Wands and wandless magic

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 24853

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Jim Ferer" <jferer at y...> wrote:
> Catherine:"I think it highly unlikely that animagi transform 
without 
> their wands.  I get the feeling from Harry, that when in the 
magical 
> world, and even when stranded in the Muggle world, the wand is 
> essential, and that most witches and wizards would feel naked 
without 
> it."
> 
> Animagi transformation must be able to be done wandlessly.  Sirius 
> escapes from Azkaban by transforming, and hasn't had his wand in 
> twelve years.  Pettigrew does the same thing and *then* grabs a 
> wand.  Hermione puts Rita Skeeter into an Unbreakably-charmed jar 
to 
> keep her from transforming back to human form from beetle form.  
And 
> how would Rita bring her wand with her?  She can't grasp it 
(touching 
> is probably good enough) but she can't take it, and I'd be 
surprised 
> if many witches or wizards were willing to leave their wands 
behind, 
> no matter how well hidden it was.

Sorry, I didn't express myself very well.  What I meant to say was, 
tht they don't use their wands for transformation, but that they keep 
their wands with them at all times, regardless of whether they are 
transformed or not - ie. in a pocket or something.

Serves me right for writing something in a hurry!

Catherine