Wands and Animagi

[Simon Branford]

No: HPFGUIDX 2191

It seems fairly obvious that animagi can transform from human to animal form
at will, and without the need for a wand. This is demonstrated by the fact
that Sirius transformed while in Azkaban but I can see absolutely no reason
why he would have his wand. In fact in PoA, chapter 19, Sirius says "I had
no hope of driving them [Dementors] away from me without a wand ...". So it
can safely be assumed that no wand is needed for the animagus
transformation.

However I get the impression that it is possible for an animagus to keep
their wand on them when they have transformed. Their physical features and
glasses are transformed in some way (c.f. Skeeter and McGonagall) and in the
process the size of these objects is reduced. I think the same can therefore
happen for the wands.

My theory is that Peter was at the Potters' the night that all the action
took place. When Voldemort was reduced to nearly nothing he then popped in,
took the wand, and then went after Sirius.

"The Priori Incantatem would not have been possible if he hadn't had his
original wand. The wands would not have connected and the curses would not
have been regurgitated."

JKR said that something that was mentioned in PS would be very important to
the ending of GoF. This clearly is the wand being brothers and the effect
that then happens in GoF. There would be no point for us to have been told
about the wands in PS and then for the effect that occurs in GoF to have
been caused by Harry. This effect could also be, and I think will be,
important in the later books.

Simon (who should stop making predictions for future books, if for no other
reason then that is one of my FAQ's)