The world of Harry Potter is full of magic and magical creatures.
When the plot of the werewolf is shown in the movie, the audience should not be surprised.
After all, one of Hogwarts' most popular professors, Remus Lupin, is a werewolf, and of course, only a handful of people know about it.
Although the ancient legends of the West have various methods and symptoms of turning into werewolves, each fictional world has its own set of rules, especially in fantasy stories.
In the Harry Potter series, werewolves are only a small part of the story, and after the film adaptation, there are even fewer introductions about werewolves.
This may make fans wonder how these werewolves came into the wizarding world.
The word "wolfification" is of Greek origin and consists of "lykos" (meaning "wolf") and "anthropos" (meaning "man").
Stepping out of the fictional world of Harry Potter, in reality, wolfing is a real mental illness.
Patients will have the feeling that they are turning into werewolves, although this is not common these days.
The condition was even more common in the Middle Ages, when it was widely believed that the paranormal could explain everything in life.
The villagers would hunt werewolves and judge them, just like witches were judged.
Parents also use werewolf superstitions or stories like Little Red Riding Hood to warn children to stay away from the forest and not to talk to strangers.
In fiction**, wolfinization is a supernatural being.
Whenever the full moon hangs high, they give birth to fur, claws, and fangs, and when the sun rises, they change back to their original form.
Werewolves are very popular in fantasy and horror stories, such as Twilight and Harry Potter.
1. **WolvesPeople FenriEr
We don't know exactly when Fenrir Greyback became a werewolf, but his "wolfing" also stemmed from a bite.
His name, "Fenrir", is a reference to the Norse mythology of a giant wolf, Fenrisulfr, the son of the evil god Loki.
Fenrir makes no secret of his werewolf identity, and is on a mission to convert as many humans as possible into werewolves.
Whenever it is close to the night of the full moon, he travels to densely populated places because once he transforms into a werewolf and loses his humanity, he attacks and bites people aimlessly.
Later, he even became a cannibal, meaning that he would behave like a wolf even on non-full moon nights, in his human state.
After Voldemort rose again, Fenrir joined the Death Eaters. However, he himself did not like Voldemort, as Voldemort actually hated werewolves.
It's just that Fenrir wants to use Voldemort's power to build a werewolf army and dominate the wizarding world.
2. Bill Weasley, who almost turned into a werewolf
When the Death Eaters tried to sneak into Hogwarts, Bill and the rest of the Order of the Phoenix guarded the school with all their might.
In the heat of battle, Fenrir Greyback attacks Bill and scratches Bill's face.
Luckily, it wasn't a full moon night, Fenrir didn't transform, and Bill's injuries weren't bites.
So, Bill Weasley didn't completely turn into a werewolf.
However, Fenrir's scratches were still cursed.
The scars on Bill's face can never go away, that is, he is disfigured.
In addition, Bill also exhibited some wolf-like symptoms, such as a strong craving for raw meat.
Remus Lupin, who suffers from childhood nightmares
When Remus Lupin was five years old, he was bitten by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback and has since become a werewolf.
The incident stemmed from his father offending Greyback. In retaliation, Greyback sneaks into Remus's bedroom while he is asleep and bites him hard, making him a werewolf.
After learning the news, Lupin's parents were devastated and searched everywhere for a way, but they were unsuccessful.
Fortunately, Albus Dumbledore allowed Lupin to study at Hogwarts, and also helped Lupin learn how to survive the special period of becoming a werewolf, so that Lupin could grow up in a relatively normal environment.
In Harry Potter, we don't know many werewolf characters, after all, they are a group of "people" who are discriminated against in wizarding society.
Additionally, many werewolves are reluctant to have children because they fear that the children will inherit their werewolf blood. However, according to the official website of the Wizarding World, wolfing is not hereditary.
So if Lupin and Tonks don't worry at all about whether their son, Teddy Lupin, will be a natural werewolf.