Werewolves
written by Louisa S R W
In Year Three of DADA we study the Werewolf here are two of my essays...
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1993/1994 - Hogwarts,Scotland - (aged 13)
Chapter 1
When I was a third year, we studied werewolves please note that this was BEFORE meeting Remus Lupin. I was 13. My Professor? Gilderoy Lockhart. This was my essay.
I understand that werewolves are treated in a bad way. As a fellow person of natural transfigurating abilities i.e. metamorphmagus I would hate to not have control over these abilities. It sounds much more like a curse and illness. I understand what it is like not to have control and I understand the lengths that people must have to go to. I personally, find it hard to regulate body temperature and find it hard to know what is my real body and what has been transfigured.
As they transfigure into such a scary animal it is, however understandable, how people find it scary, and difficult to talk about. We must consider though that if we spoke about it more there may be less fear in the community about these creatures. As many say, a problem shared is a problem halved. We provide so many resources for other creatures that it only seems fair. Especially when it is not their fault to begin with. They should be treated, as all people should with the dignity, respect and understanding that all witches and wizards are asking for from so many areas of the world.
If I were to be bitten and therefore become a werewolf myself, I would feel very fortunate that I have a wonderful uncle that can create the Wolfsbane Potion without any problems. I have complete trust in his abilities. I would of course be very unhappy that I no longer possessed the ability to transfigure at will, however with this in mind would that mean that I would be able to transfigure back into a human?
I would at least hope that family and friends would be understanding. They are very understanding now so I hope that they would be in any other situation too.
At the end of the day we must remember that these are not wolves, but people with the ability to understand right and wrong that simply have a disease. Much like many other people.
I understand that werewolves are treated in a bad way. As a fellow person of natural transfigurating abilities i.e. metamorphmagus I would hate to not have control over these abilities. It sounds much more like a curse and illness. I understand what it is like not to have control and I understand the lengths that people must have to go to. I personally, find it hard to regulate body temperature and find it hard to know what is my real body and what has been transfigured.
As they transfigure into such a scary animal it is, however understandable, how people find it scary, and difficult to talk about. We must consider though that if we spoke about it more there may be less fear in the community about these creatures. As many say, a problem shared is a problem halved. We provide so many resources for other creatures that it only seems fair. Especially when it is not their fault to begin with. They should be treated, as all people should with the dignity, respect and understanding that all witches and wizards are asking for from so many areas of the world.
If I were to be bitten and therefore become a werewolf myself, I would feel very fortunate that I have a wonderful uncle that can create the Wolfsbane Potion without any problems. I have complete trust in his abilities. I would of course be very unhappy that I no longer possessed the ability to transfigure at will, however with this in mind would that mean that I would be able to transfigure back into a human?
I would at least hope that family and friends would be understanding. They are very understanding now so I hope that they would be in any other situation too.
At the end of the day we must remember that these are not wolves, but people with the ability to understand right and wrong that simply have a disease. Much like many other people.
