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And would Remus necessarily have been poor back then? Remus as an adult cannot find gainful employment hence the shabby clothes. Yet his being a werewolf would not have prevented his parents from working (or at least one of them, one probably did need to take off to take care of him on the day after) so he may not have been poor. For instance, I don't remember any mention of Remus' shabby clothes in SWM.
In POA he says "My parents tried everything, but in those days there was no cure." Perhaps the Lupins spent their savings seeking cures, maybe on the wizarding equivalent of snake oil salesmen.
In POA he says "My parents tried everything, but in those days there was no cure." Perhaps the Lupins spent their savings seeking cures, maybe on the wizarding equivalent of snake oil salesmen.