Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked by LincolnMan on December 23, 2020
There are examples of men afflicted with lycanthropy in the Harry Potter stories: Remus Lupin and Fenrir Greyback. What about women who transform into wolves at the sight of a full moon? Are there any wifwolves in the Harry Potter stories or Fantastic Beasts stories?
J K Rowling has made creative use of language in naming persons, places, and creatures. If there are any female lycanthropes in her stories, are they specifically called "wifwolves" or are they called "female werewolves"?
For context:
The word "were" meant "adult human male" in Old English, while the word we use now for adult human males, "man", meant any person, male or female, child or adult. From this Old English word, we get werewolf, weregild, werecat, and wererat.
"Wif" meant "adult human woman" in Old English. The word evolved into the modern English term, "wife", meaning specifically "married woman" rather than any woman.
The term "wifwolves" does not occur in Potterverse.
In Potterverse especially, unless something is explicitly stated in canon, I won't presume anything, no matter how sensible or logical the theory may seem.
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the entry for the werewolf uses only that term: werewolf. It says that werewolves are human; it does not suggest female werewolves are called wifwolves.
Once a month, at the full moon, the otherwise sane and normal wizard or Muggle afflicted transforms into a murderous beast.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Page 83 - Scholastic Books
Correct answer by Slytherincess on December 23, 2020
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