Portrait of Professor Remus Lupin by Jim Kay, for The Prisoner of Azkaban

This portrait shows Professor Remus Lupin, Harry Potter’s Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Lupin taught for only one year at Hogwarts, resigning when it was revealed he was a werewolf. Lupin stands with his hands in his pockets, averting his gaze from the viewer. A poster of the Full Moon hangs ominously in the background. Lupin’s surname echoes the Latin word for wolf, lupus. Remus was one of the legendary founders of Rome, suckled by a wolf.