Puzzles: Wormtail's finger and Shrieking Shack tunnel

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 79378

 Bboy:
First, the
> book doesn't say they all transform and went into the tunnel. It 
saysPeter/Wormtail transformed so he could press the knot and 
freeze the tree. Then they went into the tunnel, not they all 
transformed and went into the tunnel.
> 
> The logical logistics would be, the rat stops the tree, and they 
all
> go into the tunnel. When they get to the Shrieking Shack end of 
the tunnel the rat goes through into the house first to create a
> distraction. Then the dog transforms and enters the room to 
help restrain the werewolf. Then James steps into the room and 
transformsinto a stag. The rat and the dog are small enough to 
enter in animal form and control the werewolf. Prongs/James 
being much larger, had to enter the room as a man, and then 
transform. 
> 
> As far as getting out of the Shack for their adventures, Lupin 
said under the influence of his friends he was calmer and more 
managable. So, the rat, the werewolf, and the dog went through 
the tunnel first; the dog being able to control the werewolf if 
necessary. Once they were out of the Whomping Willow end of 
the tunnel, the wolf, rat, andthe dog wait in the forest for James to 
join them as a stag. ...and the adventure begins.<


Hmm....that seems a little complicated. The way I imagine it, 
before leaving the Shack became routine, the three of them 
entered the Tunnel under the I-cloak  and slipped down the 
tunnel to join Lupin while he was still in human form. They then 
transformed when he did. It was probably rather unsatisfactory at 
first...I imagine them, after the sheer thrill of what they were
doing wore off, waiting out  a long night, each wondering whether 
they had gone through all the labor of becoming Animagi only so 
they could stare at each other, mute and helpless.

Once they had got into the practice  of leaving the Shack, there 
wouldn't be any reason for James  to go down the tunnel at all. 
Scabbers and Padfoot could go in, release whatever barrier was 
at the other end (surely the Shack side of the tunnel didn't always 
terminate in a hole in the floor) and Moony could follow them 
back outside where Prongs would be waiting. 

Pippin