In Harry Potter, Professor Remus Lupin's name comes from the Latin word lupus, meaning wolf. In the series, Professor Lupin is a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, who "moonlights" as a werewolf. Several spells, names, and other aspects of Harry Potter come from an alternated form of Latin. There is a story in Roman mythology about Romulus and Remus. After their mother broke the vow she took when she became a Vestal Virgin, the twins were to be left to the elements to die, but the gods calmed the river and led their basket to a fig tree, where a wolf cared for them until they were found by a shepherd and his wife. The name Remus fits with this Harry Potter character because Professor Lupin was a protector at Hogwarts for Harry, not just a werewolf.
-Maddy Collins
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