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Does Lupin Actually Need Moonlight to Transform?
Does a werewolf actually need to be in the moonlight to transform?
Because Prisoner of Azkaban certainly makes it seem that way.
When Lupin, Harry, Hermione, Sirius, and the others are walking back toward Hogwarts, a cloud moves away from the moon, Lupin is suddenly bathed in moonlight... and then he transforms.
But that raises a pretty obvious question.
If direct moonlight triggers the transformation, couldn't a werewolf just lock themselves inside a windowless room every full moon and avoid the entire problem?
In this short episode of Half Blood Pod, Scott and William dig into how werewolf…
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