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Remus Lupin

 Background
  Lupin fills the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

His first name, Remus, is an allusion to the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, who were reared by a she-wolf and became the founders of ancient Rome, according to Roman mythology.

His last name is derived from the Latin word "lupus" (wolf), which alludes to the fact that Lupin is a werewolf.
  Remus Lupin
Remus Lupin
 
 Appears in the Following Film
  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
     
     
       

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