[HPforGrownups] Re: Do we really get our closer?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 177152

Carol wrote:
> Becoming an
> Animagus, however, does not seems to be an innate ability, considering
> that it took WPP three years to learn (and, if Lupin is reliable here,
> it took a lot of help from James for Peter to master the skill; as an
> aside, I think Peter's talents are consistently underestimated, in
> part because he wants them to be).

Bart:
	Innate ability in the sense of the second definition in the American 
Heritage Dictionary, "Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent."

> I forgot to mention that Sirius Black doesn't have a wand in Azkaban
> but regularly transforms into a dog while he's there to protect
> himself from the Dementors, nor does he have a wand when he's in
> hiding in GoF. 

Bart:
Actually, the question of how Sirius transformed in Azkaban is what 
started this subthread in the first place.

	Bart