyway his schooling didn’t prove too difficult, in fact he had so much support from his friends
and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the latter who made special exemptions for him to enter hogwarts
and arranged all the precautions for his transitional periods. His friends went even one
step further by learning to become full fledged Animagi in order to accompany Remus during his
transformations as werewolves do not attack other animals as only human blood attracts them. This
way the 3 boys could keep an eye on him. Even as anti werewolf legislations became stricter which
meant remus could not find employment or was more than likely afraid to out himself publicly as a
werewolf, James allowed him a monthly allowance in order to get by as he did not need to work due to
his inheritance left to him by his parents. With the outbreak of the First Wizarding War however,
things took a turn for the worse. The people Remus relied heavily on, were quickly taken from him.
James and Lily were killed, which left him without a sickle to his name. Sirius was arrested and
sent to azkaban for the betrayal of the potters and murder of 12 muggles, a story which remus
believed and then his other close friend Peter Pettigrew was murdered, so he basically lost
everyone. Remus began a live of poverty, living in shacks and taking odd jobs in order to get by.
He done this for years until he acquired the job of DADA teacher at Hogwarts. however he had always
thought so little of himself, his disease made him believe he was bottom of the pecking order,
wasted goods but he did really excel in his role as a teacher. The students loved his methods and
how well he prepared them with really exciting yet knowledgable classes. Unfortunately was outed
as a werewolf and felt he had to depart his job, despite the option for him to remain in
the position. He remained a close confident of harry, offering him advice when needed.
Harry loved when he shared stories of his parents and genuinely enjoyed his company.
Remus eventually found love with Nymphadora Tonks but it actually took some time for them to get
together as he would not admit his feelings to her out of fear of expected rejection. He did not feel
as if he deserved love, especially by someone as beautiful as Tonks. He still struggled to get his
head around the fact that someone could love him. The 2 were married and later conceived a child
teddy. Throughout the pregnancy, remus was overly paranoid that his lycanthropy would
have been passed on to his son but that turned out not to be the case. Teddy instead inherited his
mothers metamorphous traits and enjoyed changing his hair colour. Just when you think he’d be the
only marauder to have a happy ending, your dreams are crushed as JK added him to the chopping list,
not only him but his wife Tonks too. During the battle of Hogwarts, they both lost their lives
to Antonin Dolohov and Bellatrix Lestrange respectively. Say what you like about book vs
movie comparison but there is no worse scene for me to watch in the deathly hallows than the 2 of
them lying side by side after giving their lives in the fight against voldemort. I honestly believe
that remus is lupin is one of the most genuine and real characters from the Harry Potter series,
as I’ve said, his death is the one that still bugs me to this day, there was just no need if you
ask me but anyway guys I hope you enjoyed a brief history of Remus Lupin, thank you all so much for
watching, let me know what character you wanna see a brief history on next and I’ll be sure to do it.