[HPforGrownups] Re: Why didn't Sirius apparate?

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 82547




> Sylvia <sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
  > I think Tom (Wall) is probably right that in order to apparate,
  > Sirius would have to turn back into a man, which would signal to
  > even the dimmest Dementor that he was escaping. I'm not quite sure
  > about the mechanics of apparating. Is it necessary to know or to
  > have visited the place you are apparating to? This doesn't seem to
  > apply when using the Floo network, where it is sufficient to say
  > the name of the place you wish to go to, but apparating is probably
  > a lot more complex.

As I hypothesized before, an Animagus can change WITHOUT A WAND.  He 
could change into a dog because its his specialized animagus form, but 
could not apparate or do any other magic without a wand.  So till he 
could get a wand, the only power he had was his animagus form.

Its ludicrous to think he had a wand while in Azkaban, so he HAD to be 
able to change into his Animagus form with no wand, which supports the 
idea that what separates Animagi from people who can transform, is the 
ability to do it without a wand.  I believe wizards can take other forms 
using a wand, but only an animagus can change to a 'certain form' 
wandless.

Meaning that if an Animagus has a wand, they can change into other 
things besides their Animagus form.  Like Krum's shark-head trick.  I 
find it unlikely that Krum just happens to be a shark animagus 'in 
training'...

Jazmyn