Werewolves

The following post is based on the hypothetical assumption that werewolves exist and walk among us in our everyday lives.

Would a werewolf (let’s call him Remus because that’s the sort of Harry Potter obsessed person I am) transform on a lunar eclipse? The light from the sun isn’t reflecting off the moon's surface and we can’t see it, therefore it shouldn’t have the affects it usually does on the werewolf. Assuming that the Harry Potter portrayal is correct, which I’m not really suggesting it is, but in both the book, the film and many of the fandoms, Remus Lupin doesn’t transform until the moon comes out from behind the cover of the clouds.  This suggests that  the effects the moon has on a werewolf are only put into motion when the rays reflecting off the moon hit the werewolf’s human form. If this theory is correct, then surely on a lunar eclipse, the rays of the moon would not hit the hypothetical werewolf, and he wouldn't transform. However, if this is correct, then surely the same theory applies if I cut out a really really huge piece of circular cardboard and stuck it on the end of a really long stick to try and create a prosthetic eclipse. Or what if he just hid indoors on the night of the full moon? Or stayed in a cupboard?

On the other hand, what if it isn't the light of the moon which causes a werewolf to transform? It seems far more likely that transformations are caused by the actual alignment of the moon, much less the actual visual appearance of it, so even during a lunar eclipse or hid in your sock drawer, there is no escape from transformations. And what about during the daytime, you can sometimes see the moon, full in the sky, and yet they wouldn't transform then. Or rather, they should, and they very well might do. However, this doesn't mean that there is no escape from transformations. Although as likely as having a circle of cardboard big enough to provide any form of protection for a werewolf, or even being able to hold the stick up, this is plausible. All they'd have to do is (figuratively) run around the world, avoiding all of the moons by staying in the opposite time zone. For example, when it's the full moon in England, they should be in Australia, where it's the middle of the day, and vice versa. Of course they'd always have to be on the move, but they'd get a little break now and then.

Or, y'know, they could just transform like normal.