Wands and Robes for Animagi

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24950

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> 
> 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.  I 
> would go as far as to say that a wand is almost an extension of 
self, 
> thus making a witch or wizard without it feel very insecure at 
best, 
> or as though some part of themselves were missing, at worst.
> 
> Therefore, it makes absolutely no sense to me that a witch/wizard 
> can't keep their wands with them when they transform.  It is also 
not 
> practical.  We know that they keep their clothes - it stands to 
> reason that they keep everything on their person.  Look at 
> travelling, for instance.  We know a lot of people do not like 
> apparating.  What if they wanted to travel somewhere in their 
animal 
> form, which may be very convenient if they happen to be an animal 
> which can fly, for instance.  They can't exactly do this and leave 
> the wand behind, can they?
> 
> All in all, it seems very impractical, and IMO, nonsensical, for 
them 
> not to have their wands with them, which is why I am not 
discounting 
> my own theories on the absence of Pettigrew's wand just yet.
> 
> Catherine.
> 

I'm still puzzling over this issue of what animagi take with them 
when they transform.  It seems they keep their robes.  But we learn 
in PoA that when Pettigrew blew up the street, they 
found "bloodstained robes."  Yet Pettigrew turns up 12 years later 
wearing robes.  

Also, Black uses Snape's wand in the Shrieking Shack to conjure 
manacles.  So when Black transforms into an animagus shortly after, 
why doesn't he keep Snape's wand?  I thought that maybe Black did 
keep the wand, and it was confiscated later and returned to Snape, 
but that doesn't make sense, because Snape clearly has the wand as 
soon as he wakes up.  Also, if Black had a wand, he could ward off 
the dementors without Harry's help.

Any ideas?

Cindy
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"He had been starting to quite like Cedric--prepared to overlook the 
fact that he had once beaten him at Quidditch, and was handsome, and 
popular, and nearly everyone's favorite champion.  Now he suddenly 
realized that Cedirc was in fact a useless pretty boy who didn't have 
enough brains to fill an egg cup."  GoF "The Unexpected Task"