Polyjuice with animal parts (was: Re: Hopes for Book 5)

[Maria]

No: HPFGUIDX 59142


constancevigilance introduced the idea:

One thread that has been left dangling and might offer plot 
possibilities is the Hermione-turns-into-a-cat problem. We now know 
that pollyjuice and an animal part turns you partly into that animal,

and that it is reversable, if not easily. Why were we told all that 
if not to set up for a future plot point? Could a trapped person 
pollyjuice a hippogryff hair and fly away? Could a dying person 
pollyjuice a phoenix feather and resurrect? It might be worthwhile to

carry a flask of pollyjuice and a collection of animal artifacts when

one goes into dangerous or uncertain situations.


And i (Maria) add:

I am sorry, but i have to disagree with you. When Hermione gets
tranformed with the polyjuice that contains a cat hair, she does not
tranform into a cat fully, but get a furry face and a tail (and more,
i know, but my point is that she stays with the same body size and
shape? ) I don't think, therefore, that tranforming into a phoenix
with polyjuice will give you more than a red and gold plumage over
your body, rather than transforming you complety into one (therfore,
you'd be completely incapable of flying). Same thing with a
Hippogriff or any other animal.

At least that's how i understand Hermione's transformation happened
in PS/SS (unless movie contamination has made me think otherwise)

Maria, enjoying posting rather than working...

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