This is my PF only without the text and I felt like I need to have it here… It’s crappy, though…

When I saw PoA for the first time, I was quite surprised with the way Remus Lupin was pictured in his werewolf form. The creature was completely different from the usual portrayal of werewolf. It was skinny, almost hairless and oddly hunched. 

I didn’t like the appearance of werewolf Lupin but what could I do? I assumed the director and designers (and probably JKR too) wanted to come with their own new image of werewolf. I thought they wanted to differ from the usual portrayal.

But then Fenrir Greyback appeared and even in his human form he looked more werewolf-like than Remus. He was bigger, thicker, wilder. Although we’ve never seen Greyback in his werewolf form, I imagined he looked more like those classic werewolves.

But why? Why would he look different from Remus Lupin? And then it hit me. What if the werewolf form shows the nature of the person?

We know that Remus suffers from being a werewolf. He hates it. It is like a curse for him and every transformation is inconceivable agony. He thinks he’s a monster, he is depressed and often hurts himself while in werewolf form. That’s why he looks so poor.

On the other hand, Greyback loves being a werewolf. He is cruel and evil, he accepts his wolf part with no regrets. He is strong and can use his inner werewolf to do harm. When in werewolf form, he is proud and self-confident.

I think that could be a good explanation of the werewolf psyche in Potterverse. Because I don’t think every werewolf is the same. And their differences have to be visible somehow.