Graveyard scene

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 54450

 Annemehr, sheepishly replying to her own post:

I wrote: 
>It seems unlikely he would have abandoned it as part of the 
>death-faking scenery as he didn't bother leaving a set of clothes or 
>anything else -- why abandon your most valuable tool?

D'oh!  He *did* leave clothes!  Did he manage to transform without 
them just this once, or did he bring a pre-bloodstained set with him 
on purpose to leave there?  He was certainly dressed when Sirius 
and Lupin made him change back.  And exactly when did he manage to cut 
off his finger?  Did he bite off his "toe" as a rat while hiding 
inside these robes before escaping?  This probably would not leave 
enough blood in itself.  And then the severed toe changed back into a 
finger? Do we imagine that an animagus who dies in animal form changes 
back to human form since they are no longer exerting their power to 
maintain the transformation -- and that this would work the same for 
a severed body part?

Still, none of this negates my point that it is not likely Peter would 
have abandoned his wand at the scene if he could have kept it.

Annemehr
resolving to be more careful in future and not rely on remembered 
quotes such as "...the biggest bit they found of [Pettigrew] was his 
finger" and assume that that was *all* they found...