Werewolves and Sirius Black

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No: HPFGUIDX 36174

uncmark wrote:
> Are we thereforew to assume that Sirius Black is now a werewolf? Or
> are anamagi in animal form immune to lycanthropy curses?


Margaret Dean answered:

> Apparently they are.  Lupin remarks that "Werewolves are only
> dangerous to people," and that seems to have been the rationale
> behind the Marauders' study of the Animagus spell to begin with. 
> In animal form they could be with Remus safely even when he was
> transformed.
> 
> 
> --Margaret Dean
>   <margdean at e...>

Yes and no. A little later, we're told that "Sirius and James 
transformed into animals so big that they could restrain a werewolf" 
(liberal translation from the Spanish Edition, PoA). I always took that 
to mean that a human cannot face a werewolf with any perspectives of 
winning the figth whithout being bitten at least once. However, big 
enough animals can face a wolf and stop him (specially a dog as big as 
a pony and any antlered beast), and small animals are very hard to 
catch. IMNSHO, the trio became animagus to face the werewolf in equal 
ability conditions and, being two against one, Sirius and James were 
able to restrain the werewolf mind until it calmed down, and thus could 
the human mind resourface (although only partially, as Lupin tells).

Hope that helps

Grey Wolf