Is Harry a Metamorphmagus?

[ginnysthe1]

No: HPFGUIDX 117303


Kim's partial post said:

>What I read in that passage is that Peter had had the wand in hand
for just long enough to start the process of "rat transformation"
before Harry's "Expelliarmus!" knocked the wand out of his hand.  I
realize it doesn't say that explicitly, but I also don't think there
would have been a bang and burst of light for a self-transfiguration
spell anyway, so that part is naturally missing from what's written. 
And the "Too late" implies (to me anyway) that Harry had been too late
in expelling Lupin's wand away from Peter and so Peter'd been able to
transform himself back into Scabbers right before.<

Carol responded:

>What about Sirius, who certainly didn't have a wand when he
transformed himself into a dog to escape Azkaban, and still didn't
have one as late as the Shrieking Shack scene? (He used Snape's wand
to threaten Pettigrew, and earlier intended to kill him with a
twelve-inch knife.)<

>Carol, with apologies for the short post<

Kim now:

No problem with your short post.  Sometimes us long-winded types (that
includes me!) need a break too ;-)  (not that long-winded is bad -- it
can be great, and very informative!)  Anyhow, you are definitely right
with your point about Sirius not having a wand and not needing it to
transfigure hiimself.  I'm pretty sure I saw my error about that back
in a previous post or two (if you want to search back a week or so --
I think it was Imamommy who made similar points to what you've just
made and I agreed with her -- sorry, I should have looked for those
post nos. before starting typing, but if you want, look for the same
thread and the list name Imamommy or my list name ginnysthe1).

Kim (who sometimes forgets to look before she leaps)