The Animagus Clothing Cop-Out (Revisited)

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

No: HPFGUIDX 25250

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Daniel Siegmann" <entilzha at c...> wrote:
> Saying this is a cop-out is silly. This is magic we're talking 
about here.
> 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. > 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.

I totally agree with you.  Besides all the comments which have been 
made regarding robes and wands etc (some by me), I knew there were 
other examples niggling away at me, so I've looked them up -

Sirius Black manages to keep the press cutting from the Daily Prophet 
whilst he is transformed.  This is the least conclusive example, as 
the cutting was obviously kept in a pocket of his robes.  What is 
more interesting is:

Professor McGonagall in PS:
"He turned to smile at the tabby, but it had gone.  Instead he was 
smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square 
glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around it's 
eyes."

And in GoF, Rita Skeeter:
Hermione says:  "Look very closely and you'll notice the markings 
around her antennae are exactly like those foul glasses she wears."

Is this conclusive proof that items on the Witch/Wizard's person are 
transformed along with the human body?  It seems so.  What I find 
interesting, though, is what would happen if the person were to 
change their glasses?  Would the markings on the animal change as 
well?

Catherine