[HPforGrownups] The Animagus Clothing Cop-Out

[Daniel Siegmann]

No: HPFGUIDX 25002

Saying this is a cop-out is silly. This is magic we're talking about here.
Animagus transformations are very difficult, and require a heck of a lot of
practice. If a wizard can turn a mouse into a snuffbox, I don't see why it's
so difficult to believe they can learn to transform their robes with
themselves. Really, I think that early animagi would've made a point of
developing that particular ability.

In fact, I believe they transform whatever happens to be on their person at
the moment of transformation - particularily what happens in be in the
pockets of their robes. In other words, an animagus could easily take their
wand when they transform.

The question of "wouldn't this be the safest way to protect an item?"
deserves some additional thought. This should not be much of a problem in
the world of HP though. A powerful wizard could use their own
transfiguration magic to reverse the transformation. Case in point - Black
and Lupin transformed Pettigrew back into his human form (thanks to my
roommate Ken for the reminder of that).

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Draxon Varradami
gandalf at optonline.net