Scholastic chat, February 3, 2000
Q: If you had to choose one teacher from your books to teach your child, who would it be and why?
A: It would be Professor Lupin, because he is kind, clever, and gives very interesting lessons.

Q. Who is your favorite character?
A: I love, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, and Professor Lupin.

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BBC interview, Fall 2001

Q: Now the future - Lupin comes back in Book Five.
A:You see Lupin in Book Five. Do you like him?
Q: (Lizo: Yes, he's one of my favorite.)
A: And me. I always looked forward to writing Book Three because of Professor Lupin. I love him. Yes you see a lot of old characters in Book
Five. Yes. I'm not even going to tell you what happens in Book Five! I'm just recovering from the stress of Book Four!!

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Scholastic chat, October 6, 2000

Q: Can you explain how Lupin turns into a werewolf, since he didn't turn in the Shrieking Shack in Prisoner of Azkaban, but instead he turned only
when the full moonlight hit him outside the tunnel? If he only turned into a wolf in the moonlight, why didn't he just stay inside? Did it have to do with
the potion? Or was the moon not up yet?
A: The moon wasn't up when he entered the Shrieking Shack.

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AOL chat, October 19, 2000

Q: Will we be seeing Lupin anytime soon?
A: Yes, Harry will be seeing Lupin again. He's another of my favorite
characters.

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Houston Chronicle, March 20, 2001

Q: What is your favorite part of the (Harry Potter) story?
A: <snip>...In Chamber of Secrets, I liked that final scene where there is that rescue. In Azkaban, Professor Remus Lupin was one of my favorite
characters. There are bits in all of them that I am fond of.

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Barnes and Noble chat:

Q: In Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid is supposed to have raised werewolf cubs under his bed. Are these the same kind of werewolves as Professor Lupin?
A: No. Riddle was telling lies about Hagrid, just slandering him.

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AOL chat, May 4, 2000

Q: Out of the three books that have been published, which is your...favourite?
A: It's a real cliche, but that is just like being asked to choose between your children. Philosopher's Stone will always be very dear to me it was the first thing I ever got published. I prefer Chamber of Secrets as a novel, though, and I love Professor Lupin, so I was looking forward to writing Azkaban for ages.