Werewolves, silver and prior planning...

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 39174

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> Bernadette wrote:
> ><snip intro>
> > 
> > [Me & my daughter] were cleaning our good silver and she 
mentioned that Lupin
> > wouldn't be able to touch it because it's dangerous to 
werewolves. 
> > Then my Ever-So-Smart!daughter pointed out that on Harry's first
> > day at Hogwarts we were told that the plates and flatware were
> > made of GOLD. 
> > So, does this count as another bit of evidence that JKR HAS been
> > setting bits in place to touch on in later books?
> > 

> 
> It could be. Then again, it could be simple casualty.
 
> Anyway, your comment made me realise that I don't think it has ever 
> been explicitly said in the Pottervers that werewolves *in this 
> particular reality* cannot touch silver. I know it's generally 
accepted 
> that this is so, but I'd thought it would've been mentioned by now. 
> 
> It has been said before, though, that Wormtail's brand new Silver 
Hand 
> could be pointing at the destruction of Lupin. A fellow listee, 
> however, pointed out that, in fact, we are never told that the hand 
is 
> made form silver, only that it has a silver shine.
> 


We also know from canon that sickles are silver.  Are we to assume 
that is their color and they are made from some sort of alloy, or are 
they made of actual silver?  If they are indeed silver, then I'd 
assume that werewolves in Potterverse don't exhibit the allergic 
reaction to silver, or else Remus would have trouble handling his own 
money.  Unless he dons gloves whenever he goes to the store...

Marianne