heavy sweaters. reading glasses. the scent of old books. mismatched socks. black earl grey tea. the smell of mom's chocolate chip cookies. the feeling of writing with new pens. always offering a helpful hand. saving everyone but yourself. always learning something new. making yourself look smaller than you really are.
DETAILS.
full name: remus john lupin. nicknames: moony (marauders only). dob: march 10th. age: twenty-three. gender: cis male. pronouns: he + him. orientation: bisexual.
height: 6'1" eye color: brown. hair color: black. distinguishing features: scratches. deep scars on chest. occupation: flourish and blotts employee.
fc: deniz can aktaş.
WIZARD THINGS.
blood status: half-blood / werewolf. affiliation: order of the phoenix. house: gryffindor. animagus? none. wand:
length: 10¼" flexibility: sturdy.
wood: cypress;; associated with nobility and said to be well-matched to wizards who were willing to die a heroic death. cypress wands found their soul mates among the brave, the bold and the self-sacrificing: those who were unafraid to confront the shadows in their own and others' natures.
core: unicorn;; unicorn hair wands were not very powerful, but they were the least prone to accidents and the least likely to change loyalties. they were also the most difficult to turn to the dark art. they were prone to wilting if mishandled.
BIO.
trigger warning: mauling, physical violence.
life was easy and simple for lyall and hope lupin. they lived in the countryside with rolling hills and a forest along the grounds. it was perfection. all that was missing was a child to share it with. they tried and tried to get pregnant but it didn't happen. it was difficult for the couple. they began to wonder if they would ever have a little one to share their love. then on a hot july morning lyall and hope found out they were expecting. and in march they welcomed their little boy, remus john lupin. their world was complete. the love in the home was overflowing. the home was as it was meant to be for years but unfortunately that wasn't meant to last.
while lyall was a joyous man at home, he was a hardened man at work. at the ministry of magic he ran into fenrir greyback. greyback had been accused of killing two muggle children but lyall knew he was a werewolf. upon his release, lyall wasn't scared to voice his opinion that greyback deserved death. this didn't go over well and fenrir exacted revenge -- a revenge that would destroy the lupin family.
one hazy night, at five years old, remus was in bed asleep, dreaming of all things magical. it was heavenly. however, he was abruptly awoken by shattering glass and a large, imposing form jumping on his small body. remus was screaming, his father came in the room and tried to get the figure -- fenrir -- off his son but couldn't do it fast enough. fenrir had done his worst. he scratched remus deep within his chest, making him a werewolf. as soon as the form arrived he left. the spells lyall cast did nothing to stop the attack. he couldn't save his son, something that would be a reoccurring theme.
the lycanthropy that plagued remus and his family became a battle they fought together. they went to st. mungo's searching for help to rid him of the affliction but there was nothing to do. remus was cursed. he was now to live his life as a werewolf, having the pain of changing every month into something violent and careless -- the complete opposite of the lupin child's temperament. it was devastating to the family but llyal and hope wouldn't give up on remus. he was their son regardless of what had happened to him, no matter how hard it was.
age eleven came and it was time for remus to begin his journey at hogwarts. it was panic inducing for the family given that he was a werewolf. would he even be able to go to school considering during the full moon he became a being that could harm anyone who got in his way. with luck, headmaster dumbledore accommodated remus' condition and allowed him to go to the shrieking shack during that difficult time.
when he wasn't going through his change, remus was rather quiet in the beginning of his schooling. that is until he met his best friends: james potter, sirius black and peter pettigrew. the crew eventually became known as the marauders and did everything together, including pranks but they also cared about each other and would do anything for one another. while remus kept his books and sweaters close, he kept his friends closer. he couldn't remember ever having anyone his age care about him, let alone in the way they did. it meant the world to the young werewolf. so much so that when the three other boys found out about his affliction they became animagi so their book nerd friend wouldn't be alone during the hardest of times. they were remus' chosen brothers.
as the war began brewing, remus' heart raced. he grew even more scared. he grew to discover that werewolves were on the side of the death eaters and there he was: a werewolf. however, he didn't believe in blood purity. he believed in everyone being treated equally -- even though he felt like he could never fit into that category due to his sickness. he didn't necessarily feel torn about which side of the war he should be on but it was unnerving knowing those of his kind were on the side he couldn't bring himself to believe in. but he had to stay in his lane and be part of what he believed in -- and that was joining the order of the phoenix. there was no turning back.
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