Animagus

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 30793

Amber wrote:

>Even though I even quail at 
> the thought of the current Hogwarts students trying the 
transformation, it'd 
> be very strange for one of them not to. I can imagine Harry writing 
Sirius 
> asking for pointers on the spell and such. And Sirius, well I can 
just 
> imagine him saying "Sure Harry! Go for it!". And Harry, the 
talented boy 
> that he is, would probably be able to pull it off. *sighs wearily* 
Okay, let 
> me steal myself for two more possible Animagi...
> 
>

There might be one very good reason why the trio does not let Sirius 
tutor them into becoming animagi (aside from the fact that Sirius is 
going to die in OoP and isn't going to be tutoring anyone about 
anything <g>).

I suppose learning magic is like learning anything else.  You can 
only accomplish so much, and in some ways, it is a zero sum game.  If 
you spend three years learning to turn into an animal, there are 
things you won't have the time to learn.  Like DADA and charms.  
Harry would be better served learning these things instead of trying 
to turn into a millipede or something.

Cindy