[HPforGrownups] Animagi vs transfigeration (was Re: Do Animagi choose their forms?

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 11137

msl at fc.net wrote:

> Here's a question; what happens when a really complicated person
> becomes an animagus?  Might they turn into a magical hybrid beast
> such as a hippogriff?

Well, what happens when a really complicated person wears the Sorting Hat? It takes the hat a bit of time to decide, but eventually one aspect of personality decides it.

Also I'm assuming the forms one can be, as animagus, are limited to beasts that have a fairly normal animal lifestyle and span--i.e., not created, not spread by "creation" like
vampirism, but by reproduction, etc. Therefore, whether one could be a magical animal or not may depend on the animal in question.

--Amanda