Point of Order - Silver Killing Werewolves

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 106699

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kiricat2001" <Zarleycat at a...>
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anastasia" 
> > Additionally, Pettrigrew's hand is out of SILVER which kills 
> > werwolves. 
 
> Marianne here:
> 
> I don't think silver kills werewolves in the JKR universe. There was 
> that small scene during our first visit to 12 Grimmauld Place OoP 
> where Dung asks Sirius whether the wine goblets are solid silver.  
> Sirius assures him they are, and, later, Remus is described having 
> raised his goblet to take a drink of wine. ...edited...
>  
> Marianne

Asian_lovr2:

There is an on-going misconception here about werewolves and silver.
While it has not been stated specifically by JKR, this model does fit
the standard werewolf legends.

Werewolves are NOT killed BY silver, rather, they have to be kill WITH
silver. Drinking from a silver goblet doesn't do it. The instrument of
their death must be made of silver in order for that death to be
permanent. Example, their heart must be pierced with a bullet, arrow
tip, sword, steak, or spear tip that is made of silver. If the same
instrument of death in made of brass, steel, iron, copper, wood, or
whatever, the werewolf will either come back to life in a short time,
or will not die at all. Either way, the wound will usually heal itself.

So, to kill a werewolf, the instrument of his death must be made from
elemental silver. Of course, elemental silver means it must truly be
made of the metal element silver, not just metal or other substance of
a silver color.

I suspect Wormtail's new hand is merely a ghostly silver in color, and
 not true elemental silver. 

Sometimes a wood instrument of death is sufficient for vampires and
werewolves, but to be absolutely sure, it's best to kill them with a
Silver instrument of death.

Just passing it along.

Steve/asian_lovr2