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Remus Lupin
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fictional character from the Harry Potter universe
Key facts
- First appearance
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
- Created by
- J. K. Rowling
- Portrayed by
- David Thewlis , James Utechin (teenager)
- Full name
- Remus John Lupin
- Alias
- Moony
- Species
- Human werewolf
- Occupation
- Professor at Hogwarts
- Affiliation
- Order of the Phoenix
- Spouse
- Nymphadora Tonks
- Children
- Teddy Lupin
- Nationality
- British
- House
- Gryffindor
- Born
- 10 March 1960
- Died
- 2 May 1998
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Spouse
- Nymphadora Tonks
- Child
- Ted Lupin
- Occupation
- vigilante
- Educated at
- Hogwarts
- Employer
- Hogwarts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Creator
- J. K. Rowling
- Conflict
- Battle of Hogwarts
- Image
- Remus Lupin portrait.jpg
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- name in native language
- Remus Lupin
- date of death
- 1998-05-02
- from narrative universe
- Harry Potter universe
- superhuman feature or ability
- magic in Harry Potter
- member of
- Marauders
- present in work
- Harry Potter (film series)
- birth name
- Remus John Lupin
- manner of death
- homicide
- killed by
- Antonin Dolohov
- cause of death
- magic in Harry Potter
- Commons category
- Remus Lupin
- enemy
- Death Eater
- media franchise
- Wizarding World
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Encyclopedic overview
Remus Lupin is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Lupin remains in the story following his resignation from this post, serving as a friend and ally of the central character, Harry Potter. In the films, he is portrayed by David Thewlis as an adult, and James Utechin as a teenager.
Fictional character biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Remus Lupin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.