Lupin was bitten by the vicious werewolf Fenrir Greyback as a young child (some believe his age to have been around 6), thus becoming a werewolf himself.
Occupation Details
From 1993 to 1994 Moony's occupation was Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor for Hogwarts, in Hogwarts.
Occupation Notes
During his tenure, he gave Harry private lessons in casting the Patronus Charm, the only known means of defence against Dementors. His students, excepting a few from Slytherin, held him in extremely high regard and loved the hands-on style of his classes. He was considered by Harry and his friends to have been their best Defence teacher, although his competition was hardly stiff in this regard.