***Originally posted to livejournal many a moon ago.***
"Sir, where did you get your name from?"
"Sorry, Hermione?"
"Your name, it's unusual, do you know it's origins?"
"Erm…Which part? Lupin is a flower…"
"And derived from the latin 'Lupus' meaning wolf."
"Well, quite…"
"Do you think it relates to the flower?"
"I hadn't really…"
"It's possible, the description 'Lupine' means 'relating to' both flower and wolf."
"Really? Isn't that interesting, so anyway-"
"Your first name is Remus, isn't it?"
"How did you-"
"I heard you talking to Professor Dumbledore, do you know where 'Remus' comes from?"
"Greek mythology, twin brother of Romulus, Remus being the unlucky of the two who didn't have 'Reme' named after him."
"Yes. Did you know Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf?"
"…I did hear something along those lines…"
"Fascinating isn't it? What does the 'J' stand for?"
"What?"
"Your initial, J."
"Oh, John, do you know what that means?"
"That you're not a pure blood."
"Heh, touché."
"Which does mean you'll understand the Muggle origin, It means 'God has favoured'."
"Not bloody likely."
"Sorry?"
"Nothing."
"…Nothing remotely er…Lupine…about 'John' then?"
"No, Sir."
"Well there you have it then, Hermione, this etymology theory of yours is flawed, you can't go round accusing me of being a werewolf!"
"…I was going to ask if you had any Greek blood in you, Sir."
"…Oh."
"Hermione, do you know the Latin for 'to forget'?"
"No, sir?"
"Obliviate."
