Wands and Robes for Animagi

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No: HPFGUIDX 24955

I return briefly from a lengthy period of lurking (in my absence, the 
membership of this group seems to have just about doubled itself) for 
these questions.

--- In HPforGrownups, Cindy wrote:
[snip]
> 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.  

It seems to me that Pettigrew had done some planning in advance on 
this bit; the whole charade comes together a bit too well to be 
something thought up on the spot when Sirius approached him.  My 
guess is that the bloodstained robes could have been a spare set 
carried with him for the express purpose of being left behind as a 
clue.  He could also have a spare set stashed away in a convenient 
location.

> 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.

I do not have the books handy at the moment (they are due to arrive 
by automobile this weekend, along with my TV, 10ft of magazines, 
kitchen-utensils, etc. (courtesy of my parents)), and so cannot 
verify the following 100% myself, but as I recall, it is not a given 
that Snape was using his wand at the moment, just that he was using 
*a* wand.  Do werewolves keep their clothes with them when they 
go "hairy snout"?  If not, it could be Professor Lupin's wand.  It 
could also be Harry's wand, picked up after Harry fainted from the 
after-effects of the Dementors, or Ron's or Hermione's wand.  Snape 
is a quick thinker, I suspect, and would not hesitate to grab the 
nearest wand.  

Best regards
Christian Stubø